Commodity Compass Weekly
Commodity Compass Weekly
Jennifer Pickerel
Commodity Compass – 2/22 - Military Movements in the Middle East Cause Metals and Energy to Rise
11 minutes Posted Feb 22, 2026 at 5:32 pm.
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This week was a headline trader’s market. The Supreme Court’s decision to take up challenges related to presidential tariff authority reintroduced uncertainty around trade policy, and that uncertainty rippled through metals and energy. At the same time, renewed U.S. military movements in the Middle East — including repositioning of naval assets — injected a fresh geopolitical risk premium into crude and safe-haven flows.