{
  "id": 5266074,
  "title": "August’s Top Commodity Performers and Underperformers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/augusts-top-commodity-performers-and-underperformers",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T19:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/august-top-commodity-performers-underperformers-190002131.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In August 2026, Ethereum experienced a more than 30% increase, while Bitcoin, cocoa, and world sugar futures climbed more than 20%. Silver, heating oil, crack spreads, corn, CBOT wheat, and cotton saw gains between 10% and 20%. ICE FCOJ was the sole commodity to decline by double digits. Major stock indices, including the DJIA, S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, and Russell 2000, were mostly higher. The long bond futures edged up, while the dollar index fell by 0.40%. Long bond futures rose by 0.40%. The mixed results of soft commodities, excluding cocoa and sugar, indicate a generally bullish trend for commodity prices in August.",
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  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}