Commodities
Oil and gas from the EIA’s own prices and weekly stock counts, and metals and grains from the futures markets: where each price is, how it moved, and how much crude and fuel the United States holds.
Commodities today
EIA and Yahoo Finance · to Sep 22, 2026WTI crude
96.41
−0.6% on the day
$ a barrel · EIA · Sep 22
Brent crude
114.89
−1.1% on the day
$ a barrel · EIA · Sep 22
Natural gas
2.90
−1.0% on the day
$ per million Btu · EIA · Sep 22
Gold
4,320.50
+0.5% on the day
$ a troy ounce · Yahoo Finance · Sep 25
Copper
6.78
+0.9% on the day
$ a pound · Yahoo Finance · Sep 25
In the week to Sep 18, 2026 US commercial crude stocks rose 3.0 million barrels to 426.4 million, 11.6 million more than a year earlier.
Oil and gas
Spot prices the EIA publishes, dollars| Price | $ | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | This year | 1 year | Year low–high | Place in the range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTI crude$ a barrel · Cushing, Oklahoma | 96.41 | −0.6% | −9.9% | +10.5% | +68.4% | +53.1% | 55.44 to 114.58 | |
| Brent crude$ a barrel · North Sea | 114.89 | −1.1% | −12.2% | +18.5% | +87.3% | +71.8% | 59.93 to 138.21 | |
| Natural gas$ per million Btu · Henry Hub, Louisiana | 2.90 | −1.0% | −2.4% | +2.8% | −27.5% | 0.0% | 2.54 to 30.72 |
- WTI, $ a barrel
- Brent, $ a barrel
U.S. Energy Information Administration, via FRED, Spot prices: WTI (DCOILWTICO), Brent (DCOILBRENTEU), Henry Hub (DHHNGSP) · data for Sep 22, 2026 · read Sep 25, 10:24 PM ET
US oil stocks
Million barrels, from the EIA’s weekly report| Stock | Week to Sep 18 | On the week | A year earlier | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil | 711.0 | +2.6 | 820.7 | −109.8 |
| Commercial (Excluding SPR) | 426.4 | +3.0 | 414.8 | +11.6 |
| Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) | 284.6 | −0.4 | 406.0 | −121.4 |
| Total Motor Gasoline | 206.0 | −1.7 | 216.6 | −10.5 |
| Distillate Fuel Oil | 107.4 | −0.4 | 123.0 | −15.6 |
| Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel | 45.5 | +0.1 | 45.0 | +0.5 |
| Propane/Propylene | 107.9 | −1.2 | 99.9 | +8.0 |
Commercial crude excludes the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the government’s stockpile. A draw (a fall) in stocks during the driving or heating season is normal; the year-earlier column is the fairer comparison.
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report, table 1: stocks · week ending Sep 18, 2026 · read Sep 25, 11:00 PM ET
Metals and grains
Front-month futures settlements, from Yahoo Finance| Contract | Price | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | This year | 1 year | Year low–high | Place in the range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoldMetals · $ a troy ounce | 4,320.50 | +0.5% | −2.4% | −8.0% | −0.5% | +14.6% | 3,771.10 to 5,318.40 | |
| SilverMetals · $ a troy ounce | 64.71 | +2.0% | −2.8% | −5.7% | −7.7% | +44.8% | 44.70 to 115.08 | |
| CopperMetals · $ a pound | 6.78 | +0.9% | +2.5% | +1.0% | +20.4% | +44.2% | 4.70 to 6.80 | |
| PlatinumMetals · $ a troy ounce | 1,800.80 | +3.0% | −0.1% | −2.8% | −11.5% | +17.6% | 1,504.00 to 2,852.40 | |
| CornGrains · cents a bushel | 528.75 | +0.2% | +0.2% | +5.6% | +20.1% | +24.2% | 402.00 to 543.00 | |
| WheatGrains · cents a bushel | 704.00 | −0.4% | −1.4% | +2.7% | +38.9% | +33.6% | 496.75 to 767.00 | |
| SoybeansGrains · cents a bushel | 1,320.00 | +0.2% | +1.3% | +7.5% | +28.1% | +30.4% | 1,001.75 to 1,328.00 |
The nearest futures contract on COMEX (metals) and CBOT (grains). When a contract expires the series rolls to the next one, which can move the price by itself; no keyless official source publishes these daily.
Yahoo Finance, Front-month futures settlements: COMEX metals, CBOT grains · data for Sep 25, 2026 · read Sep 25, 11:00 PM ET
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Sources
Every number above, where it comes from and when it was read- U.S. Energy Information Administration, via FREDSpot prices: WTI (DCOILWTICO), Brent (DCOILBRENTEU), Henry Hub (DHHNGSP)Data for Sep 22, 2026 · read Sep 25, 10:24 PM ET
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationWeekly Petroleum Status Report, table 1: stocksData for Sep 18, 2026 · read Sep 25, 11:00 PM ET
- Yahoo FinanceFront-month futures settlements: COMEX metals, CBOT grainsData for Sep 25, 2026 · read Sep 25, 11:00 PM ET