What moved across world markets this week? (Aug 24, 2026)

Across the commodity, index, currency and digital-asset markets we track, this is where the movement was.

Advancing:

• Corn 519.25, 7.34%
• Wheat 708.25, 3.93%
• IPC Mexico 65,729.18, 2.14%
• Cotton 88.60, 1.82%
• Gold $4,699.90, 1.64%

Declining:

• Coffee 324.90, -10.64%
• KOSPI ₩6,689.36, -3.23%
• Hang Seng HK$25,476.18, -2.05%
• Crude Oil (WTI) $85.38, -1.93%
• Brent Crude $92.86, -1.62%

Worth remembering that these markets are not independent of one another. A stronger dollar tends to push dollar-priced commodities down for non-dollar buyers, and moves in real interest rates pull metals and long bonds in opposite directions from equities.

So a week where metals and indices move the same way usually reflects a change in rate expectations rather than anything specific to either market.

Each market above has its own page with the 52-week range and the funds that give exposure to it.