Russia is considering suspending variable export duties on wheat, barley and maize through end-2026, a source close to the government said. The proposal follows Ukrainian strikes that have disrupted commercial shipping in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, worsening logistics for Russian grain exporters. Russia and Ukraine together account for more than a quarter of global wheat exports, and the disruption occurs during the current harvest season. The duty pause would be among measures aimed at supp

At the 02:30 night-session close, SHFE gold front-month contract fell 0.26% to 1,006 yuan/gram; SHFE silver front-month contract fell 0.14% to 16,751 yuan/kg; Shanghai crude (SC) front-month contract fell 3.80% to 569 yuan/barrel.

Eurozone government bond yields opened lower on Tuesday after U.S. Treasury yields steadied following an earlier rise in Asian trading. Middle East tensions rose after Bessent launched efforts to isolate Iran and warned countries and firms against doing business with Tehran, but oil prices fell. Germany will sell €5.0 bln of short-dated government paper maturing September 2028. Tradeweb data showed the 10-year German Bund yield down 1.1 bps at 3.241%; other eurozone 10-year yields fell by similar margins.