Commodities

IMF projections see U.S. slowdown, problems in commodity-centric emerging markets; BlackRock slashes some ETF fees; U.S. oil supply dips; VP candidates battle.
OPEC leader backs oil-production caps; India strikes inside Pakistan; Pepsi earnings up; Spain struggles to form government; big layoffs at Commerzbank.
IEA demand data weighs oil prices; U.K. inflation tamer than expected; German investor confidence ticks downward.
Crude markets surprised by supply data; Glencore announces smaller losses; Apollo settles with SEC over fees.
Deere posts strong earnings; U.S. oil producers to bid for Mexican drilling rights; Department of Justice rules to wind down private prisons.
Turkish President Erdogan to meet with Russian President Putin in Russia during first post-coup visit abroad; Gap raises concerns over same-store sales
Improving fundamentals in emerging-markets economies, like an uptick in oil prices, suggests promise for the fixed-income asset class.
A different supply-and-demand environment and regulatory changes are two factors behind a shift from futures contracts to ETFs.
Given the lower costs of setup and easier extraction, shale is looking to be a relatively bright spot in oil.
Third U.K. fund manager limits redemptions; gold hits multiyear high.