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French President Emannuel Macron said they will engage with several countries to limit measures to restrict exports, adding that there's obviously a need for a definition of military and political objectives in the war in Iran at a G7 leaders' video conference on Wednesday.

Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose says Hungarian inflation has fallen back within target on core measures, validating the MNB’s earlier rate cut and dovish pivot.

Silver (XAG/USD) trades lower on Wednesday, hovering around $85.30 at the time of writing, down 2.12% on the day. The precious metal struggles to extend its recent gains as a rebound in the US Dollar (USD) and higher US Treasury yields weigh on demand for non-yielding assets.

TD Securities’ Oscar Munoz and colleagues note that February US CPI matched expectations, with core inflation easing and supercore moderating after January’s tariff-driven spike.

Gold (XAU/USD) trades with a mild downside bias on Wednesday, failing to build on the previous day’s gains as the US Dollar (USD) extends its intraday advance and Treasury yields edge higher after US inflation data came in broadly in line with expectations.

Rabobank notes WTI has retreated from the near $120 spike but remains underpinned by curtailed Gulf output and limited rerouting capacity.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that its 32 member countries unanimously agreed to make 400 million barrels of Oil from their emergency reserves available to the market, notes Reuters. The proposed move represents the largest coordinated release of strategic Oil reserves in history.

OCBC strategists Christopher Wong and Sim Moh Siong note the Australian Dollar outperformed as global risk sentiment improved and the Reserve Bank of Australia turned more hawkish. OIS pricing now assigns a higher probability to a March rate hike, though OCBC still expects the next move in May.

ING strategists Michiel Tukker and Benjamin Schroeder say Euro rates remain highly sensitive to energy dynamics, with European Central Bank hikes still priced for 2026.

RBC Economics notes Canada’s Oil and gas sector is smaller than a decade ago but still important for GDP and exports. Higher Oil prices lift corporate profits and royalties but squeeze household purchasing power.