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Commodities under pressure on most likely Trump win in United States governmental race

Commodities from oil to metals and grains moved on Wednesday as the dollar reinforced, with financiers increasingly pricing because Donald Trump will win the U.S. presidential election.

Trump has actually won the 270 electoral votes needed to claim success over opposition Kamala Harris, according to Fox News, however other news organizations have yet to declare him the winner though he stays in the lead.

Oil and soybean costs fell about 1.5%,. while copper dropped more than 2% in Asian trade on. pressure from the U.S. dollar rally. Precious metals, consisting of. gold held consistent.

This is the preliminary response in products markets to U.S. vote counting and early outcomes favouring Trump triumph, Ole. Hansen, head of product strategy at Saxo Bank, informed Reuters.

The primary focus is that if we will see a Trump 2.0 situation,. we are most likely to see tariffs on Chinese goods, which is negative. for metals with China being the huge consumer of copper, iron ore. and steel. Oil is down on concerns over financial growth as. tariffs are not good for overall global demand, he stated.

China's industrial metals and steel industries might face. headwinds if Trump returns to workplace. Trump has pledged to. impose blanket 60% tariffs on Chinese products to enhance U.S. manufacturing.

China's steel costs will undertake more downward pressure. if Trump wins the election, and domestic steelmakers may deal with. a lot more severe losses, stated Ge Xin, deputy director at Lange. Steel Research Centre.

This is due to the fact that Trump will be more aggressive in terms of. steps against China.

Global oil materials might face disturbances if a Trump. administration tightens sanctions on oil shipments from Iran,. which exports about 1.3 million barrels daily.

And Trump may support Israel adopting a harder armed force. posture against Iran which hints higher near-term risk of a. military escalation that may affect supply in the area, stated. Saul Kavonic, senior energy analyst at MST Marquee.

For farming, Beijing may be compelled to respond with. retaliatory tariffs on U.S. soybeans if Trump wins and imposes. new tariffs on Chinese goods.

While Beijing has actually lowered its reliance on U.S. soybean. imports, the oilseed remains the largest U.S. agricultural. export to China.

Area gold held its ground after hitting a record high. of $2,790.15 last Thursday. Gold is thought about a hedge versus. geopolitical and financial uncertainties and tends to grow in a. low-interest-rate environment.

The Federal Reserve begins a two-day financial policy meeting. on Wednesday and is expected to deliver another 25-basis-point. rate cut, but a Trump win could make complex the U.S. rate. outlook.

While cash markets completely back a 25bp cut - and one seems. likely today - they likely will not wish to provide a dovish. message with any cut, offered Trump's policies are considered. inflationary, stated Matt Simpson, senior expert at City Index.

Which could damage gold over the near-term, although I. suspect any pullback is likely to remain shallow as gold will. retain its safe-haven flows in the early days of a Trump. presidency.

(source: Reuters)