Rebecca Torres

Rebecca Torres

Commodities & Forex Analyst

Rebecca Torres covers commodities and foreign exchange markets at StockTi. She holds a Master's degree in International Economics from Georgetown University and spent four years as a commodities strategist at a global investment bank. Rebecca tracks oil, gold, agricultural futures, and major currency pairs, providing readers with data-driven analysis of supply-demand dynamics and geopolitical factors that drive commodity and FX prices.

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Hecla Mining Faces Margin Scrutiny After Index-Driven Rally
Commodities

Hecla Mining Faces Margin Scrutiny After Index-Driven Rally

Hecla Mining rose 2.57% on record volume from Russell index rebalancing, but silver at $58.78 remains 29% below Q1 realized price, questioning margin repeatability.

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Trump-Linked Investors Scrutinized as Skyline Secures $1.6B U.S. Interest for Kazakhstan Tungsten Mine
Commodities

Trump-Linked Investors Scrutinized as Skyline Secures $1.6B U.S. Interest for Kazakhstan Tungsten Mine

Skyline (NASDAQ:KAZR) lands $1.6B in nonbinding U.S. agency interest for its $1.1B Kazakhstan tungsten project, with political ties to Trump and Lutnick families under scrutiny.

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Hedge Funds Reduce WTI Longs as Oil Slides Despite Tight US Stocks
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Hedge Funds Reduce WTI Longs as Oil Slides Despite Tight US Stocks

Brent and WTI plunged over 10% and 9% respectively this week as funds trimmed oil length, despite tight U.S. stockpiles and strong diesel margins.

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Hecla Mining Surges on Heavy Volume as Silver Price Gap Widens
Commodities

Hecla Mining Surges on Heavy Volume as Silver Price Gap Widens

Hecla Mining surged 2.57% to $15.54 on volume of 112.35 million shares, equal to 17% of its market cap, as spot silver remains 28.5% below Q1 levels, testing margins.

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Coeur Mining Shares Surge on Buyback and Index Inclusion
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Coeur Mining Shares Surge on Buyback and Index Inclusion

Coeur Mining shares surged 3.4% to $15.99 after joining the S&P MidCap 400 and unveiling $680.3 million in remaining buyback capacity, offsetting about 11% of shares issued for its New Gold acquisition.

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American Airlines Stock Soars 8% as Fuel Costs Drop Below Key Assumptions
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American Airlines Stock Soars 8% as Fuel Costs Drop Below Key Assumptions

American Airlines stock jumped 8% after jet fuel prices dropped to $2.83/gallon, far below its $4 guidance assumption, implying $1.25 billion in quarterly pretax savings.

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Hormuz Oil Flows Near Pre-War Level, Airlines Surge on Lower Fuel Costs
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Hormuz Oil Flows Near Pre-War Level, Airlines Surge on Lower Fuel Costs

Brent crude futures entered prompt oversupply as Gulf oil flows through Hormuz approach pre-war levels, boosting airline stocks up to 7% while tanker rates spike.

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Coeur Mining Falls as Metal Price Slide Threatens Cash Flow Goal
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Coeur Mining Falls as Metal Price Slide Threatens Cash Flow Goal

Coeur Mining dropped 5.1% after gold and silver prices fell far below the levels used in its 2026 outlook, jeopardizing its $2 billion free cash flow target.

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Gold Dips Below $4,000 as Dollar Strengthens and Fed Hawkishness Weighs
Commodities

Gold Dips Below $4,000 as Dollar Strengthens and Fed Hawkishness Weighs

Gold slipped under $4,000 an ounce for the first time in seven months as the dollar strengthened and traders increased bets on further Fed rate hikes, sparking a broad precious metals selloff.

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Hecla Mining Slides as Silver Sell-Off Pressures Margins
Commodities

Hecla Mining Slides as Silver Sell-Off Pressures Margins

Hecla Mining shares fell 5.7% on Tuesday as silver prices tumbled 4.9%, wiping out $610 million in market value despite a debt-free balance sheet.

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Silver Slump Drags Coeur Mining Lower Despite S&P MidCap 400 Entry
Commodities

Silver Slump Drags Coeur Mining Lower Despite S&P MidCap 400 Entry

Coeur Mining shares dropped 7.2% on Tuesday, as a sharp decline in silver and gold prices amid renewed Fed rate hike expectations overshadowed the company's addition to the S&P MidCap 400 index.

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Oil Prices Decline as US Waiver Eases Iran Supply Fears
Commodities

Oil Prices Decline as US Waiver Eases Iran Supply Fears

Oil prices slid for a second day as a US waiver on Iranian oil sales and resumed Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic eased supply fears.

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