Insurance cover has been finalised for a decaying tanker moored off Yemen's coast as part of the preparations for a complex oil transfer from the ship, people involved said on Monday.
Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday after the dollar pulled back, although the moves were muted as traders awaited the U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.
Speculators in the first days of June covered short positions across Chicago grains and oilseeds for a second consecutive week, motivated by dry weather for U.S. crops and multi-year lows across some contracts.
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is ready to raise interest rates again as the fight against inflation continues, the chairman of the central bank said in an interview due to be published on Sunday.