Palladium rose to a record high on increasing demand and lower supply. Gold gained on expectations of a pause in US rate hikes. Crude oil prices edged higher due to OPEC+ supply cuts but gains were limited by growing US product inventories and record crude production. Nickel touched a 10-week high on falling stockpiles and tightening time spreads suggesting an undersupplied market. The US Senate rejected legislation to keep sanctions on companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The report provides recommendations to buy copper and gold futures contracts and sets out various pivot levels and economic events.