Bloomberg Gold futures rallied above $1,500 an ounce on sustained demand for the traditional haven as the US-China trade war festers, global growth slows and central banks around the world ease monetary policy. The metal advanced 2.6 percent an ounce on Comex to highest since 2013. The move extends this year’s climb to 18 percent, with gains underpin-ned by inflows …

Bloomberg Oil plunged, re-entering bear-market territory, as central banks cut interest rates around the world, feeding into an increasingly dismal economic view. Futures in New York fell as much as 4.2% on Wednesday to the lowest in almost two months. Crude was swept up in a global meltdown of stock and commodity markets after rate cuts in New Zealand, India …

Bloomberg Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Ltd., one of India’s biggest private transmission companies, sees a $35 billion investment opportunity into grid-connected energy storage projects in the country over the next decade to support government renewables targets. Chief Executive Officer Pratik Agarwal said he expects central and state governments to issue battery tenders totaling several gigawatts of capacity by no later …