
'It's Not Just an Oil Story' - How Will Gold and Uranium React as Ceasefire Breaks? Ben Elvidge
From Commodity Culture by Jesse Day
April 9, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 494
About this episode
Ben Elvidge discusses the implications of geopolitical tensions on gold and uranium markets.
Ben Elvidge, product lead at Metals.io, believes the continuing difficulties getting ships through the Strait of Hormuz is more than just an oil story, and he outlines how he thinks gold, uranium, and rare earths markets will play out as Trump's tenuous ceasefire appears to be breaking. Ben also dives into the Metals.io platform, and how it allows digital ownership of a number of metals and minerals. Metals.io: https://metals.io Disclaimer: Commodity Culture was compensated by Metals.io for...
People in this episode
Host: Jesse Day
Guest: Ben Elvidge
Topics covered
- gold market
- uranium market
- rare earths
- ceasefire
- Metals.io
- digital ownership
Keywords
- gold
- uranium
- Metals.io
- Strait of Hormuz
- ceasefire
- rare earths
- digital ownership
Sponsors
Metals.io
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Metals.io
Places: Strait of Hormuz
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