The board · chalked 16 Oct 2026

What do the latest reference exchange rates and commodity prices show?

On 15 Oct 2026 the European Central Bank fixed the euro at 1.1208 US dollars, 3.6% below a year earlier. In World Bank data for September 2026, Brent crude averaged $116.80 a barrel and gold $4,319 a troy ounce. These are official reference figures, not dealing quotes.

Currencies

ECB reference · 15 Oct 2026

Fixed at the 14:10 CET concertation, published around 16:00 CET. Non-euro pairs are crosses of two ECB rates. Range bar: last 52 weeks, low to high.
Pair	Rate	Day	1 yr	52-wk range
EUR/USD	1.12080	▲ +0.12%	▼ −3.6%	4% of the way from the 52-week low to the high
USD/JPY	157.976	▼ −0.30%	▲ +4.2%	56% of the way from the 52-week low to the high
GBP/USD	1.32467	▼ −0.15%	▼ −0.8%	26% of the way from the 52-week low to the high
USD/CHF	0.83021	▼ −0.38%	▲ +3.7%	93% of the way from the 52-week low to the high
AUD/USD	0.69108	▼ −1.41%	▲ +6.1%	57% of the way from the 52-week low to the high
USD/CAD	1.42068	▼ −0.08%	▲ +1.2%	93% of the way from the 52-week low to the high
NZD/USD	0.56006	▼ −0.24%	▼ −2.1%	2% of the way from the 52-week low to the high
EUR/GBP	0.84610	▲ +0.27%	▼ −2.8%	6% of the way from the 52-week low to the high
EUR/JPY	177.060	▼ −0.19%	▲ +0.5%	11% of the way from the 52-week low to the high
USD/CNY	6.69102	▼ −0.03%	▼ −6.1%	0% of the way from the 52-week low to the high

All 20 pairs, history and volatility: currency board.

Almanac notes

Largest 12-month currency move: USD/TRY is 18.1% higher than on 15 Oct 2025 (41.8408 → 49.4176).
Calmest and busiest pairs over the past year: USD/TRY had annualised volatility of 1.5%, against 11.2% for USD/ZAR.
Biggest 12-month commodity moves: European natural gas (TTF) rose 128.6% from Sept 2025; Arabica coffee fell 17.8%.
Largest one-month commodity move: Brent crude oil, up 28.5% from Aug 2026 to Sept 2026.
At a five-year monthly high in Sept 2026: Copper. In the top tenth of their own monthly history since January 2000: Brent, Gas, Europe, Coal, AU, Gold, Silver, Platinum, Copper, Aluminium, Zinc, Coffee, Cocoa.

Notes are computed automatically from the snapshot each time the site is rebuilt; they describe the record and do not predict anything. See methodology.

Commodities

World Bank · Sept 2026 average

Monthly average prices in US dollars from the World Bank Pink Sheet (updated October 02, 2026).
Commodity	Price	Unit	m/m	y/y
Energy
Brent	116.8	$/bbl	▲ +28.5%	▲ +71.8%
WTI	96.90	$/bbl	▲ +17.2%	▲ +52.1%
Dubai	93.30	$/bbl	▲ +17.1%	▲ +37.6%
Gas, US	2.95	$/mmbtu	▲ +6.5%	▼ −0.7%
Gas, Europe	25.42	$/mmbtu	▲ +20.4%	▲ +128.6%
LNG, Japan	14.25	$/mmbtu	▼ −6.7%	▲ +24.2%
Coal, AU	147.1	$/mt	▲ +8.8%	▲ +38.4%
Precious metals
Gold	4,319	$/troy oz	▼ −2.1%	▲ +17.7%
Silver	64.60	$/troy oz	▼ −1.2%	▲ +50.9%
Platinum	1,784	$/troy oz	▲ +0.2%	▲ +24.3%
Base metals & ore
Copper	14,474	$/mt	▲ +1.0%	▲ +45.0%
Aluminium	3,283	$/mt	▲ +1.0%	▲ +23.7%
Nickel	16,324	$/mt	▼ −2.5%	▲ +8.1%
Zinc	4,021	$/mt	▲ +3.8%	▲ +37.1%
Iron ore	97.70	$/dmtu	▲ +1.5%	▼ −5.4%
Grains & softs
Wheat	347.0	$/mt	▲ +5.2%	▲ +48.4%
Maize	239.6	$/mt	▲ +7.0%	▲ +21.4%
Soybeans	524.0	$/mt	▲ +8.7%	▲ +29.7%
Rice	482.0	$/mt	▲ +2.3%	▲ +28.9%
Coffee	7.26	$/kg	▼ −8.9%	▼ −17.8%
Cocoa	5.92	$/kg	▼ −0.5%	▼ −15.8%
Sugar	0.41	$/kg	▲ +7.9%	▲ +17.1%

Each row links to 25 years of monthly history: commodity board.

Tools

Historical currency converter
Convert any amount between 25 currencies at the ECB reference rate for a past date since January 2016.
Percent change calculator
Percentage change, log return and annualised rate between two prices or two fixing dates.

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