Commodities Analysis & Opinion

How Cold is it? How cold is it going to get? Pons and Fleishman rejoice! Cold fusion is back! It’s time to give up the oil gig because we will have an endless supply of cheap and clean energy....

Gold moved slightly higher, and silver soared, but VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDX) declined on Friday. If it’s not a short-term screaming signal, I don’t know what is.In other words,...

The market appears to be preparing for a recession That, along with slowing rate bets, could support gold prices going forward An upside breakout from current levels would indicate that gold's uptrend...

Inflation, rate hike-wary markets likely to hold off on oil rebound till CPI, Fed Nov CPI forecast at 7.3% annual growth vs. October's 7.7% yearly rise Fed is seen raising rates by 50 basis points...

OilOil prices have started the week with a lot of volatility. Two factors underpin the price of crude and Brent oil. Firstly, Russia has threatened to punish the West for its price cap act. Putin said...

Paper GoldThe live price you see of gold is from the futures markets, which covers forward contracts with an expiry where end-of-the-month settlements are made. Generally, around 90-95% of these...

Let's start with this from the "Percentages Within Percentages Dept.": Across the past six weeks, the price of gold has risen from as low as 1618 (Nov. 03) to as high as 1823 (Dec. 05) -- what with...

In this video, we analyze and update the outlook of Gold against the S&P 500 ratio.

Thursday’s $4 swing in crude prices may be the new normal in oil Worries of Europe in recession, overtightening by central banks add to jitters Price cap may be enforceable so long as crude...

Here’s how to make sense of the different figures reported by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).MacroeconomicsFrom a macroeconomic point of view, the US Dollar Index has maintained its...

The IEA says renewables will “become the largest source of global electricity generation by early 2025” However, the latest market numbers indicate otherwise Renewables are not likely to...

A Floor in Oil Prices?Oil prices remain under pressure as traders continue to price in a slower global economy next year and the prospect of deeper recessions. China’s efforts to reduce...

Gas prices are up 5% after near 25% plunge over five days  Gas storage is not very different from end-2021 levels  Dry gas output has reached all-time highs of 102 billion cubic feet per...

With inflation raging and the price of gold seemingly not keeping pace with rising rates, articles suggesting that gold is no longer a valid hedge against inflation or preservation of wealth assets...