Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Japan is ready to be green, with big plans to “mobilize ‘all necessary policies’ to expand the use of clean energy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said today,” reports...

As we explained yesterday, Putin’s remarks over Ukraine saw the gold price drop back slightly from its 17-week high, yesterday.Gold is still holding its ground above $1,335 and will no doubt...

NY closed the week with Mar/14 leaving the screen at 16.47 cents per pound, lower 25 points (or 5.50 dollars per ton) for the week, different from the remaining traded months, which were higher...

Coffee has been one of the best assets to own in 2014, up over 50% in two months. The question, though, is the commodity cooling off? Coffee could be forming a bearish wick this week near the 50%...

Brent crude oil slid below $110 as worries about escalating tension in Ukraine were assuaged by a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The commodity traded at $109.17 at...

Gold retreated to support at the 200 hour MA yesterday, as Russia held back from further military action in Ukraine, however the metal remains in an uptrend, with a series of higher highs and higher...

Copper's 3-month forwards prices at the LME moved up sharply by more than 1.60% and settled near $7050. This morning, the same was seen trading at $7050 with no major change overnight. We believe that...

Following the reduced tension regarding Russia and the Ukraine, both WTI and Brent quickly gave back their initial gains from the start of the week. With the WTI-Brent spread reducing and WTI looking...

CLWest Texas Intermediate swung between gains and losses near $103 a barrel after falling the most in two months as crude stockpiles increased in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil consumer....

Crude oil prices held steady on Wednesday after falling in the previous session from the highest in two months on hopes tension over Ukraine will continue to ease, putting the focus back on economic...

Precious-Gold was little changed on Wednesday, and traded below its highest level in four months, as the Russia-Ukraine tension eased after Putin’s latest announcements. Now investors will bring...

Quiz: What will cause world oil supply to fall?Too little oil in the ground Oil prices are too low for oil producers Oil prices are too high for oil consumers leading to recession, debt defaults, and...

Companies that boast 80,000 ton-per-year production or high purity levels don't always impress Kiril Mugerman, mining analyst with Industrial Alliance Securities. Why? Because finding buyers for all...

Outokumpu has been in India for around seven years now, and the Finland-based steel major has decided to up the ante by introducing a range of stainless steel products to match up the harsher...