Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Last Friday I posted on StockTwits a chart of a potential false break in crude oil (CL) and that it might be hinting at higher oil prices. We then saw price begin to consolidate for  a few days...

Gold held ground early Thursday following a two-decline from the highest level in a month, as traders weighed data suggesting the world`s largest economy is adding steam. A fresh row of upbeat news...

Crude oil fell towards the $94.00 a dollar level amid expectations of more supply from the Middle East and North Africa which outweighed the sharp drop in US crude inventories. While oil production...

Crude Oil prices traded higher yesterday on stronger than expected data from DOE. Crude Inventory for the week of 10th Jan decreased by 7.66 million barrels, almost 6 times as much as analysts'...

CLA robust New York state factory report coupled with relatively bullish U.S. inventory figures sent oil prices gaining on Wednesday on hopes demand may be picking up in the world's largest consumer...

Heiko Ihle, senior research analyst at euro Pacific Capital, wants to warn investors and companies about the perils of "pawnshop lending"—predatory lending scenarios that many junior miners find...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold is battling an increase in export taxes. The company “will be forced to lay off workers from the world’s fifth-biggest copper mine in Indonesia to offset...

The tin story illustrates how the authorities would like to see nickel go. For more on the state of nickel exports, check out the previous post in this series.    Although it took some 10...

Teck Resources Ltd, (TCK) CEO Don Lindsay made a brilliant comment on BNN Television yesterday about long life mining assets. Whether it’s copper, whether it’s oil, whether it’s...