Commodities Analysis & Opinion

One can only assume that Heinrich Hiesinger of Thyssenkrupp AG O.N., (TKAG) is feeling the pressure. “Three years after taking the helm at ThyssenKrupp, Heinrich Hiesinger is running out of...

Looks as though Vedanta Resources will not be mining in the Niyamgiri hills. “The environment ministry has rejected London-listed Vedanta Resources Ltd’s request to mine bauxite in the...

Just when they probably thought things couldn’t become any more challenging, “traders of platinum group metals have another factor from South Africa to focus upon in the coming weeks...

At $340.00 per metric ton, the steel billet cash price moved up 13.3 percent on Friday, January 10, making it the day’s biggest mover on the LME. At $335.00, the steel billet 3-month price...

The strikes continue and so do the shipment delays…”Ongoing port strikes in Chile have delayed shipment of around 20,000 tonnes of copper from state-run Codelco, Chief Executive Officer...

Reuters’ Wang Tao, one of the more prominent chartists out there, suggests aluminum may drop to a range of $1,639-$1,657 per metric ton in three months, driven by a downward wave C. This is...

Below, a weekly technical update, published at the beginning of each trading week in spreadsheet format to help you develop your trading game plan by identifying the short-, medium- and long-term...

Turkish Energy Undersecretary Metin Kilci was quoted by Turkish daily Hurriyet as saying that natural gas prices would not be hiked this year.Since Turkey imports its natural gas, the government has...

Gold (13.01.2014) reversed from the very potential support area of $1208-1180 and now trading between minor support and resistance area which will decide the future direction for shot term. Now gold...

Now, we should caution that we are not personally great followers of the chartists, by which we mean those analysts who seek to predict future price movements on the basis of the shape of previous...

Hedge Funds and other large money managers cut their net-long exposure to Brent crude oil by 36,515 contracts of futures and options during the week of January 7. This was the biggest weekly reduction...

The gold price reached its highest in a month earlier today thanks to a relatively weak US dollar, following the surprisingly low US jobs data on Friday. Silver, platinum and palladium also climbed in...

The weaker-than-expected US payroll numbers on Friday gave precious metals an additional lift and the sector remains the strongest performer so far this January. Gold moved back into its area of...

Gold prices are seen flat as of this writing after rising earlier today to the highest in a month amid speculation the Federal Reserve will slow tapering following the weaker-than-expected US jobs...