Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Gold tumbled yesterday, retracing all of Tuesday's gains and increasing the likelihood that the break out move was a "fake out". Gold is now back within the down trend channel and the bulls need to...

To development...and beyondFollowing publication of Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd's, (GKP) FDP, we have remodelled the Shaikan field with a slower ramp-up that implies slightly reduced assumed recovery...

Hourly ChartGold prices fell sharply yesterday after we've just wrote the analysis which said that prices are "directionless" between 1,251.5 and 1,255. The reason for the sell-off?  Break of...

If regulators strike the right balance in imposing the so-called Volcker Rule that limits bank proprietary trading, precious metals markets could see greater transparency, according to...

CLOil prices rose on Thursday after better-than-expected U.S. retail sales fueled hopes for a more robust U.S. economy, though concerns that a more pronounced recovery could prompt the Federal Reserve...

The Shale Age is the age of the nimble junior, and exploration has revealed oil and gas resources that could forever alter the global production profile. Peter Dupont, oil and gas analyst for Edison...

Hourly ChartAfter the bearish beating on Wednesday, Crude oil rose on increased US refinery activity. Prices gained close to a dollar per barrel from trough to peak yesterday, but ultimately failed to...

Gold fell from its three week high yesterday following the US budget agreement. Holdings in the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD) fell once again, by 0.3% to 833.60 tons, the lowest since January 2009.Even...

Peak Chinese Gold Demand: Has 2013 Seen The Most Consumer Appetite For A While? Physical demand for gold in China has skyrocketed this year after prices plunged in April and June. Experts expect...

These are unhappy times for gold bugs as the precious metal continues to struggle, with each rally higher failing to gather any momentum, before collapsing lower once again. The last few days have...

Momentum across some of the key agriculture commodities are showing very different trends and performances as year-end approaches. Some of the strong performers lately such as Paris milling wheat and...

The dollar was rebounding Wednesday morning in Europe with gains of over 0.1% vs SEK, NOK, NZD, AUD and GBP. It continued to ease against both CAD and JPY, however. EUR/USD was virtually unchanged...

Brent Crude held just above Tuesday's low of 108.55. Resistance at 109.70/75 did just hold a move higher but as stated yesterday, shorts need stops above 109.95 for a selling opportunity at 110.30/40,...