Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The war in Ukraine has unmasked the shortsighted energy transition and the dangers of trying to get off fossils too fast, and now it may be up to the US energy producer to save the world. While the...

Gold has been weighed down since March when the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2018.The yellow metal continued to fall as the Fed was getting ready to increase rates at...

Crude oil has added 15% since last Wednesday, rising to $112/bbl WTI and $113/bbl Brent. Both grades reached new two-month highs on Tuesday morning, despite a decidedly bearish news backdrop.A sharper...

Commodity bulls vexed at times by oil's volatility may have a friendlier one-way trade now that’s likely to last for a while: wheat. The grain, which rose by its daily limit in Chicago...

Back in 2008 following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the financial disaster that followed, gold bottomed around the $680/oz level, then went on a three year tear before finally topping around...

By David MesslerFuel prices have crept higher and higher this year, but the cause is quickly becoming a finger-pointing contest with no real winner Rising demand and dwindling supply are the true...

U.S. gasoline demand is resilient despite all-time high prices As of May 16, the nationwide average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.483 Gasoline demand in the United States increased by...

Gold's price action over the last 2 years (see chart) looks like a rounding one.What looks like a double top at the all-time highs has been confirmed. This year’s action looks like a reverse...

If China does reopen its economy from its lockdown, does the world have enough stock to stop a major oil price spike? Probably not.Oil prices on Sunday night started strong as all futures markets were...

Are you wondering if it’s worth choosing a long position in the gold market now? Well, consider taking a look at the junior miners first to find out. On Thursday, I wrote that I was going to go...

I explained the importance of this week’s opening of natural gas futures in my last article Natural Gas: Opening Could Be Decisive.Futures started this week with a gap-up opening with a 3% gain,...

EnergyICE Brent started the week on a soft note as weaker economic data from China weighed on sentiment, with COVID-related lockdowns slowing economic activity and crude oil demand. Meanwhile, the...

The growing prospect of a slowdown in the world’s top two economies will likely weigh on oil again this week, extending its volatility, while gold tries to cling to the key $1,800 level despite...

Oil Oil prices are moving lower to begin the week as the general sentiment in the market isn't supporting oil demand. Investors are more worried about the strong possibility of a recession taking...