Commodities Analysis & Opinion

While the US dollar index rushes up without looking back, gold is running... out of power. What could the subsequent dollar highs mean for the precious metals market? In short, practically everything...

Oil traders have had a challenging ride and must be feeling severe whiplash. As the European Union tries to boycott Russian oil, the industry is undergoing the most significant change since...

Biden is expected to give a speech on inflation, yet I am sure he will omit that his anti-fossil fuel agenda has played a major role in it. As we predicted it would happen, the average cost of a...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comRising interest rates weigh on industrial metals Move in US Dollar Index bearish Lockdowns in China not helping Addressing climate change requires...

EnergyCommodity markets couldn’t escape the broader risk-off move yesterday. Markets are concerned over the impact of COVID lockdowns in China, recession risk, and rising rates. ICE Brent fell...

Chocolatiers are spoiled for choice now when it comes to cocoa bean supply—and that’s not good for growers of the commodity.Like all raw materials, cocoa goes up and down in price based on...

By Alex KimaniMany energy companies are now focusing on returning value to shareholders. Dividends and share buybacks are increasing across the energy sector. Royalty trusts and MLPs are increasingly...

Greece objects to a proposal to ban EU-vessels from shipping Russian crude oil. The European Commission last week officially proposed a full ban on Russian crude and oil product imports by the end of...

Oil prices are dropping fast as fears of crude demand destruction grow given China’s COVID situation and the de-risking event happening with U.S. stocks. An imminent embargo on Russian energy...

Brent crude is back below $110/bbl, losing 2% since the start of the day on Monday. At the beginning of May, oil largely remained within the trends of previous months. There are still accumulating...

It is another Monday risk-off mode as demand fears are creeping back into the oil complex. Reports that Saudi Arabia lowered its selling price for crude from a record high started those concerns, and...

The major asset classes took another hit for the trading week through Friday, May 6 – with a familiar exception: commodities. After a modest pullback in the second half of April, raw materials...

Fears of a global recession from high inflation and resultant monetary tightening by central bankers could determine if oil prices come off their peaks this week, allowing gold to climb instead...

Oil Oil prices are kick starting the week by trading in positive territory. This is mainly because Hungary continues to resist an EU plan to prohibit Russian oil imports. This is delaying the bloc's...