Commodities Analysis & Opinion

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...

With reference back to our 03 April missive entitled "Gold Seeks Support as its Trend Flips Short", price this past Monday and Tuesday finally tested the uppermost area of said 1854-1779 critical...

With the Fed the focus of investors’ attention this week, the central bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points. However, while market participants initially put on brave faces, optimism...

On Thursday, despite the announcement of a weekly storage build-up of 77 Bcf, the natural gas futures made a strong reversal from the day’s low at $8.123 and tested a high at $8.907 as the...

You can sure tell the difference between politicians and businesspeople. Politicians have a tendency, when it comes to making business decisions, to do the wrong thing because they are risking...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe bond market has already moved 2 reasons why higher interest rates tend to weigh on commodity prices 3 reasons why this time is different A...

With investors hitching their wagons to the Fed’s horse on May 4, they still believe that Chairman Jerome Powell can accomplish the impossible. Therefore, it’s all about following the man...

India Mulls Restriction of Wheat ExportsIndia is mulling the idea of restricting the export of its locally grown wheat. Such a move would likely upset the global supply chain of wheat, adding to the...

Hey brother, can you spare a can of diesel? U.S. diesel inventories fell to historic lows against a backdrop of a Federal Reserve that was not quite as hawkish as feared. Europe looks to be making...

Crude oil prices surged after EU outlined plans on phasing Russian oil and following the FOMC decision that signaled Wall Street has passed peak hawkishness. The oil market will remain tight going...

Had one been told back in December—before the Russia-Ukraine drama really got heated up—that natural gas would be double the price by April, the temptation might have been to laugh. But...

It’s important to look to other, larger markets to get a heads up on when sentiment is shifting which could lead to a bounce in markets. We discuss the US markets and bonds as key sectors to...

Markets are a discounting mechanism. They anticipate and reflect the near future. Gold isn’t going to decline continuously until a Fed policy reversal. Its likely gold makes a low...

The Fed has to react firmly with the U.S. economy still on fire and inflation galloping. It’s a decision day for the Fed, as a 50 basis point rate hike is likely a done deal. Moreover, while...