Commodities Analysis & Opinion

By Brien LundinGold Futures bugs were rattled by the drop of more than $200 over the past two weeks, but this week's big rally has clawed much of that back in one fell swoop. The question remains...

Global energy markets are rocking as the market reacts to supersonic risks. Reports overnight that Ukraine made their first MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) inside of Russia is raising...

The bullish rally in gold is fueled by concerns over the Russia-Ukraine conflict stirring safe haven demand. Market sentiment is torn between the prospect of fewer Fed rate cuts in 2025 and rising...

Gold prices rebounded, crossing 2,620 USD per troy ounce on Tuesday, as the US dollar weakened, and investors sought clarity on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy direction. The likelihood of a...

Gold against the 60/40 Portfolio shows how precious metals are performing against stocks and reflects capital flows. Money is moving out of Bonds and into Stocks first and Gold as a close second.

Gold Gold (XAU/USD) initially held strong resistance at 2594/98 and dipped to 2580. In the afternoon we broke higher and I wrote: This is a buy signal for Gold too as we beat 2603.Support at...

Oil prices increased yesterday due to supply outages and a weaker US Dollar. Meanwhile, despite Gazprom halting supply to OMV, Russian pipeline gas continues to flow into Europe as usual Energy –...

The oil market started the week at the lower end of the trading range for the last two months, coinciding with the lower end of the range for the last three years and the upper end for the price in...

China’s finance ministry announced last week that it would end its export tax rebate policy for Aluminium, starting 1 December. LME aluminium prices surged as much as 8.5% on Friday following the...

For you valued regular readers of The Gold Update, price’s demise across these past three weeks ought be no surprise. Into Halloween week, gold vis-à-vis its near-term smooth valuation line ran...

There’s not much going on today in the markets, with the exception of the general stock market, which finally declined after invalidating its move above 6,000. This might have a profound impact on...

What we (NFTRH) viewed as a bullish but frothy sector – the precious metals, which had led the post-March broad rally into late October – has finally taken the haircut it needed. Or to use another...

Crude Oil WTI Futures prices are weaker this morning in part because the Fed Chairman said, “The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates.” But also, on the...

Gold has been under consistent selling pressure since the end of October, as investors take profits following a prolonged rally. This week alone, gold prices have fallen nearly 5%, marking the...