Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Oil Goes On Wild Ride Energy traders knew today was going to be a wild ride with another OPEC+ meeting, the weekly EIA crude oil inventory report, and as Ukraine-Russia tensions intensified. OPEC+...

What are the odds that OPEC would be holding its second meeting of the year on 2/2/22 and on Groundhog Day?Maybe numerologists could find some deep meaning in this unusual occurrence, perhaps...

The first OPEC+ meeting of 2022 gets underway today. The group will decide on how to set its production levels for the coming months. Oil prices have been on a solid topside run recently, with prices...

In a twist that probably surprised the longs in the market too, gold catapulted to settle back above $1,800 an ounce on Tuesday, just three sessions after its spectacular fall from that perch.By the...

Gold went nowhere despite the recent rally in commodities. Elevated inflation added to the pain that gold bugs had to go through for the past 18 months.The correction is not over yet. Gold looks...

There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that gold stocks and precious metals at large are approaching a major bottom. The bad news is that history shows potential for sharp...

Gold fought valiantly, gold fought nobly, gold fought honorably. Despite all this sacrifice, it lost the battle. How will it handle the next clashes?Have you ever felt trapped in the tyranny of the...

Gold is attempting to return to the $1800 area on Tuesday. The bulls do not want the price fixing below this round level, as they want to avoid the markets starting a wider liquidation of long...

Energy PricesCrude prices continue to rise over Ukraine-Russia tensions, supply likely to remain tight into the summer, and surging demand on reopening momentum and improving temperatures across...

The average gasoline price in the United States rose for a fifth consecutive week as oil prices rallied and WTI crude hit $88 per barrel, according to the latest analysis of fuel-savings app...

By Leonard Hyman and William TillesThe National Science Foundation reported that the US is falling behind China in measures of scientific prowess Science is often not a top priority for many...

Russia’s natural gas production is expected to hit an all-time high this year, beating the 2021 record, yet this winter season’s deliveries to Europe have been much lower than usual.In...

Brent hit $90 per barrel last week and plenty of banks and oil majors now believe we will see $100 oil this year. If oil does continue to climb, demand growth will likely slow and central banks may...

It was no surprise that both gold and silver suffered a lot last week, since they usually react with a weakening to the dollar's success. As predicted, at the sight of the Fed’s hawk spreading...