Commodities Analysis & Opinion

While gamblers returned to the stock market and their optimism helped uplift the PMs, Fed hawks were out in full force on Jan. 11. Thought market participants ignored their ominous warnings, the harsh...

Everyone knows inflation is on the rise and with the latest year-over-year inflation numbers up 7%, investors are finally getting the picture that market growth has challenges ahead.Now, investors are...

Oil extends rally on EIA drawdownCrude prices extended gains after oil inventories fell to the lowest levels since October 2018. The EIA crude oil inventory posted a larger-than-expected headline...

Fundamentals Remain Bullish For CrudeOil prices are trading back around their highest levels since late October after another surge on Tuesday. The rally continues as OPEC continues to miss output...

Breaking up is hard to do, but global oil markets are doing it anyway.Oil is breaking up into stochastically overbought areas and making up for lost momentum that was taken away with Omicron scares....

USD is coming down after US stocks stabilized and even recovered following FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony yesterday.As we noted yesterday, he was careful with his "policy outlook" and was not...

WTI crude oil surpassed the $80 mark in Tuesday's trading, near two-month highs and solidly above the 2018-2021 pivot levels near $75. Oil's fall in November-December by more than a quarter from a...

“Bring it on,” the long-gold crowd seems to be telling anyone disputing the yellow metal’s ability to act as a hedge against untoward US inflation expected this year.After benchmark...

The imminent interest rate hike by the Fed is almost certain. Are investors' concerns justified and will it mean trouble for the precious metals?While the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite...

A portion of the commentary below is from the latest issue of the Mining Stock Journal. Recent trading action in gold, silver and the mining stocks lead me to believe that a major move in the precious...

OilCrude prices rallied alongside risky assets after Fed Chair Powell signaled a lengthy debate over the balance sheet runoff. A long road to normal means the economy will still see a lot of support...

Job creation figures disappointed expectations in December. However, it could not be enough to counterweight rising real interest rates and save gold.On Thursday (January 6, 2022),...

Oil Eyes Autumn HighsOil prices are rebounding higher again on Tuesday, up more than 1%, with sights seemingly set on the late autumn highs. We saw some heat come out of the market over the last...

Natural gas futures started this week with a gap-up opening nearly 5% hihger amid expectation of cold weather would cover most of the Mid-West and North-East until the end of this week.Undoubtedly,...