Commodities Analysis & Opinion

As we start the new year, here's a look at some of the issues that could be the most important drivers of oil prices in 2022.We have already seen forecasts for 2022 that range from moderate drops to...

It’s quite remarkable that the biggest natural gas rally in five years is also masking the worst quarterly loss in 13 years.Gas futures on New York’s Henry Hub are poised to finish 2021 up...

Natural gas bulls are at the bay before a breakout move, as 2021 concludes. $4.040 provided a stiff resistance for a long time since the noises over warm winters echoed at the beginning of...

Oil is taking it easy and easing off a bit after reports that Saudi Arabia will lower the selling price of oil to Asia by about one dollar a barrel. The Reuters survey says that the producer is...

That arabica coffee is the biggest winner among major crop commodities for 2021 is beyond dispute. Whether those fortunes will continue well into the new year is what investors need to...

The precious metal has been performing well over the last few days and has been able to hold ground above the crucial $1,800 mark, mainly because investors are using gold as a hedge against increased...

High inflation won’t go away in 2022. Good for gold. However, it is likely to continue to climb and reach its peak. That sounds a bit worse for gold.If 2021 was tough for you, I don’t...

The oil market is putting at least some fear of the Omicron variant behind it and is surging on a path back to the pre-Omicron price collapse that went far beyond reason. Even the Biden administration...

Though the S&P 500 yesterday scored its 69th record close for 2021, goldbugs might be more interested in a far less publicized event: gold has reached its highest level in five-and-a-half...

Looks like some of Wall Street’s Christmas cheer has spilled over into the soy market. All charts courtesy of skcharting.comPrices of Chicago-traded soybeans are up 13% for December....

Omicron is still wrecking havoc with the global economy and global oil demand. Reports that China is telling people in the Xian province that they have to stay indoors is not helping matters. That is...

With but five trading days remaining in 2021, gold—as we'll show—traditionally is the gift that keeps on giving into year-end. But first, we've this:The last time 25 December arrived...

If you trade, then congratulations for making it this far in a volatility-wracked year. With just a week left to 2021, the risk versus fear battle enters its final phase as oil bulls try to round...

The chart above is the HUI to SPX ratio [GDX (NYSE:GDX) was not around until 2006] vs the price of gold on a weekly basis going back to mid-2000. It shows that the mining stocks are extraordinarily...