Commodities Analysis & Opinion

OilCrude prices declined after initial lab results showed that two doses of the Sinovac COVID vaccine was ineffective in neutralizing the Omicron variant. With much of the emerging world dependent on...

Once inflation is set free, it never returns to the previous state. The fight requires fast thinking, but major banks still sit on the fence.On the global economic scene, major central banks still...

Oil opened lower on Wednesday and has extended its decline since, dropping for a second consecutive day. WTI is down more than 1% at time of writing, having retreated below the psychological $70 price...

Forget Omicron, it's inflation that is now the biggest threat to oil demand, or at least that is the oil market’s perception. Oil prices continue to be under pressure after the producer price...

The grains race looks like a photo finish to the close between two of its three contenders. Both corn and wheat are up more than 21% for the year in a neck-and-neck race for the grains crown for...

The energy sector has recovered this year, driven by the reopening of economies and the subsequent rebound in oil demand. Despite the pullback in oil prices and energy stocks in recent weeks, energy...

The inflation beast is growing stronger. Unfortunately for gold bulls, we cannot say the same about the yellow metal. The current number of the beast is not 6.66%, but 6.8%. This is how high the...

Gold has remained aloof from the main market movements since the beginning of the month, hovering in a range of no more than 1.5% over the last two weeks and alternating between rising and...

When I started as a third-party reservoir engineer twenty-six years ago, plugging costs seemed optional to this neophyte. Salvage value probably covered abandonment costs so that they could be...

Oil and gas companies have recovered from a crisis year in 2020, with some companies now posting record cash flow. In 2022, the main focus for oil and gas companies will be keeping shareholders happy...

It started the year quite promisingly, even hitting record highs above $3,000 an ounce at one point. But the global supply chain snarl in automotive chips has done ​​palladium in,...

Oil prices appear to have stabilized over the last week after roaring back from their Omicron-induced losses. OPEC+ put a floor under the price for now as the group warned of sudden adjustments in...

I think the Fed knows that the fundamentals support a much higher gold price. I also believe that’s part of the reason that the Fed followed through on its taper threat, thereby posturing that...

One swallow doesn't make a summer, but when it comes to slower inflation pressure, there have been several. Will the narrative change soon?While Fed Chair Jerome Powell had been preaching his...