Commodities Analysis & Opinion

As I write this, gold is trading just under $2,500 an ounce after surging past the psychologically important level for the first time ever in mid-August. For seasoned gold mining investors, this...

There are many problems with the calculation methodology of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and with the whole concept of coming up with a single number to represent the purchasing power of...

Oil got crushed as a multitude of factors hit as traders started back from the Labor Day holiday weekend. First and foremost was weak global manufacturing data starting in China and ending in the US...

Gold prices are trending down due to a lack of safe-haven bids and a strong US Dollar. Upcoming US jobs data and interest rate decisions will significantly impact gold’s future...

WTI crude oil falls below $70 a barrel. This comes amid rising fears of slowing growth in China and the US following underwhelming data. With OPEC+ planning to ease production restrictions, the...

When I think about the metals market, I chuckle as it has obliterated just about every expectation many have had about what drives the market. We have seen metals decline during a strong inflationary...

We got a pullback in silver that I thought might be coming in my last post. I wrote Aug 20, 2024 the following: If we do get a pullback in the price of gold and silver, it will be short lived. The...

Brent crude oil prices fell by 4% due to concerns about weakening demand from China. The disruption in Libyan oil production has had a limited impact on prices so far, but the situation remains...

Oil prices are giving into weak demand concerns out of China and hoping that their economic slowdown will make the loss of Libyan barrels somewhat negligible. This comes as JODI regs world oil demand...

Brent crude oil prices have experienced significant selling pressure recently, dipping to 77.21 USD per barrel on Tuesday. Although there has been a slight recovery from earlier lows, the overall...

Often the release of fundamental data such as oil inventories and production or economic activity influences the market, although sometimes the price behaves independently, as was the case last week....

Gold has seen a seven-month streak of gains, rising 22% this year so far. Traders now watching closely for signs of whether this trend will continue in September. The uptrend remains intact, with...

Vince Lanci provides reasons why Gold might sell-off in the next week or two but otherwise is in excellent standing. We discuss the recent margin changes for Gold & Silver, what could transpire...

2024’s second quadrimestre is now complete. So let’s start with our title’s second phrase “GDP Defies Belief”. For Q2’s annualized GDP growth rate was just raised from an improbable first estimate of...