Commodities Analysis & Opinion

There is so much news. Most of it bullish for the oil and gas markets. It’s hard to keep up, but we will give it best efforts. Oil and natural gas prices are soaring and things are getting so...

Electricity prices across Europe are surging, and it isn’t even winter yet. In the U.K., the price for baseload electricity hit £354 (US$491) per megawatt-hour (MWh) on Monday. That's 700%...

Oil remains near its recent highsOil prices remained firm yesterday, despite the lower than forecast US CPI data. Both Brent crude and WTI recorded small increases leaving them at the top of their...

A five-month plunge in ​​palladium and platinum prices have shattered the long winning streaks witnessed for almost three years in the two autocatalyst metals. While the semiconductor...

Palladium is currently trading at $1,974/t.oz, a 13-month low for the soft silver-white mineral. In August 2020, Palladium was trading at such a price before it shot up within a hair’s width of...

The European Central Bank tapered its asset purchases. Only that it didn’t taper at all. Are you confused? Gold isn’t. It simply doesn’t care.Tapering has begun. For now, in the...

What is the world to gain if it gets oil from OPEC+ but loses it in the Gulf of Mexico? The International Energy Agency (IEA) pointed out the obvious, that the loss of production from Hurricane Ida...

Hurricane Nicholas lifts oil pricesOil prices are rising once more, with WTI still sitting comfortably above $70 after recording two days of gains. The OPEC monthly report on Monday gave an...

Every inflation data print these days seem to spell doom for gold and the US CPI number, scheduled for release Tuesday, isn't expected to be much different.Forecasters are expecting the figures to...

Gold Spot shorts at key resistance at 1798/1802 worked again on Monday as we reversed from 1798 to hit targets of 1794 and 1788 for up to 10 points profit on the day.Silver Spot broke strong support...

Autumn is just around the corner, and while the precious metals tasted some success most recently, the medium-term is still set for a downtrend.With Fed Chairman Jerome Powell sticking to his dovish...

Record breaking natural gas and electricity prices in Europe could be the harbinger of increased volatility in global commodity markets, according to Goldman Sachs.“European energy pricing...

Two recent reports warned that oil and gas production needs to be significantly reduced if the world is to meet the Paris Agreement goals and curb the effects of climate change. They add to a growing...

Gold price ran from $1,265 at the beginning of May 2019 to $2,089 in early August 2020. That’s a 65% move in 15 months. Over that period of time, gold outperformed every financial asset class....