Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Oil prices are plunging closer to bear market territory on fears global crude demand forecasts for the remainder of the year will see drastic reductions. Visions of the U.S. economy being fully...

The oil market remains under pressure for the third week in a row. During this time, the quotes sank by more than 7%, correcting from $75 to $70.The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant around the...

After an overheated first half of the year, oil has been ranging since July. The price, which has now topped out, is likely to attract short-sellers and scare away bulls.Crude's luster has been waning...

Oil prices got hit in a risk-off mode as the Fed suggests that tapering of the asset could happen this year and continuing concerns of Covid spread, not to mention a total lack of confidence in the...

Oil sinks further on growth concernsBoth Brent crude and WTI endured a tough day at the office yesterday as global growth concerns and a strong post-minutes' US dollar saw both contracts post...

The latest FOMC minutes show that the Fed will likely taper quantitative easing this year. It’s largely priced in, but downside risks to gold remain.Yesterday, the FOMC published minutes from...

On the Aug. 19 2021 the Fed minutes revealed that the tapering could possibly begin this year instead of early 2022. The minutes revealed there was a divide between certain state departments that...

Oil prices continued slumping on Wednesday, as the market weighed the dollar's strength compared to other currencies, along with the global rise of coronavirus cases. As market volatility continues,...

With worried investors pivoting into safe haven assets, lifting gold, it's a bit of a surprise that silver has been underperforming.Risk assets such as stocks have been struggling since Monday,...

Maybe it is time that Joe Biden admits that he is not up to the job of President of the United States. Policies of vindictiveness and trying to undo Trump-era policies are not a policy to run a...

Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) just made headlines due to their purchase of $50m in gold. Why on Earth would this barbarous relic of the Stone Age be of any use to anyone in today’s world of...

The junior mining stocks’ extreme underperformance is the “new normal” that barely anyone talks about. Ignorance is pleasant, but it comes at a cost.To be clear: it’s something...

Oil continues to suffer recovery nervesThe weaker than expected US Retail Sales data and ensuing US dollar strength weighed further on oil prices yesterday. Confidence is being weakened anyway by...

Fundamental Analysis Demand-side factors have caused oil prices to fall in recent weeks. Coronavirus cases have been growing globally, forcing hedge funds to sell off portions of their holdings for...