Commodities Analysis & Opinion

A weaker U.S. dollar is a good thing for assets like commodities. So it shouldn’t be any surprise that commodities have been very strong over the past several months while the dollar has been...

Oil prices are under strain as reports of a new strain of the Covid 19 virus that was found in India may have made its way into some limited parts of China. The story broke yesterday and it broke...

Strength in the dollar along with a surge in global bond yields is likely to keep gold prices under pressure. The dollar index is trading near 90.748 which has recovered from yesterday's low of...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comCommodities are inflation barometers Metals, energy, agricultural commodities all point to the economic condition The Fed and Treasury ignore the...

The oil price is ready for further growth, and this year it might consolidate in the area of $70-75, not ruling out bounces up to $85.The rally in early November overheated the price by March, which...

Market manipulation is as old as the market itself. From arbitrage to front running, from pump and dump to cornering the market.But every imbalance will be closed at some point in time, and every...

Modern Monetary Theory, or MMT, as it’s better known, is a recurring theme that’s not likely to go away.  However, there’s nothing modern about it; it’s not about money...

Yesterday, gold got a boost from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, during his monthly, post-FOMC meeting press conference. Once again, he downplayed the inflationary pressures seen recently in the US economic...

Commodities prices have risen rather sharply over the past 12-18 months, adding to worries of pricing pressure and inflation. As you can see in the chart above, businesses are taking note. The word...

Gold spot over ran strong support at 1770/68 to hit 1762 before we shot higher on the FOMC.Silver spot tested strong support at 2610/00 and held above 2580, keeping us long for the recovery to...

Crude oil prices continued the positive move from last week’s low of $60.66 per barrel and currently holding above $64 per barrel on increased demand optimism due to positive...

An array of market developments and geopolitical catalysts are currently moving the price of oil higher. Below, the 5 key triggers:1. Why Oil Prices Shot Up Wednesday MorningAfter barely moving for...

The market squeeze is going from bad to worse for natural gas bears, presumably bad enough for some to yell out to be rescued.Gas futures from July 2021 through February 2022 on the New York...

Oil powers higher on US recovery target fixationOil markets ignored a rise in official US Crude Inventories, as they did with the API numbers the day before, with both Brent crude and WTI recording...