Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Yesterday, in Using Metals to Trade Both Sides of Inflation, we noted that the dynamics of inflation were multi-faceted. Rising inflation would be positive for economic growth, job creation and...

Gold prices gained for a third straight session on Thursday, hitting a one-week peak as softer inflation data in the United States pressured Treasury yields and the dollar index. Spot...

After a super successful week opening, when WTI refreshed its October 2018 highs and reached $68 per barrel, market sentiment changed. In just a few days, the price of one barrel of oil sank by more...

Oil markets continue to consolidateHaving retraced nearly 50% of last week’s rally, oil markets rose modestly overnight, as both Brent and WTI consolidate recent gains. The official US crude...

Oil prices are maintaining their OPEC+ boost from last week. Nevertheless, aside from a brief spike due to a thwarted missile attack on Saudi Arabia, prices of the commodity haven’t risen all...

WTI Crude holding resistance at 6520/40 targets first support at 6450/20. Below 6400 risks a retest of support at 6320/00. If we continue lower look for 6260/50 with support at 6220/6200.Strong...

Put Your Head On My Shoulder, Sandy Fielden wrote in a blog a few years back as the natural gas market headed for another “shoulder season” of supply-demand. While that line would...

Recently, we've been discussing the current market debate regarding the potential for inflation to raise its ugly, or lovely, head—depending on how you interpret the phenomenon.The positive...

In normal circumstances, warm weather extends bearish sentiments for natural gas futures but, this time situation could be different with the growing export of LNG after export disruption due to...

EIA raised its US 2021 crude production estimate to 11.15 million BPDWTI crude oil prices are trading near $63.55 per barrel and trading weak from the last three sessions from a recent high of $67.88...

Oil prices eased overnight, helped lower by a much higher than expected build in US API Crude Inventories. Brent crude fell 1.2% to USD67.30 a barrel, while WTI eased by 1.35% to USD63.70 a barrel....

Today traders will focus on gold, USD and US yields due to US 10-year Treasury Auction and US CPI figures. Higher numbers and inflation could mean increasingly higher interest rates and ultimately a...

Deep within the confines of some of South America’s most fertile lands, a threat might be growing to the rally in US soybeans. Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and...

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