Commodities Analysis & Opinion

That’s what many expect. Speculations are getting wild about election results and how they affect the markets. Many other aspects come into play and a heated emotional debate is in play since...

The price of oil continues to sag, driven by a lack of demand coupled with supplies remaining at pre-COVID levels. The weakness in the commodity was further reinforced by yet another company in the...

Oil bulls have been in a knife fight and getting cut as global Covid lockdowns expand. While demand destruction due to the lockdowns will be real, it is clear that they will not be as devastating...

The National Hurricane Center issued yet another advisory about a Disturbance moving towards the Gulf Coast direction when we are still counting and assessing the casualties after Hurricane Zeta....

Oil’s woes continueOil prices were crushed again overnight, as Covid-19-induced consumption uncertainty, and the risk of the US elections combined to send oil prices sharply lower again. Brent...

After the market broke during the pandemic panic and crude oil prices fell into negative territory, a quick and sharp surge followed. WTI climbed to $43.84 a barrel in late-August. But the crisis was...

The dichotomy is quite startling.U.S. chocolate and candy sales are up more than 8% from last Halloween. But the price of cocoa, the raw material for those treats, is down more than 8% for...

I previously wrote that practically nothing happened on the gold market, which is bearish since gold should be rallying or trading at higher levels, given the pre-election uncertainty. However, gold...

Reports of 50-foot waves created from Hurricane Zeta’s winds around the LOOP Louisiana Offshore Oil PORT is not the wave that has oil traders most concerned. It is the second or third wave,...

The U.S. presidential election, renewed lockdowns in Europe and other impending news means next week could be critical for determining the direction of the global economy and oil demand.Two major...

Silver completed a second consecutive bearish pattern, as it crosses below its uptrend line since the March lows.So what pushed silver to its March low? The same thing as usual—dollar strength,...

Covid-19 infections are surging. Will the price of gold surge too?Things are not looking good folks. The epidemiological situation is worsening. As the chart below shows, the number of new daily cases...

COVID-19 torpedoes oil pricesThe new lockdowns in German and France and the spiraling case numbers of COVID-19 cases in the US torpedoed oil prices below the waterline overnight. Concerns about the...

Hurricanes are destructive. But they can also be a boon to energy producers when they boost flagging oil and gas prices. Hurricane Zeta, which lashed the Louisiana Coast on Wednesday during a storm...