Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Research Highlights:With gold trading above $2,000 for the first time and silver trading near $27.50, you need to understand the risks in the markets that precious metals are warning of. If gold...

In a response to the coronavirus crisis, the Fed has already cut interest rates to zero and implemented quantitative easing. But that’s not enough and the U.S. central bankers are now talking...

The gold futures contract lost 1.21% on Thursday, as it extended its Wednesday's decline of more than 2%. The yellow metal's price remained below $2,000. Gold reversed lower after previous Friday's...

Back in June, even the naysayers would have privately admitted that they expected gold to hit $2,000 an ounce at some point this year, if not next. What even the bulls didn’t anticipate was it...

Whenever the commodity cycle reaches a trough, all eyes turn to China. Asia’s biggest powerhouse has through years of explosive growth become the top—or one of the top—importers of...

It’s been a brutal year for shale. While the sector was already faltering, spurring countless headlines about the death of shale over the past year or so, the novel coronavirus has dealt the...

Since the end of June, the natural gas futures market experienced a significant recovery. The price traded to a 25-year low at $1.432 in late June. Over the past sessions, the nearby NYMEX futures...

Another Painful Stumble For GoldGold has given up overnight gains as the rebound from Wednesday’s slide was short-lived. The culprit for the latest gold dive was the Fed, who’s reluctance...

CPI rises again in July. But will the inflation dragon take to the air, taking gold with it?The U.S. CPI inflation rate rose 0.6 percent in July, for the second month in a row. The move was driven to...

The price of copper is known to reflect the state of the world economy. It is closely related to infrastructure and manufacturing spending, which tend to increase during a strong economy and contract...

Evidence is mounting that oil prices may decline in the coming months. Whereas the common perception since March has been that we would see an uninterrupted—if slow—recovery, we are...

Natural gas bulls might just feel like taking a victory lap. And why not? Prices of the power generation fuel are up 35% since the start of August, and if they stay their course, could finish...

Sadly, my prediction that 2020 would represent resistance for gold held quite true. We made a nice run at it yesterday, but then – – boing!! In turn, the miners, like VanEck Vectors...

Almost two years ago I wrote, “Why Warren Buffett Would Be Buying Precious Metals Again (If He Could).” In that piece, I referenced a quote from his 1997 letter to Berkshire Hathaway...