Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Crude oil prices are up nearly 300% after their historic drop below zero in April. The global economy came to a near-standstill with flights grounded, ships anchored, and drivers revving up their Zoom...

The story with the recent snap-back in oil is the fact that demand keeps coming back faster than expectations. The Wall Street Journal points out that, “US crude’s 94% advance this...

The Gold Futures contract gained 0.05% on Monday, as it extended its short-term consolidation along last Wednesday's new yearly high of $1,796.10. The market continued its long-term uptrend last week....

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com US-China trade weighs on the price of the fluffy fiber 2020 markets look a lot like 2008 Oversupply leads to the bottom-end of pricing cycles in...

Rising economic and political uncertainty has boosted everyone’s favorite precious metal in 2020. An ounce of gold is priced at just over $1,781, the highest since 2012, based on the continuous...

Very little happened on the precious metals market yesterday and the related markets, but it seems that we might see something more interesting today. The USD Index (third from the bottom) reversed...

China is building a buyer’s group (or cartel) comprised of its major state oil companies. I’m frankly surprised that this wasn’t already the case since everything else is tightly...

Gold has broken out from a two-month-long consolidation (from $1680 to $1770), but the other precious metals markets have not confirmed Gold’s strength.The gold stocks...

by Mike ZaccardiIt seems like ages ago when the SPDR® Gold Shares (NYSE:GLD), the gold ETF was the biggest in the world by market cap. The time was 2011—the global economy was still in the...

The next few days are likely to be critical ones for gold, and as the precious metal moves to test the $1,800-per-ounce level once more, a region that has seen several failures over the last few...

Trading conditions in the crude oil futures arena at NYMEX have been like riding a psychotic horse through a burning barn in 2020. The year started with a military confrontation between the U.S. and...

Corn sank due to the weather in the US Midwest, while funds added to their record short positions in last week's trade. The market is coming in higher, but I would be hard pressed to believe we will...

The crushing squeeze on oil from the flare-up in cases of COVID-19 is likely to continue this week, as bears eye $35 a barrel and below for US crude.Gold, by contrast, could have its best moment in...

The second wave of COVID-19 is here and while it makes gold's potential even better in the long run, it’s likely to mean a sharp decline in the shorter term.It might be tempting to focus on...