Commodities Analysis & Opinion

As Brent crude oil breaks the $80 mark, a complex blend of geopolitical tensions and supply dynamics sends shockwaves through the global energy market. In the midst of escalating tensions in the...

Crude oil prices remain rangebound. However, refinery margins continue to strengthen driven by tightness in middle distillates. Gasoline has also played a role in this strength, with cracks rising on...

Gold, after making new highs in December, appears to be pausing before aiming for new highs in 2024. Geopolitical conflicts and historical trends suggest a favorable period for gold prices between...

Can pigs fly? Perhaps they can, but with US stock markets soaring and wage pressures intensifying, it’s very hard to see the Fed engaging in aggressive rate cuts. The current action of the...

Global manufacturing is slowly stirring back to life, as evidenced by a positive purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reading in January, and industrial metals, copper especially, look poised to...

During the COVID pandemic, commodity prices soared. And this lead to a bout of inflation that we hadn’t seen in years.But commodity prices have leveled off and this has helped to keep inflation...

Since I predicted a steep fall in the gold futures while writing my last analysis, April gold futures closed Friday with a loss of $17. Precious metals on Friday retreated as Friday’s...

The rise in US oil inventories has halted the short-term price uptrend. Meanwhile, the situation in the Red Sea remains unstable and pivotal to oil prices' next move. Concerns about the Chinese...

A new report by BMO Capital Markets suggests that the price of gold is no longer being driven by real interest rates. What replaced them? I unveil the answer below.The American consumer did it again....

Gold and silver have started the week positively, with gold surpassing $2030 and silver reaching $23. Despite a challenging start in 2024, gold faces short-term pressures driven by positive risk...

Despite a rollover gap-up opening this week, Gold futures could remain under selling pressure on Monday as Friday’s stronger-than-expected economic data on Dec. Personal Spending and Pending...

The prospect that the Fed's pivot might come in May has kept gold under pressure and strengthened the dollar. However, forecasts point to continued stable demand for gold in 2024 $1940 per ounce is a...

On analyzing the movement by the gold futures in January, I find that the yellow metal is under selling pressure amid decreasing recessionary hopes and the anticipated meeting of the Federal Reserve...

Gold finished lower last week due to a slightly hawkish shift in Fed rate cut expectations Traders are closely monitoring central bank meetings (BOJ, ECB), global PMIs, and US GDP/PCE inflation...