Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Looks like some of Wall Street’s Christmas cheer has spilled over into the soy market. All charts courtesy of skcharting.comPrices of Chicago-traded soybeans are up 13% for December....

If you trade, then congratulations for making it this far in a volatility-wracked year. With just a week left to 2021, the risk versus fear battle enters its final phase as oil bulls try to round...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comA wild and volatile year Lumber made economists eat their words Lumber is highly illiquid, but it is a benchmark Three reasons why lumber is...

While stocks have been rising over the past few days on speculation the economy will weather the current Omicron outbreak of COVID, oil traders don't seem as convinced. The price of the energy...

As 2021 winds down, let’s take a look at how oil markets fared this year and which issues proved to be the most important drivers of prices. WTI started the year just below the $50 per barrel...

Colder weather, fit for winter, is finally arriving in the United States, ending an unseasonably balmy December. But bulls in natural gas will likely have to contend with something else first: a...

All the talk of vehicle electrification and transition to clean energy in the United States has fallen flat for silver, leaving longs with the metal’s worst annual loss in seven years. And...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com 2020 was a golden year - 2021 was a dud Gold took a backseat to cryptos Gold underperformed other commodities Three reasons why 2022 could be a...

Farther and farther from the seasonal average—that’s where weekly withdrawals of natural gas are headed as warm weather across the United States creates little need for indoor...

Oil opened lower on Wednesday and has extended its decline since, dropping for a second consecutive day. WTI is down more than 1% at time of writing, having retreated below the psychological $70 price...

The grains race looks like a photo finish to the close between two of its three contenders. Both corn and wheat are up more than 21% for the year in a neck-and-neck race for the grains crown for...

It started the year quite promisingly, even hitting record highs above $3,000 an ounce at one point. But the global supply chain snarl in automotive chips has done ​​palladium in,...

On Monday, the price of iron ore surged as much as 7.3% in China, on expectations that the world's largest importer of the commodity will provide stimulus next year to boost the Sino economy. Iron...

Will Jerome Powell and the Fed double down and “get it done” by March? If it means a stimulus taper at twice the previously-announced pace and a rate hike that could come a quarter...