Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Though the S&P 500 yesterday scored its 69th record close for 2021, goldbugs might be more interested in a far less publicized event: gold has reached its highest level in five-and-a-half...

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...

After a 70% plunge from May’s record highs to under $500 in September, lumber futures have added back all that they shed over the past seven weeks, keeping up unrelenting pressure on US home...

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...

As the end of the year approaches, it's inflation that's become one of the biggest, immediate stories for the global economy. Though COVID-related issues are still the talk around the oil market, for...

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...