Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Lumber has given up nearly all of its 95% gain from earlier in the year after US builders snuffed the rally in the home construction commodity by simply choking activity.Since reaching an all-time...

Prices of cocoa are down almost 9% on the year while futures of frozen concentrated orange juice are trading about 4% lower.Just don’t expect that bar of Kitkat or cup of hot chocolate at...

Gold found its footing this morning, after the precious metal last week registered its worst weekly performance in 15 months.The 6.2% lower settlement at the close of the previous week's trade puts...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comHigh-flying copper reaches a record high in May Copper corrects: The Fed makes it a falling knife Three reasons why copper’s move is a...

With the tapering cat out of the bag, all eyes are on what the Federal Reserve will say hereon, leaving gold’s fate pretty much in the hands of speculators who will try to second guess the...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comCrude oil was struggling to find support on Friday after a two-day sell-off. As the rally fizzled out, the key question is whether oil prices are...

Just after President Joe Biden's January 2021 inauguration, I discussed some of the potential energy policies that his administration might enact and what impact they could have on the oil market. Six...

The natural gas bull is having one of the best times in years. While almost every advisory on the trade has the obligatory caution to beware of price swings, there is barely anything of that sort...

For almost as long as the terms precious metals and safe-haven have been around, gold has ruled the roost for both, with silver playing second fiddle. After gold’s struggle with $1,900 levels...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comCrude oil makes a new multi-year high last week - The next technical target is the gateway to triple-digit crude oil prices A perfect bullish...

Will this be the week the Fed faces up to inflationary forces and lays down a timetable for the tapering of its monthly asset buying? If so, gold has already been caught in the throes of that move,...

This year’s most explosive agricultural rally has been in soyoil, as roaring demand for biofuels led to a 66% gain on the year. If corn has its way, it might do even better with the US...

Higher demand and the start of the summer driving season in the US are playing an important role in moving oil prices higher. WTI breached the $70 per barrel mark early on Wednesday, with Brent up to...

Buckle up: The bucking bronco of natural gas could return.After weeks of relative tranquility that belied the inherent nature of one of the energy sector’s most volatile markets, natural gas...