Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The US soybean market is emerging slowly from the clutches of the bear wrap it fell into two weeks ago.But here’s the thing: If you’re looking for the perfect buying opportunity, you might...

The oil market has seen some extreme volatility this week. Some of it was due to OPEC's internal politics and the way the cartel chose to resolve the recent production impasse. Lack of clarity over...

Every energy market got crushed during this week’s Black Monday, but not natural gas. Futures of crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange lost 7% while that of gasoline fell 6%. NYMEX...

During trading on Wednesday, gains in crude oil were scaled back, after Tuesday’s rebound. This followed an unexpected build in US inventories, underscoring concerns for reduced demand as the...

Cocoa grinders from the United States to Europe upped their processing of the commodity in the second quarter as confectioners sought more of the raw material for turning out chocolates, baked goods,...

Last week, we provided a bearish call on gold, saying that if spiking inflation wasn’t a strong enough catalyst to push the precious metal higher, that's a bearish sign. Indeed, after that...

After months of attempts by market bulls to downplay it, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is beginning to show its most virulent impact yet on risk appetite, not just in stocks but also...

Conflicts have appeared between the outlook for the Dollar and Precious Metals as Negatives are Posted on Gold and Silver on Friday, after the EuroDollar also created a negative earlier in the week....

This year, oil prices have been driven much more by demand numbers and headlines than by actual supply. In fact, oil demand has moved significantly with forecasts also expecting more change, while...

After a 2-½ year high, natural gas prices seem to be in consolidation mode as a moderation in summer heat indicates less cooling demand in the coming weeks.Front-month gas futures on the New...

Yesterday's consumer price index release caught traders unprepared. Both the headline and core readings for the month of June surged 0.9%, showing that inflation spiked nearly double the already...

It couldn’t have come at a more inopportune time for OPEC and the ​​oil bulls who live off the cartel, but China has started to slow its buying of crude—in the same way it has...

It had barely recovered from the COVID-19 itself and now the Delta variant looks set to put a tighter bear squeeze on cocoa.The raw material for chocolates, baked goods, ice-cream and countless other...

A raft of inflation data and a host of speeches by Federal Reserve officials, along with the dollar’s reaction to those, will determine if gold gets to progress more deeply into $1,800 territory...