Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Nearly 3,000 miles from the Zurich headquarters of Barry Callebaut (SIX:BARN), Ghana’s cocoa traders are anxiously watching how the Swiss chocolatier will respond to the controversy that's...

It’s the commodity that’s most in the red for March after natural gas, prompting one to ask: is electric vehicle battery metal nickel losing its supercharged rally of the past year?As of...

Will Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell say something this week to cool ramping US bond yields? If not, will he at least indicate action to come?The Fed will hold its monthly policy meeting for March on...

It’s here. The stimulus America has waited three months for. In the coming days and weeks, we will see how the different markets respond to the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion...

Yesterday, in Using Metals to Trade Both Sides of Inflation, we noted that the dynamics of inflation were multi-faceted. Rising inflation would be positive for economic growth, job creation and...

Oil prices are maintaining their OPEC+ boost from last week. Nevertheless, aside from a brief spike due to a thwarted missile attack on Saudi Arabia, prices of the commodity haven’t risen all...

With conviction about the recovery from COVID-19 growing by the day, the price of every commodity is reaching for its pre-pandemic dynamism. For gold, nothing could be worse.Unlike oil or copper,...

The red metal soars to a decade high Stockpiles are low, but manipulation is common The case for new record highs in copper Risk rises with the price Levels to watch: Producers are golden, but costs...

OPEC and OPEC+ meet on Thursday, Mar. 4 and Friday, Mar. 5, respectively, to consider increasing oil production during April and beyond. There are two issues at stake for OPEC+ this week, both related...

As frightful as the Texas deep-freeze blitz and the euphoria of $3 plus pricing was three weeks back, a new challenge has crept into natural gas: the dawn of spring weather and keeping support at the...

In the world of oil, Saudi Arabia likes to pride itself as the producer of last resort. Recent years have, however, proven a more appropriate description for the kingdom as a crude producer: the loser...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comCommodities rising to new highs daily Gold lagging other precious metals Gold is resting, consolidating, and preparing for its next move to the...

In this column a week ago, we cautioned of gold and oil prices having reached inflection points, following a tumble in the dollar and the aftermath of the Arctic blitz that hit Texas’ oil and...

This week and next, traders must understand that U.S. numbers will be skewed by the winter freeze that hampered oil production in Texas last week. Next week, traders should be prepared for news from...