Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Oil news is slow in the aftermath of last week’s OPEC+ meeting, but there are four issues oil traders should be looking at this week.1. Demand Still Conforms to Seasonal PatternsEven though...

Gold longs who loaded up at above $1,900 an ounce might be between a rock and a hard place this week. Just as perilous could be the case of oil bulls, with crude’s rally above $50 per barrel...

Eight-year bear market Prices broke higher in late 2020 Corn, soybeans, and wheat prices soar to over six-year highs All about the weather Grains will remain strong Corn and soybeans reached an...

With less than two weeks before he takes office to possibly announce COVID-relief checks of $2,000 for each American—in what could be his first order of business—President-elect Joseph...

At its meeting in the beginning of December, OPEC+ agreed to shift from biannual ministerial meetings to monthly ministerial meetings at which members would consider oil output for the following...

Will it come? Or rather WHEN will it come?Expectations over “real” cold weather—the kind that forces one to bundle up, even indoors, and crank the heat up all the way—are...

The year of the pandemic was horrible for most things. But it was sweet for stocks and a select group of raw materials, particularly sugar prices, which had their best year in five. With 2021 in play,...

Gold surged on Monday to start the new year on a high note, gaining 2.3%. The precious metal broke free of its stifling falling channel, as the dollar drop extended. Gold, which is priced in USD,...

Raja Adnan hasn’t set foot outside Pakistan. Yet, for the past month, the 24-year-old daytime trader in gold has had the U.S. state of Georgia on his mind — just like the 1960 song by Ray...

As 2020 ends and 2021 begins, it's customary to make predictions. However, predictions are at least as likely to be wrong as right. (See Daniel Kahneman’s work or just consider if anyone could...

The year of the pandemic continues to surprise, with 2020's choice of commodity winners and losers. In the agricultural corner, despite the storm over U.S. tariffs on China and blow to animal...

The two metals are supposed to be on the opposite ends of the investment spectrum, one leveraging on risk and the other safe-haven money. Yet, startlingly, prices of copper and gold have risen and...

As we approach the new year, much of the oil markets' attention has been on coronavirus developments, OPEC+ debates, holiday travel forecasts and U.S. politics. But there are other major players in...

To the longs in natural gas, Santa’s sleigh seems to have just whizzed past this year, without making a pit stop to deliver gifts at the Henry Hub.Hopes of pre-Christmas cheer for gas bulls were...