Commodities Analysis & Opinion

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...

Orange juice futures are headed for their biggest loss in eight months as the year winds down. Yet, long-only investors in OJ, as the market is commonly known through its trading symbol, are also...

Volatility is back. The VIX, often referred to as the “fear gauge,” has been on the rise since the market's November low, providing a negative divergence to stock prices which just keep...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com Copper rises to its highest price in almost eight years After correcting, Lumber moving back towards September record high Red metal and wood...

It’ll likely be a week of different reckonings across the commodities space, with lawmakers in the U.S. Congress finally reaching a fiscal deal for COVID-19 aid.Prices of gold, beaten to near...

Away from the world of gold, the typically less-showy platinum has been having a rocking performance}}. Next, sister-metal {{8883|palladium may catch up as investors look for choice places to put...

Two prominent organizations released their updated oil demand forecasts for what remains of this year and for 2021. Both the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the International...

Memo to gas bulls: The wait for $3 pricing may take longer than thought.Natural gas futures on New York’s Henry Hub were well below the $3 per mmBtu, or million metric British thermal units mark...

Sugar prices have tumbled, on signs of sluggish year-end demand due to a pandemic that’s restricting festivities for 2020. Be that as it may, the seven-week low after a seven-month-long rally...

If there ever were a time the haven crowd seemed unsure of what to do, this must be it. And should there be an occasion for gold to rise, despite the odds stacked against it, this might be the time...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comIn the energy space, coal has been a four-letter word Metallurgical coal a critical ingredient for steelmakers Coal price trend is bullish All...