Commodities Analysis & Opinion

In the classic bear market for oil, OPEC never wins in the first round. Those familiar with the modus operandi of the cartel shouldn’t be surprised by the outcome of yesterday’s opening...

WTI is up about 1%, paring about half of yesterday’s selloff. After a year’s worth of gains for the commodity have been wiped out, is it time to get back in? Here's what to consider. The...

After U.S. forces killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani at the beginning of January and Tehran responded by raining rockets at U.S. airbases, traders were told to pick any number they thought was...

To the average investor, being long any commodity other than gold might seem suicidal now, with the coronavirus appearing to have “infected’ almost every raw material from oil to copper...

It’s the only commodity given the “doctor” tag for its ability to tell if all things economic will get better or worse. And true to the faith bestowed upon it, Dr. Copper might be...

Based on logic, palladium prices should have continued crashing with stocks, oil and other assets carrying risk related to China and its debilitating coronavirus. Yet, from what we know — or, at...

Being the first to call something is a privilege — especially if you’re right.So when Olivier Jakob of Zug, Switzerland-based oil risk consultancy PetroMatrix termed the new coronavirus...

Fears that the Chinese coronavirus may impact economic growth have dealt a strong blow to an already oversupplied oil market. Yesterday’s 3.77% drop was the worst since the 4.93% plunge of Jan....

In any crisis, it’s good to have as many facts in hand as possible for contingency planning. Thus, Goldman Sachs’ prophecy that oil prices could lose $3 per barrel from the new coronavirus...

Two weeks after oil appeared to have survived its biggest risk test in years, Libya has tossed a new political grenade at the market. And this too may come to pass.It’s a different story in...

It’s the second best performing commodity of the year among U.S. “softs”, driven by Asian demand. And prices of New York-traded cocoa could go even higher if a cartel and farm lobby...

The weather models dictating natural gas traders’ books are driving them crazy — and the reason is quite simple: few can really understand what’s happening to the weather...

The outlook for soybeans' demand deteriorated fast after investors acquainted themselves with the language of the signed initial agreement between the world’s two strongest trading partners. The...

For all the excitement over what a trade agreement with China could mean for U.S. farm purchases, traders may just have to be happy with the first crack they get today at the headline numbers in the...