Commodities Analysis & Opinion

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...

The price of oil is falling for the sixth straight day, the longest streak since September. The fact that oil failed to garner demand even in the face of potentially the biggest disruption to...

According to reports, White House invites are out to 200 people and the stage is set for the U.S.-China Phase One agreement to be finalized. But with about 72 hours or more until the signing,...

Away from oil’s rollercoaster ride of the past week and suspense over where gold could be headed, another commodity has been having drama of its own. Raw sugar spiked to 14-month highs in recent...

Oil markets began 2020 with some volatility brought on largely by rising geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf. Prices initially seemed indifferent to the political instability and protests in...

Since ancient Greek mythology and Old World pagan beliefs evolved into the modern-day personification of the northern hemisphere’s cold season, “Old Man Winter” has become a...

The news is racing faster than I can write but the question remains the same: now that Iran has retaliated for the U.S. killing of its general, how high can gold prices go? Gold futures in New York...

While the world has been vexed over the spike in oil prices in recent days, amid the U.S.-Iran conflict and speculation about whether OPEC would raise production if the rally continued, a different...

Besides Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s threat of “full nuclear enrichment” and “harsh revenge” against the United States and Donald Trump’s vow to hit back at 52 Iranian...

A week ago, I started this column by asking if the natural gas market would be able to clear the $3 pricing bar early into the new year and hold above that level through the full winter schedule.Now...

A combination of dynamic factors generally drive oil markets: geopolitics, policy and fundamentals. While the fundamentals can be measured, and their changes tracked, there is no way to consistently...

Even before oil started 2020 trading, Donald Trump fed the market a China bull.The U.S. president announced on New Year’s eve that the much-awaited preliminary trade deal between Washington and...

It has the most fascinating story of the soft commodities complex, rising from 13-year-lows to become the darling of the space for this decade, all within seven months. Yet, the odd thing about...

Grains had their biggest price bonanza of the decade when the worst drought in half a century almost decimated the U.S. soybeans, corn and wheat crops in 2012 — a rare occurrence indeed to...