Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Gold prices have been depressed for while, dropping around 1.3% between the start of 2019 and May 28, but the tide appears to have turned. Gold futures have gained 2.7% since then.Investors are now...

From fund managers in Connecticut holding long contracts of oil worth millions of dollars to powerful energy ministers in the Middle East in charge of billions of barrels of their countries’...

Like anyone else, Donald Trump has choice expressions whenever he speaks excitedly of something. Those who’ve heard and seen the U.S. President regularly enough on the news and Twitter will find...

What tidings will this summer bring for oil? With Memorial Day flagging off the annual U.S. driving spectacle, all eyes will be on gasoline stats from here on, to see if fuel consumption keeps up with...

If there’s one person who’s enjoying the trade war with China, it’s Donald Trump. The U.S. President made that clear two weeks back: “I love the position we’re in”,...

Trade wars are clearly taking their toll on markets. Yet, the bigger picture for the Thomson Reuters/CoreCommodity CRB Index (and, therefore, its components) suggests it may have seen a cyclical...

It could turn out to be a perfect storm for natural gas bulls in the near-term, with a few real storms thrown in as well.Relentless record highs in production, benign weather and Memorial Day travels...

OPEC’s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) met last weekend in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and reports suggest it's prepared to recommend that OPEC and OPEC+ rollover their production...

If the price action that came at first was worthy of a champagne pop, it’s also because the initial messaging was just as sparkling for its unity and coherence.Saudi Energy Minister Khalid...

As expected, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates aren’t ready to concede a barrel of oil beyond market needs, so that crude prices will not come under undue pressure. Yet, what might help...

The trader could not have sounded more empirical with his remark:“I wouldn’t be short oil overnight in the current climate for all the tea in China. Period.” We were going back and...

Tensions are rising in the Persian Gulf. This is the message coming from every media outlet. The United States is beefing up its naval and air force presence in the regionand evacuating unnecessary...

Last week I wrote at length about why I think we will see a wave of M&A in the gold sector, and across metals more broadly, assuming we get a trade deal, in the coming months and years....

The summer heat can’t arrive quick enough for natural gas bulls.Natural Gas 1-Hour Chart - Powered by TradingView Those long gas on the New York Mercantile Exchange’s Henry Hub spent...