Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Goldman Sachs says it won't be `hoodwinked' on commodities again as it recommends investors buy into this year’s comeback story in oil, despite last year’s spectacular collapse. Saudi...

America might have more than enough fuel underground to stay warm this winter—a realization that could make some investors in natural gas break cold sweat.Since the summer, gas bulls have chased...

Three important developments for the oil market occurred this week. They should impact prices over the the long-, medium- and short-term.1. Saudi Oil ReservesSaudi Arabia released the official results...

Is there salvation for copper prices in the new year? The short answer seems to be “not much.”It’s, nevertheless, a question worth asking, given the sheer importance of the commodity...

Last year’s oil story was all about oversupply. This year’s story might be all about demand from China—or rather, the lack of it.Just when oil bulls thought they had it all to drive...

US-Sino trade talks are likely to add to the bullish New Year fervor in oil, tipping US crude beyond the key $50 per barrel mark this week, while gold could stomp new ground in $1,300 territory from a...

The first trading day of the New Year has come and gone, and oil traders haven’t found it assuring at all.After Wednesday’s soft open in Asia, followed by further weakness in Europe and a...

Between early October and last week, oil lost nearly half its value. Gains that took 16 months to accumulate were wiped out in 12 weeks.The commodity's collapse was the result of a number of factors...

For a while, it looked invincible at the top of the commodities heap, as forecasts rolled out for bitter cold in the months ahead while inventories of the fuel available for heating were at multi-year...

The Fed did just what I thought it would do last week: raised interest rates but reduced expectations for hikes in 2019.Up until the latest announcement, the Fed’s dot plot (which maps out how...

Without doubt, the biggest story for oil during 2018 was its price volatility. The commodity is nearly 30% lower now than where it was last year.WTI started 2018 trading at close to $60 per barrel;...

From a tweeting president to a murdered journalist, commodity prices were influenced by everything from odd politics to the truly macabre in 2018. From oil to orange juice prices, the surprising...

Oil prices edged up on Monday after evidence that a recent fall to 15-month lows may be affecting output in the United States, the world’s largest producer, although concern about the outlook...

The second triple-digit storage draw of the cold season has come and gone for natural gas and done zilch for market bulls.Those who had banked on the event to bring gas futures back to $4 levels now...