Commodities Analysis & Opinion

In a shining example of how the financial markets are full of surprises even for those (ourselves included) who claim to understand them, the US dollar is now extremely bullish after having endured a...

With the price of Brent pushing toward $80 per barrel, market watchers are beginning to wonder if there is anything that can stop rising oil prices this spring. This is a far cry from last spring and...

Yesterday, US President Trump followed through on promises he made as far back as his 2016 campaign, and he began the process of reinstating sanctions on Iran. This could signal the end of the...

Gold stocks have been outperforming gold of late. The differences are not immense, but it is still very nice to see evidence that investors see opportunity in gold miners.Those gold miners have been...

Oil is back in the spotlight after breaking above $70 a barrel and reaching a 3.5-year high. But with geopolitical risks lurking in the background, can it stay there? The weekly chart has continued to...

Oil prices—both WTI and Brent—have been on a tear in recent months, with traders attributing the move higher to a number of bullish factors, including ongoing efforts by major global crude...

Overall, gold has been grinding higher since the 1046.33 low but since breaking back above $1,300 in December, the shiny yellow metal has remained rangebound between 1300-1365. This year we have seen...

Once again, spot gold ($1,305.60/ounce) is testing crucial support. The US dollar can help, at least near term. The yellow metal has pretty much been range-bound for two years now – between...

On Monday afternoon (eastern US time) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Israeli government had covertly obtained over 100,000 files and documents from Tehran that held...

It’s been a while since U.S. President Donald Trump sent missiles into Syria, targeting chemical weapons facilities. The U.S. claims almost every one of its 100 missiles hit its intended target...

Thanks to OPEC and President Donald Trump, oil prices took a big dip last Friday before rising steadily to new highs on Monday. We can expect more volatility in oil markets over the next few weeks as...

U.S. President Donald Trump slammed OPEC for inflating oil prices after the cartel showed a willingness to further tighten crude markets.“Looks like OPEC is at it again,” Trump said on...

This coming Friday, April 20, about 20 OPEC and non-OPEC oil ministers will meet in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to discuss their oil production cut deal. The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC)...

The global oil stocks surplus is close to evaporating, OPEC said Thursday, citing healthy energy demand and its own supply cuts while revising up its forecast for production from rivals who have...