Commodities Analysis & Opinion

China’s flip-flops over COVID lockdowns are an anathema for crude traders Beijing’s September oil import of 9.79 million bpd was down 2% yoy More weakness if WTI holds below $90 and last...

This week, the Biden administration announced the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The Biden administration began releasing oil from the SPR early...

Henry Hub’s front-month trades decisively below $6 vs. late August high of $10 More pain for gas longs as heating demand lower than year-ago bearish levels US utilities likely added a...

Cotton could finish year as third worst-performing commodity Cotton, which hit 18-month lows of under 82 cents per lb, could drop to 70 cents Despite plunge in Pakistani production, outlook for cotton...

Gold is off to a good start to the week However, the metal's fundamentals remain unfavorable in the long term Technically, a test of the resistance area between $1660 to $1676 should be critical going...

Energy prices traded lower last week with macro pressures proving too much for markets. However, supply concerns remain, not just in the energy complex, but across the broader commodity spaceEnergy:...

Gold prices are trading somewhat steadily today but still under the influence of the strong dollar, which is stopping the precious metal from scoring any serious gains.The main event for gold traders...

The dollar is hovering near 20-year highs ahead of tdoay's US CPI release, which the Federal Reserve may respond to with a fourth consecutive jumbo interest rate hike.James Ashley, head of...

Short-lived, non-intense cold snap seen impacting eastern third of US next week Weather models likely to show temperatures at mildly above average conditions Technicals suggest gas under $6 in weeks...

Raw sugar up 4 weeks in a row, in its best showing in 18 months Ethanol demand supportive, despite tax fuel cuts by top sugar grower Brazil This week’s crude price slide and US-Saudi troubles...

Dollar Index could revisit 114 to 114.75 range Break below $1,660 looks vulnerable for spot gold Immediate downside at $1,650-$1,640, could extend to $1,630 and $1,616 But short-term range has...

After woeful summer, grim times haven't ended for soybean longs Super-bearish crop report at end of September may seal market's doom USDA projects soybean inventory of 274 million...

Natgas futures up 12% from $6.305 to Thursday pre-open high of $7.06 Rally may not have legs due to overwhelming output, bearish weather Dip beneath $6 likely as physical gas market also weak A...

Dollar and bond yields bounce back Investors await key US data and question the ‘Fed pivot’ trade Bulls must defend $1700 support or is game over This morning saw gold and especially...