Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Fed officials observe blackout ahead of interest rate decision  Unusually light week for US economic data Gold seems to be boxed in a trading range of $10 or less After saturating the airwaves...

Lightweight week for US data Fed blackout on speeches, statements ahead of rate decision Futures of crude and gold fell in five of the past six weeks Oil and gold could trade in a range, with...

Since the beginning of 2022, investing in public markets has proven to be extremely unpredictable, and many financial luminaries are predicting a recession and a continuation of the current bear...

June and July have brought sweeping changes to what decides the direction of oil Increasingly, oil has become more sensitive to a dollar ramping on threats of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal...

Rising summer heat forms a solid base for gas pricing in the higher $6 If the upside holds, gas charts indicate the first breakout to $6.80 and $8 later Freeport LNG outage makes less of a difference...

Inconsistent numbers from various institutions and analysts have been driving volatility in oil markets Traders should respond accordingly to their views regarding a prolonged economic...

Dollar's 16% bull run over the past year is “about as extreme as it gets, historically speaking,” according to analysts Oil falls into a bear market, sliding 21% from June high Gold...

Prosecutors accuse three former JPMorgan Chase & Co employees of "ripping off" the precious metals futures market with fake orders Spoofing—or the placement of sell and buy orders one never...

Gold bulls appear to have caught a break from this week’s blitzkrieg that sent the yellow metal’s prices to 10-month lows. The question is will it last? And when will the pivotal...

Gold firmed after falling to a nine-month low.The yellow metal is down 16.5% from its Mar. 8 all-time high. What's interesting about this is that gold is supposed to be an inflation hedge. The price...

The WTI and Brent benchmarks fell below the $100 mark in trading on July 6 and 7 after significant declines on July 5, when Brent dropped 9% and WTI dropped 8%.The question is whether prices will...

The average American is cranking the air conditioner up more than ever since summer began, and the next ten days are forecast to be sweltering.Yet, it might not be enough to prevent another selloff in...

Recession concerns suggest falling demand for oil. When the economy shrinks, business expansion comes to a standstill, consumers reduce demand, which means less energy is needed to produce goods, and...

Citigroup says oil could collapse to $65 a barrel by the end of this year and slump to $45 by end-2023 if a demand-crippling recession hits. Let’s not go that far. Will we get to $85 before...