Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Will there be another wild swing in US crude stockpiles this week? After weeks of out-of-whack numbers from the Energy Information Administration that totally tripped up the market, oil traders...

It’s called the “poor man’s gold”. Yet, there’s nothing poor about silver’s performance this month, as it holds the crown for commodity returns in July.On track to...

July 30 marks six years since the US crude oil benchmark, WTI, was last above $100 per barrel. Six years prior, WTI reached its apex 12 years ago on July 3, 2008 when the spot price went over $145 per...

A succession of modest storage builds have given natural gas an unexpected price boost, as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to resurge, turning July into the first winning month for the bulls out...

It took its peers on the precious side to help out, but copper could finally be on its way to shattering the $3 a lb ceiling that has remained untouched for over two years.As gold and silver racked up...

Silver beyond $26 an ounce? You'd better believe it. With gold’s stopping just $25 short of $2,000, its so-called “poorer cousin” isn't doing too badly in what’s shaping up to...

Gold bulls, don’t pop the champagne just yet. The record-smashing rally may not slow until the price hits the $2,000 per ounce mark.As markets opened for a new week, August COMEX gold futures...

The first setback—and a pretty minor one—has occurred in silver's rally this week. The question now is whether or not this is a simple pause, or the start of an unravelling.COMEX silver...

Another weekly update on US natural gas demand is due today. Forecasts are for an unseasonably small build, and if these are accurate, they should alleviate some of July’s pain for the...

From mom-and-pop investors, to the marquee names on Wall Street, everyone seems to think that it’s a matter of when, not if, gold will hit $2,000 an ounce.And why not? Trillions of dollars of...

The “poor’s man gold” got nearly 80% richer in under four months. And it may have room to expand further.Often portrayed unflatteringly as the less attractive alternative to gold,...

Oil bulls are expected to double down this week in their fight to keep crude prices above, or at least near, $40 a barrel as raging new cases of COVID-19 threaten to send key US cities into another...

Has gold transformed into a risk asset from the “safe-haven” we’ve known it to be?Some are asking that, as the price fell its most in a week on Thursday, sliding below the key $1,800...

The OPEC+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) met yesterday and recommended that the group proceed with its plans to increase oil production by as much as 1.6 million bpd in August. Saudi...