Commodities Analysis & Opinion

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...

Natural gas bulls are in a good place right now, following the crash in prices to record lows just three weeks ago. But it’s probably not the ideal sweet spot they’d like.NYMEX Henry Hub...

The cheating on OPEC oil production quotas will begin almost as soon as the Saudis turn their taps back on, says Helima Croft, global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets.While that might...

The Saudis are going to do what they’re going to do with their oil—nothing stopped them the last four months and nothing probably will now. Crude prices actually jumped 300% through the...

All eyes will be on OPEC+ on Wednesday, as the oil producers are slated to make a decision on whether to extend the production cuts that are currently in place. OPEC+ (which is the OPEC members plus...

Oil struggles to keep to its $40 per barrel perch as expectations mount that OPEC’s super discipline in production cuts will finally unravel this week.Gold, meanwhile, is expected to stay cozy...

My Explaining Exploration series is embarking on a world tour over the next few weeks to look at some of the ‘juicy’ exploration and mining jurisdictions across the globe. Often, these...

The copper bulls haven’t had it this good in three years. But regardless how much better it gets for them, those holding US copper futures might not see the plum prize of $3 per lb anytime...

The natural gas bulls can already feel the warm July sun on their faces.After last week’s inventory data showed a build that was in line with the 5-year average in natural gas injections into US...

There continues to be significant uncertainty in the oil markets as the world recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. It is still unclear how the demand recovery will look or when it may be fully...

A new 2020 peak above $1,800 for gold has got the safe haven crowd all in a tizzy, as the bulls sense that the chance to notch new record highs is within their reach, after having waited for almost a...

Gold has had its shot, and now silver awaits its turn.Hot on the heels of its more lustrous cousin’s ascension to 9-year highs of $1,800 per ounce, silver is targeting $19 per ounce, which, if...

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Oil bulls will look to extend their advance into $40 territory this week, based on expectations for sizable fuel demand during this past US Independence Day weekend. The Trump administration’s...