Commodity Analysis & Comment

Gold is continuing to push higher as the new week gets underway. At a good $1325 per ounce, the precious metal is trading just under its 2019 high of $1326 it hit at the end of January. Gold is now...

The world’s most valuable metal is likely to get costlier amid a scramble by European and Chinese automakers for its supply. Palladium, which goes into making the catalytic converters required...

Brent extends its rally on Thursday, refreshing nearly three-month highs around $64.80. The prices keep rising for a third day in a row, lifted by positive risk sentiment, OPEC efforts and...

The EIA revised its 2019 global oil demand outlook downward this week. While the revision is slight—101.45 million bpd compared to 101.54 million bpd—it reflects growing concerns that a...

It will get colder again in February, but not where natural gas bulls would like it. To add to the pain of those still holding long winter positions on the Henry Hub, the U.S. Energy Information...

Both are substances critical to the auto industry and in short supply compared to most commodities. But one is also the world’s most valuable metal. The question is: will platinum catch up with...

Crude oil prices continue to trade within a limited range for over a month already, being unable to find a clear direction due to conflicting signals. The upside momentum is capped by concerns over...

Oil bulls made a ponderous run into 2019—and are finding it increasingly hard to keep their pace. Few hurdles appeared in crude’s upward path when the year began as relentless Saudi...

Gold prices finished last week on the offensive, though closed in the red. The metal managed to stay above the $1,300 level during the pullback from highs. The main catalyst behind the bearish...

Ongoing stalemates in Venezuela’s power struggle and the U.S.-China trade war are hobbling oil's rebound, while global growth worries, creeping shale output and an abundance of crude barrels...

Oil prices have had a strong start to the year, with Brent crude up more than 14% since 1 January, and West Texas Intermediate up nearly 16%. In reality though, most of this recovery was in the first...

The ongoing “risk-off” trade continues to dominate the agenda once again today. After yesterday’s sharp sell-off, European stocks were struggling to rebound this morning and US index...

It’s an audacious move few would attempt, but U.S. President Donald Trump is counting on Saudi Arabia’s help to fill any oil supply gap caused by his sanctions on Venezuela, while trying...

Is the winter pretty much over for natural gas bulls? It’s a question confounding long position holders on the Henry Hub as the gas market awaits potentially explosive drawdown data today from...