Commodity Analysis & Opinion

India halts rice imports amid shortage concerns in the domestic market Cocoa prices surge due to weather and political factors Sugar prices are on the rise as reduced production expectations...

The oil market had largely expected the Saudis and Russians to extend supply cuts. What was unexpected was extending these cuts through until year-endEnergy – Saudi Extends CutsThe oil market...

Cocoa delivered 40% return to longs this year  Compounded gain for the 12-month rally is now above 55% Market looks overbought; Could fall to $3,000 though run up to $3,826 possible first As the...

Oil prices are nearing the $90 mark, with strong momentum suggesting a potential push to break this threshold. Despite the approaching fall season, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and OPEC are cutting...

Oil prices are on the move once again and oil traders are feeling fairly optimistic as the message from China is loud and clear which is that they are not going to leave anything that they will not...

Looks like oil bulls are back in charge, targeting $100 per barrell The energy sector is on the verge of rallying along with oil prices Chevron and ExxonMobil could lead the charge higher Oil prices...

Energy - Saudi oil cuts The oil market had a strong week last week with ICE (NYSE:ICE) Brent managing to settle 4.82% higher, which also saw the market almost hit US$89/bbl and trading to its...

Saudi Arabia and Iran's diplomatic engagement signals closer ties. Iran's rising oil production challenges Saudi efforts to stabilize prices. Uncertainty looms as Iran's growing production and...

Risk that forecasters would miss big again on gas storage for week to Aug 25  Front-month gas hits two-week high above $2.80, could scale  Unknown in Hurricane Idalia could keep market...

High forecasted harvest for corn has increased supply, putting prices under pressure Meanwhile, oat prices have been affected by drought in Spain Wheat production continues to remain at high...

Gold bugs anticipate the August non-farm payrolls to be the weakest in 2-½ years Historical trends show mixed reactions in gold prices to lackluster U.S. job data If the numbers do meet...

European natural gas prices rallied yesterday as the threat of strike action in the Australian LNG industry grew. This is after unions served a strike notice to Chevron (NYSE:CVX).Energy – A...

Chinese economic uncertainty keeps halting a copper rally The copper-to-gold ratio indicates a slowing global economy and decreasing demand for copper in the short term But despite short-term...

The commodities market is currently experiencing a consolidation phase following a recovery. The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil is holding steady at around 84.40 USD as of Monday.   The...