Commodity Analysis & Opinion

The crude oil market continues selling off. The price of a barrel of Brent dropped to $80.70 on Monday.A little earlier, investors attempted to make crude oil rebound, as it looks oversold. However,...

It’s been two decades of pain with interim bullish flashes in gold stocks, and the herds are painfully aware. They’ve learned their lesson, and now they could miss a coming opportunity as...

Inflation concerns peaked last year when agriculture and oil prices peaked.This year has seen inflation fears subside as key price inputs fall. BUT investors should not be complacent. Inflation risks...

The commodities complex came under pressure yesterday with a stronger USD weighing on markets. Demand also remains a key concern for the oil market, while for grain markets, a resumption of Black Sea...

Russia over-delivered on its promise to cut March production by 500,000 bpd, cutting it by 700,000 bpd instead. Despite the production cut, Russia’s crude oil and petroleum products exports rose...

Fund managers cut net shorts on gas for sixth time in seven weeks Front-month gas hits more than 3-week high before dropping back this week  Seasonal buying, strong LNG exports, and lower output...

Last week, the Treasury Department revealed that the federal deficit hit $1.1 trillion in the first half of the fiscal year ending in March, $432 billion larger than the same period a year earlier....

Chinese GDP data was better than expected, while other Chinese activity data was also strong. The data releases helped to push metal prices higher, however, oil was more rangeboundEnergy- Strong...

Movements by natural gas futures since Apr. 14, 2023, while hitting a new low at $1.945, indicate a tilt in the waking habit of the natural gas bulls.This looks evident enough to show a similarity...

Oil prices came under pressure yesterday on the back of a stronger USD.Energy - Progress on Northern Iraqi Oil ExportsOil prices started the trading week on a weak footing. ICE Brent settled 1.8%...

Last week, the Biden administration proposed aggressive new tailpipe emissions standards that, if enforced, would leave carmakers with no other choice than to produce electric vehicles (EVs) almost...

With 17 days to May 3 rate decision, Fed looks quite sure to add quarter point More tightening doesn’t really surprise but Fed acknowledged recession possibility Recent U.S. inflation data soft...

Amid uncertain times, natural gas futures traders seem to be unsure about the direction of prices as the futures market met selling sprees on every upward move. Despite more than 90% of positions...

A monthly chart view of the gold price projects a break to the blue sky, but needs to confirm a breakout first (and endure the noise of an ‘in the bag’ banking sector)Lately, gold has been...