Commodity Analysis & Comment

The WTI and Brent benchmarks fell below the $100 mark in trading on July 6 and 7 after significant declines on July 5, when Brent dropped 9% and WTI dropped 8%.The question is whether prices will...

The average American is cranking the air conditioner up more than ever since summer began, and the next ten days are forecast to be sweltering.Yet, it might not be enough to prevent another selloff in...

Recession concerns suggest falling demand for oil. When the economy shrinks, business expansion comes to a standstill, consumers reduce demand, which means less energy is needed to produce goods, and...

Citigroup says oil could collapse to $65 a barrel by the end of this year and slump to $45 by end-2023 if a demand-crippling recession hits. Let’s not go that far. Will we get to $85 before...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comRetail traders can play movement in gasoline futures through the UGA ETF After hitting an all-time high in June, RBOB futures have declined to...

Deepening worries about a recession could weigh on the demand outlook for oil this week, despite tight supply concerns and the prospect of US job gains in June which might cause a new bout of...

It is unlikely that OPEC+ will decide to deviate from its existing oil production plans at today's meeting. Last month, it surprised the market by increasing production quotas by more than expected....

The first report on the impact to natural gas storage from the Freeport LNG blast of three weeks ago has told us what we already suspected: That it won’t be pretty—just like the June...

Almost a week after its worst crash in 20 months, copper appears on the verge of a comeback. But fears that the United States—and maybe even the world—will enter a recession due to...

The oil market is in disarray as numerous themes collide.The Energy Information Administration enters a second week of failing to provide data due to a system failure, when information is critical. US...

Palladium has gone from record highs to a 50% drop in just two months. Now, with June trading about to close, the autocatalyst metal is exhibiting some signs of life. But with recession fears growing...

This week’s anticipated rebound in crude oil could be stalled by G7 plans to revive the Iran nuclear deal for a workaround to the Russian oil squeeze, a proposition that comes amid lingering...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comBrent oil prices have managed to claw back some losses over the past couple of days, but still remained in the negative territory for the week...

This is supposed to be the summer that the oil bull gets to finally stick it to the bear. With demand back to pre-pandemic highs, a barrel is three times the July 2020 average of $40 and nearly...