Commodity Analysis & Comment

Chocolatiers are spoiled for choice now when it comes to cocoa bean supply—and that’s not good for growers of the commodity.Like all raw materials, cocoa goes up and down in price based on...

Fears of a global recession from high inflation and resultant monetary tightening by central bankers could determine if oil prices come off their peaks this week, allowing gold to climb instead...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe bond market has already moved 2 reasons why higher interest rates tend to weigh on commodity prices 3 reasons why this time is different A...

Had one been told back in December—before the Russia-Ukraine drama really got heated up—that natural gas would be double the price by April, the temptation might have been to laugh. But...

According to a recent Reuters poll of 31 analysts and traders, the median price of gold will rise to $1,920 an ounce during the April-June quarter. Despite the strongest dollar in 20 years, which...

Of all the non-energy commodities, wheat is probably one of the most political now. Its price and outlook are dependent on the outcome of the Ukraine war more than anything else.And why not? Russia...

In one of the most intense weeks for markets, the Federal Reserve and OPEC+ will both be on the radar of commodity investors, setting gold and oil prices up for a particularly turbulent time, with the...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com Quite a rally since June 2020 US natural gas market matured Increased exposure to international price trends Europe is now central issue for...

Forget about Russia turning off gas to Poland and Bulgaria due to a row over payment in rubles. That’s just headline fodder because Europe will still get its gas through existing liquefied...

This post is part one of a two-part series. Today, we discuss the commodity. In tomorrow's post, we'll address the effect on Russia's currency. Now that Russian energy giant Gazprom (MCX:GAZP) has...

We wrote six weeks ago that palladium could lose as much as 45% from the Mar. 7 record high of $3,417 as its premium from Russia’s Ukraine invasion comes off, despite global supply of the...

With no end in sight to the Russia-Ukraine war, the possibility of a wheat shortage becomes a growing global concern. Between them, the two Eastern European countries account for 28.3% of the world's...

A week seems too long in gold now.Eight days ago, the yellow metal hit highs of above $2,000 an ounce on safe haven buying on fears the Federal Reserve could choke the US economy instead of inflation...

After 19 COVID deaths were reported Sunday, and the number of fatalities in China has continued to rise, with 39 deaths reported yesterday in the country's largest city, Shanghai, the Chinese...