Commodity Analysis & Comment

None of the precious metals had a month to really crow about in July. But as we move deeper into the third quarter, the question that really begs asking is what the prospects are for the top four in...

As the U.S. economic recovery continues to ramp higher, travel and transportation are part of the acceleration. However, right now there's an imbalance between jet fuel demand and actual supply,...

With August beckoning, the long play in US natural gas has begun—not the game of buying and holding but rather the game of guessing when the summer heat will back off enough to allow more injection of...

Back in February, as futures of frozen concentrated orange juice sat at the bottom of commodity returns for the month, I asked if prices of OJ can turn bubbly again.It has taken five months, but if OJ...

Unseasonable chill has descended on the coffee patch in Brazil—a country renowned for its searing heat and humidity—creating a supply scare for premium coffee chains such as Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX)...

It’s Fed week, so anything goes as far as the trade of commodities to stocks, forex and Treasuries are concerned. But in the end, the Federal Reserve’s impact on gold, oil and other natural resource...

The US soybean market is emerging slowly from the clutches of the bear wrap it fell into two weeks ago.But here’s the thing: If you’re looking for the perfect buying opportunity, you might want to...

The oil market has seen some extreme volatility this week. Some of it was due to OPEC's internal politics and the way the cartel chose to resolve the recent production impasse. Lack of clarity over...

During trading on Wednesday, gains in crude oil were scaled back, after Tuesday’s rebound. This followed an unexpected build in US inventories, underscoring concerns for reduced demand as the spread...

Cocoa grinders from the United States to Europe upped their processing of the commodity in the second quarter as confectioners sought more of the raw material for turning out chocolates, baked goods,...

Last week, we provided a bearish call on gold, saying that if spiking inflation wasn’t a strong enough catalyst to push the precious metal higher, that's a bearish sign. Indeed, after that point, the...

“I’m going to make sure whoever gambles on this market will be ‘ouching’ like hell',” Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman vowed back in September, in a threat aimed at oil bears. Promising to...

After months of attempts by market bulls to downplay it, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is beginning to show its most virulent impact yet on risk appetite, not just in stocks but also...

Conflicts have appeared between the outlook for the Dollar and Precious Metals as Negatives are Posted on Gold and Silver on Friday, after the EuroDollar also created a negative earlier in the week....