Commodity Analysis & Comment

Something had to give—the high prices of houses or the lumber that goes into building them. For now, it appears it will be the wood, as home builders pulled back sharply on construction in...

With gold shattering the $1,870-an-ounce resistance for the first time since January, silver, its shadow, has been spinning a little magic of its own at the $28 levels. The question is: how long will...

Gold has finally gotten past the $1,850 barrier, nearly two weeks after its return to $1,800 pricing. While $1,900 is the next target, of course, gold's recent struggle to clear a mere $50 passage...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comGovernments lose power quickly when people go hungry Russia is the world’s leading wheat exporter Tense US/Russian relations and a bull...

Last Friday, the Colonial Pipeline fell victim to a major cyber attack that shut down the 5,500 mile pipeline running from Houston, Texas to New Jersey. The pipeline is the main conduit on the east...

Memo from the natural gas bear to the bull: “It’s getting hot in the US South.”Reply: “Yes, but it’s still chilly in the East, so I’ll take my chances!”The...

Lumber futures took a dive yesterday, right after they hit a new all-time high. The much sought-after commodity lost almost 4% of value, ending an uninterrupted 14-day run higher.Still, the...

First it was lumber. Then copper. Now, it’s iron ore.Price pressures in building materials are just skyrocketing in the United States as an economy rip-roaring in its recovery from COVID-19 sets...

Will gold get beyond $1,850 this week, and will oil be able to piggyback on the cyberattack on US pipeline Colonial and consumption numbers in the United States to escape the rut of range-bound...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comA late February multi-year high and pullback Sugar has been rallying since Apr. 1 – A higher high in July futures A recovery in oil supports...

Gold’s return to above $1,800 is logical, overdue and even remarkable—considering the tortuous journey it’s been on this year.But, of course, what really matters is where it goes...

With oil prices now in the same price range they saw in mid-March, the commodity seems to have recovered from its brief swoon. Still, news about the industry is not always as it is presented. In Asia,...

“There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people,” Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of Nike and legendary Olympics track and field coach, once said.Likewise, in natural gas, can we...

The super-inflated agricultural markets have cooled since the start of May, with corn headed for its worst week in a year, wheat tumbling the most in seven weeks and soybeans just slightly higher...