Commodity Analysis & Comment

Not many might have imagined the humble hog getting the better of OPEC+. But as the curtains fall on the first quarter, it is lean hogs that win the top prize for commodity returns, despite...

Recovering from a wobbly start to the year, palladium has powered off the blocks in the last two months, beating oil, gold and other major commodities for stellar March returns that could continue.As...

The big question in oil is who’ll win as this week closes: the bears or OPEC+? The 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its ten non-member...

Cotton prices are headed for their worst monthly loss since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as the US-China row—which has pulled in fashion labels including Nike (NYSE:NKE) and H&M...

Oil prices have remained solidly above the $55 per barrel range (both Brent and WTI) since the beginning of February, and traders should be wondering why we are not seeing new production from the U.S....

A mere 11-cent range: that’s what natural gas has been reduced to in the first three days of an insipid spring trading week which has brought some of the blandest weather. The story could...

After five weeks of silver's lock-step, directional move with gold, longs in the white metal are resigning to the probability that without a significant dollar retreat, the $26 resistance will remain...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com  Years as a precious metals laggard Technical break to the upside, but volatile trading around $1200 pivot point Platinum’s value...

Oil bears think a barrel of US crude will hit the low $50 levels next, and UK Brent under $60, to extend this week’s selloff.I think instead that oil’s one-way trade over the past...

If the fundamental outlook for oil prices has you confused, you’re in good company. We're confused too.Recently, Saudi Arabia assumed a zero-risk strategy regarding output. The Kingdom has...

It’s important to consider now how potential inflation in the United States could impact the price of oil. It's been one year since the United States began lockdowns in response to the...

The natural gas market has gone from being as hot as the furnaces it heated just weeks ago to lukewarm. The move reflects its 18% price drop in one month as the United States transitions from winter...

Nearly 3,000 miles from the Zurich headquarters of Barry Callebaut (SIX:BARN), Ghana’s cocoa traders are anxiously watching how the Swiss chocolatier will respond to the controversy that's...

It’s the commodity that’s most in the red for March after natural gas, prompting one to ask: is electric vehicle battery metal nickel losing its supercharged rally of the past year?As of...