Commodity Analysis & Comment

It’s the second best performing commodity of the year among U.S. “softs”, driven by Asian demand. And prices of New York-traded cocoa could go even higher if a cartel and farm lobby...

The weather models dictating natural gas traders’ books are driving them crazy — and the reason is quite simple: few can really understand what’s happening to the weather...

The outlook for soybeans' demand deteriorated fast after investors acquainted themselves with the language of the signed initial agreement between the world’s two strongest trading partners. The...

For all the excitement over what a trade agreement with China could mean for U.S. farm purchases, traders may just have to be happy with the first crack they get today at the headline numbers in the...

The price of oil is falling for the sixth straight day, the longest streak since September. The fact that oil failed to garner demand even in the face of potentially the biggest disruption to...

According to reports, White House invites are out to 200 people and the stage is set for the U.S.-China Phase One agreement to be finalized. But with about 72 hours or more until the signing,...

Following Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday, crude oil and gold both fell after the US President made no mention of military action against Iran and called for peace and negotiations. While...

Oil markets began 2020 with some volatility brought on largely by rising geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf. Prices initially seemed indifferent to the political instability and protests in...

Markets were rattled after Iran last night made good on its threats to retaliate against the U.S. for the killing of General Qassem Suleimani last week. In immediate response, oil surged along with...

The news is racing faster than I can write but the question remains the same: now that Iran has retaliated for the U.S. killing of its general, how high can gold prices go? Gold futures in New York...

While the world has been vexed over the spike in oil prices in recent days, amid the U.S.-Iran conflict and speculation about whether OPEC would raise production if the rally continued, a different...

The U.S. announced Thursday night that it had killed influential Iranian general Qassem Soleimani — and WTI closed more than 3% higher. Since then, news outlets and social networks were raging....

Besides Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s threat of “full nuclear enrichment” and “harsh revenge” against the United States and Donald Trump’s vow to hit back at 52 Iranian...

A week ago, I started this column by asking if the natural gas market would be able to clear the $3 pricing bar early into the new year and hold above that level through the full winter schedule.Now...