Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Rains Grains Floods & Heat Domes This morning we kick off the day with Export Sales, Initial Jobless Claims, and PPI at 8:30 A.M. followed by the weekly EIA Gas Storage at 9:30 A.M. and the last...

Gold, more than most other substances, has been integral to myth, legend and fairy tale. Gold's desirability stems from that most human of characteristics – vanity. The metal itself isn't...

Weather and fungus outbreak concerns are bullish for coffee pricesCold seasonal weather in Brazil and coffee rust outbreak in Honduras may negatively affect coffee supply. Will coffee prices continue...

Gold today New York closed yesterday at $1,220.30.London opened at $1,222.15 today. Overall the dollar was weaker against global currencies, early today. Before London’s opening: - The GBP/USD...

There are no “sure things” in the financial markets. There are however, certain “high probability” things. Like for instance, a summer sell off in soybeans (and corn for that...

Off BalanceDespite a record drawdown from US oil inventories and the fact that Saudi exports to the US are at a 30 year low, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is backtracking their prediction of a...

Those that view the message of the market on daily basis are likely confused by trading noise. While trading noise contributes to the long-term trends, it does not define them. Human behavior tries to...

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Gold and oil both had different reasons to rally overnight, but instead, all we got were dead cat bounces.GOLDGold briefly rallied to the 1226.00 regions overnight as Yellen’s semi-annual...

Zinc futures price movement above $2838 is evident enough to trape the Bulls before a strong downward move ahead during the forthcoming week. A weekly closing below $2764 will confirm the beginning of...

The gold price has racked up its 4th straight day of gains in early European trading today after Yesterday’s speech by Fed president Janet Yellen. In an about turn from previous speeches, Yellen...

China’s campaign to cut environmentally polluting steel , aluminum, power generating and similar industries, like cement plants, is understandably catching the headlines.For producing industries...

There are four interesting developments taking place in the gold and silver market that precious metals investors should be aware of. While Americans continue to place all the BETS in the CASINO...

On Thursday, July 6, in the late afternoon (as reckoned in Arizona), the price of silver crashed. The move was very brief, but very intense. The white metal's price hit a low under $14.40 before...