Commodities Analysis & Opinion

In the years following the GFC, short end yields in the U.S. were contained for an extended period of time as the Fed committed to keeping rates on hold. Given the static nature of the short end, and...

Reuters reported that U.S. stock index futures rose to record intraday highs on Tuesday as oil prices surged and investors assessed earnings from top U.S. retailers.The theory is share prices are...

Gold price made a pullback towards $1,226 yesterday where short-term support is found and bounced strongly. Trend remains bullish and we continue to expect $1,280-$1,320 area to be reached over the...

The War on Cash is not merely continuing, it is intensifying. It began in the West, with relatively minor infringements on our right to use the currency of our own nation . The War has now shifted to...

Is 2017 even real? What kind of weird, fantastical twilight zone have we entered into? The world has been turned upside down and I will continue to point out the bizarre and unusual things that...

Natural gas futures price is currently at the bottom of a downward trend zone due to the sudden announcement of warmer than normal weather on February 21st, 2017. Consequently, a strong spurt in crude...

Inflation just got another jolt, rising as much as 2.5 percent year-over-year in January, the highest such rate since March 2012. Led by higher gasoline, rent and health care costs, consumer prices...

From the beginning of the current week, gold has been trading within a narrow range/channel. Stillness in the market is caused by Presidents' Day celebrated in the USA. Investors' primary focus was on...

Hardly a day goes by now without more good news for gold investors appearing, and the pace of this news flow is accelerating. Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan was interviewed by the World Gold...

On a day like today, with Natural Gas down 7%, it’s a good idea to zoom out and focus on the bigger picture. In an article I wrote on 2/16/2016 I concluded: “It is our opinion that a...

Take Donald Trump’s impending deregulation, tax cuts and add a dash of protectionist trade deals and you get a recipe for a blustering market, which is uneasy and hard to gauge. We are in times...

The 3-month London Metal Exchange lead price is still climbing. Source: Fastmarkets.com. Lead has had a pretty wild ride over the past few months. After a big run in 2016, prices sold off in December,...

Gold price remains above critical support and below short-term resistance. On a break above $1,240-45 I expect a minimum target of $1,280 to be achieved if not at $1,320. Trend remains bullish. Black...

Gravity always wins- what goes up must come down. It's what seems to be happening with XAU/USD. Everything is starting to look like a new downtrend is ready to happen. First, technically...On a daily...