Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The monthly Renewables MMI® registered a value of 57 in August, a decrease of 1.7% from 58 in July. Like many other metals that we track, this is an all-time low. Unlike some of the other metals...

CLU.S. crude futures extended their precipitous fall on Thursday remaining near six-month lows, as worries persisted about the glut of oversupply on global markets after the release of fresh data...

Today's announcement from Bank of England was more dovish than expected. The split vote was 8-1 (Danske Bank: 7-2, consensus: 7-2).The lower oil price and stronger sterling are the main reasons why...

Though maintaining its broader weakness, crude oil may see a recovery higher on correction in the days ahead. Resistance is located at the 46.00 level where a break will expose the 47.00 level. A...

If you’ve studied psychology, and specifically behavioral finance, you might be familiar with the concept of adversity quotient (AQ), which measures how well someone is able to face and cope...

Shares of Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) slid after the gold miner, the world's largest in terms of output, cut its dividend by 60% despite reporting a narrower second quarter loss.Barrick's...

Gold – Retail FX traders remain heavily long gold versus the US dollar and indeed have remained so since the precious metal’s price crossed below $1200 in May. It is perhaps worth noting...

We are getting the momentum divergence characteristic of an impending three-year-cycle low on the Reuters/Jefferies Commodity Research Bureau Index..

China’s recent stock market gyrations have some analysts now calling China the biggest bubble in history. But those who write off China because of market volatility are missing a more important...

Let us consider the continuous soybean CFD or SOYB. Market participants are concerned that the August 12th US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will cut soybean planting acreage and reserves forecast...

The day before the US jobs report can always be an interesting one. Many times we will see the volatility dry up as market participants wait for the data release, leaving the price discovery to...

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The price of oil is up and down as commodity markets are averagely active. Brent is going for $49.79 per barrel (+0.3%). WTI with delivery next month is trading around $49.05 (-0.15%)....

Talking Points:Brent oil returned below $50 as increased gasoline stockpiles spooked supply concerns Copper advanced due to a fall in China’s inventories Gold stayed sidelined awaiting US data...