Commodities Analysis & Opinion

After an overheated first half of the year, oil has been ranging since July. The price, which has now topped out, is likely to attract short-sellers and scare away bulls.Crude's luster has been waning...

Oil prices got hit in a risk-off mode as the Fed suggests that tapering of the asset could happen this year and continuing concerns of Covid spread, not to mention a total lack of confidence in the...

Oil sinks further on growth concernsBoth Brent crude and WTI endured a tough day at the office yesterday as global growth concerns and a strong post-minutes' US dollar saw both contracts post...

The latest FOMC minutes show that the Fed will likely taper quantitative easing this year. It’s largely priced in, but downside risks to gold remain.Yesterday, the FOMC published minutes from...

The risk off is in full swing with USD trading higher after a few Fed members noted that policy should turn towards tapering very soon. Investors are looking to move into the US as stock market is...

On the Aug. 19 2021 the Fed minutes revealed that the tapering could possibly begin this year instead of early 2022. The minutes revealed there was a divide between certain state departments that...

Crude prices extended losses after gasoline stockpiles unexpectedly rose, marking the end of peak summer driving season. The weekly EIA report was a mixed bag as the headline draw of 3.2 million...

With worried investors pivoting into safe haven assets, lifting gold, it's a bit of a surprise that silver has been underperforming.Risk assets such as stocks have been struggling since Monday,...

Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) just made headlines due to their purchase of $50m in gold. Why on Earth would this barbarous relic of the Stone Age be of any use to anyone in today’s world of...

The junior mining stocks’ extreme underperformance is the “new normal” that barely anyone talks about. Ignorance is pleasant, but it comes at a cost.To be clear: it’s something...

Oil continues to suffer recovery nervesThe weaker than expected US Retail Sales data and ensuing US dollar strength weighed further on oil prices yesterday. Confidence is being weakened anyway by...

Fundamental Analysis Demand-side factors have caused oil prices to fall in recent weeks. Coronavirus cases have been growing globally, forcing hedge funds to sell off portions of their holdings for...

On SF Live Ep 209, we were joined by Jordan Roy-Byrne of The Daily Gold to discuss whether there is a potential fake-out in gold and silver in play, and whether now is the time to buy.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s epic failure in the fall of Afghanistan is raising anger, distrust and sadness across the world. The president tried to blame everybody else, but at the end of the...