Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Gold and Silver roll over as the March FOMC becomes “live” and U.S. yields rise.One of my favourite James Bond films is Goldfinger. A particular scene involves James Bond (played by Sean...

By David Smith, Originally Published on Money Metals ExchangeIt can be difficult, even for dyed-in-the-wool perma-bulls to hold onto precious metals, let alone buy more. We see the Dow trading above...

Good Morning!After not breaking the milestone of 12 consecutive higher closes only to tie the record the market shattered another milestone by punching through 21,000 in a big way. It seems to me the...

SidewindingConflicting stories are keeping oil in a sideway reading range. Oil under pressure after a report Saudi Aramco cuts April official selling prices for its crude oils to Northwest Europe by...

One year ago, crude oil was falling hard, plummeting nearly 50% over the prior 12 months. How things have changed a year later as crude is now up more than 50% from the 2016 lows.Now, crude oil is...

Figure 1 displays the cumulative gain/loss for holding a long position in sugar futures between the end of March Trading Day #9 and the end of April Trading Day #10 starting in 1978. Figure 1 –...

Natural Gas futures price started to move in an uptrend since the appearance of my last analysis “Natural Gas: Last Gap Seems To Be Filled First” and successfully filled the gap, which...

Bullish base formed in NG Original post

European equity markets are expected to open a little higher on Thursday, continuing the trend over night that saw most Asian markets in the green and U.S. indices smash their way to new all-time...

China’s manufacturing PMI rebounded to 51.6 in February (vs 51.3 in Jan and an average 51.5 over the previous 3 months). The standouts were a rise in the export orders index to 50.8 – a 30...

We present our seasonal heating oil update which we will be following this closely throughout the season.We've used data based on the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which publishes price...

Yesterday, the new president delivered a speech to Congress. What does it imply for the gold market?Similarly to his acceptance speech, Trump struck a conciliatory tone. The address was inspiring and...

The gold price is under pressure in today’s trading after a speech last night by U.S. President Donald Trump, as well as comments by various U.S. Federal Reserve board members.At 7.18pm (GMT)...

Gold posted its second straight monthly gain in February, the first such time it has done so since the summer, when Brexit-fueled uncertainty shook world markets. In 2017, the yellow metal has now...