Commodities Analysis & Opinion

PGMs rally on dollar’s recent lows, China’s better-than-expected Q1 GDP Dollar, however, up now on Fed speculation; spotty China factory data weighs Technically PGMs look solid; palladium...

Gold prices resumed the advance after two days of losses as the dollar weakened Tuesday following upbeat economic data from China.At the time of writing, the spot price XAU/USD is trading at the...

GOLD MINING STOCKS VS GOLD Most investors who own gold mining stocks are in them because they expect higher prices for gold. In addition, they expect their gold mining stocks to outperform gold.With...

Movements by natural gas futures since Apr. 14, 2023, while hitting a new low at $1.945, indicate a tilt in the waking habit of the natural gas bulls.This looks evident enough to show a similarity...

Oil prices came under pressure yesterday on the back of a stronger USD. Energy - Progress on Northern Iraqi Oil Exports Oil prices started the trading week on a weak footing. ICE Brent settled 1.8%...

Oil prices have surged above $80 per barrel for both Brent and WTI futures, marking a year-to-date high. Traders are monitoring demand and a report indicating a further reduction in crude inventories...

Silver’s parabolic rise seems to have ended. Even if the bull market continues -which is the most probable scenario- it will have to take another form and shape. For starters, the daily...

Gold’s failure at top resistance is alarming the bulls but the overall bullish stance is intact on the daily. The area around 1,970-1,940 (if touched) will be a make or break on the...

Impact of Secular Bear in Stocks & Bonds on US Dollar

Last week, the Biden administration proposed aggressive new tailpipe emissions standards that, if enforced, would leave carmakers with no other choice than to produce electric vehicles (EVs) almost...

The relationship between crude oil and natural gas prices has been pretty interesting, especially since mid-January ‘23 when the ratio WTI/NatGas moved up passed its long-term top of 25. It...

The climate do-gooders from the so-called Group of Seven rich nations, decided to put more burden on the poor by pledging a quicker phase out for fossil fuels. After a two-day meeting in Sapporo under...

WTI Crude Oil is trading below $82 a barrel at the start of the new week and remains below its 200-day moving average. Crude oil was not allowed to break above this critical curve for the banks and...

There was a concerted effort to send a message to financial markets (yet again) that the inflation fight is not over & higher rates for longer remains the Fed & ECB policy. This has been a consistent...