Commodities Analysis & Opinion

A recent report from the International Lead and Zinc Study Group found the global market for refined zinc was in deficit from January to July, with total reported inventories declining over the same...

It’s almost like magic. The Fed can say something, or in the case of this Wednesday it can say nothing, and gold and especially silver get a boost of rocket fuel.Actually, the Fed said both yes...

WTI Crude first support at 4405/00 but below here keeps the pressure on for 4375 the minor support at 4350/40. A break below 4320 signals further losses towards 4290 before last week's low at...

Gold first support at 1336/35 but below here look for much better support at 1331/30. A break below 1326 however meets an excellent buying opportunity at 1323/22. Longs need stops below 1318. Holding...

This week sees the conclusion of the OPEC meeting in Algeria, putting oil front and centre as this week’s in play chart.We had spoken about Iran joining the Algiers meeting as bullish, but the...

You Shakespeareans out there no doubt recall from "Hamlet", the Danish prince's sycophantic buddies, (turned spies for cunning Uncle King Claudius), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. 'Course, as the...

It seems as if the tide has changed as the U.S. imported a record amount of gold from Switzerland in July. Normally, the flow of gold from the United States has been heading toward Switzerland. For...

Oil prices fell as Saudi Arabia poured cold water on a potential deal with other Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries members and other countries such as Russia. China is threatening to place...

iShares Silver (NYSE:SLV) – on buy signal. Silver is on a major buy signal. Speculation remains near all time high. Summary Silver is on a major buy signal. Short term is on buy signal. COT...

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve released not only their most recent monetary policy statement, but also updated its newest economic projections. How can they influence the gold market?FOMC...

In previous articles, we examined gold’s performance in the presidential election cycles. The only relatively reliable conclusion we were able to draw from the long-term analysis is that the...

Gold surged sharply this week after the Yellen Fed yet again chickened out on raising its benchmark interest rate. Gold-futures speculators’ irrational fear of Fed rate hikes has been a major...

Yesterday the price of silver continued growing after a significant rise the day earlier when the US Fed made its decision on interest rates. The regulator, according to expectations, left the rate...

Yesterday the price of gold grew amid significant weakening in the US Dollar. The American currency was pressured by the decision of the Fed not to tighten its monetary policy and to keep the interest...