Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Oil prices slipped in Asian trading Thursday, after news reports said Libya had reassumed control of the country's two eastern oil terminals that handles almost 50 percent of the country's...

So far the yellow precious metal is narrowly trading in New York after that it rose for the fourth straight session after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen affirmed U.S. borrowing costs will remain...

After printing a "shooting star" candlestick on the daily chart on Tuesday, yesterday saw Gold make a lower high and form a "doji" candlestick, confirming the indecision in the market and the...

Gasoil July broke 912/911 and collapsed straight to the next target of 905 for the next support and buying opportunity. We did not bottom until 903 but although oversold the outlook remains quite...

Brent crude tumbled again to our buying opportunity at 110.90/80. Although prices bottomed almost exactly here yesterday, we have continued lower over night. We have good trend line support at 110.70...

WTI Crude unable to hold above 105.35/30 keeping the market under pressure and triggered heavier selling pressure as forecast to target good support at 104.30/20. Prices bottomed almost exactly here...

Perhaps no piece of legislation or regulation will make as profound an impact on energy markets and large downstream consumers of energy (including steel and aluminum producers) as the recent carbon...

Crude OilCrude oil prices dipped early in Asia on Thursday with exports from Libya and relative quiet in Iraq keeping sentiment subdued. Libyan rebels who have seized eastern oil ports have agreed to...

Price discovery in all commodities is an electronic paper affair. While the macro-economy and the geopolitical provide a distant framework, they do not wield significant direct influence. The...

Focus in the global Oil market looks to be slowly shifting from the insurgence in Iraq to the potential near-term downside risks. Attention is likely to shift to the prospect of an Iranian nuclear...

After several days of classic signs of indecision with its multiple doji candlestick patterns on the daily chart, gold has made an attempt to push higher and move away from around $1320. This has...

Gold remains well bid, having established a new three-month high at 1333.12 yesterday. The yellow metal dipped early in New York trading after the ADP employment survey beat expectations, but...

Long Term Perspective Many investors are uncertain whether we are in a commodity bull or bear market. Without a doubt, there are a lot of conflicting fundamentals regarding shortages and surpluses in...

In May, I told readers that U.S. coal was finding a home in Europe.U.S. coal exports this year are expected to exceed 100 million tons (mt) for the third consecutive year – a record run. Nearly...