Commodities Analysis & Opinion

News out of Libya that oil exports from the Zuetina oil port will resume has sent the oil price down to USD108.5/bbl - the lowest level since mid-April.The reopening is of great symbolic value as it...

Brent Crude broke 109.10/00 and tumbled to 107.86. Below 108.20/10 keeps the market under pressure for a move towards 107.30/20. We should start to look oversold short term so a bounce from here very...

Zinc has enjoyed one of the most positive fundamental pictures of all the base metals. The looming closure of major mines such as Century in Australia and, next year, Lisheen in Ireland has most...

Aluminum: We had a bearish view on Aluminum last day with the anticipation that the commodity may take price correction in the form of profit booking on the long positions. Also, a rebound in the...

Oil gained early Tuesday, rebounding from yesterday's losses as traders weighed news about crude exports from Libya and fresh Western sanctions against Russia.Crude futures picked up from the sharp...

Gold eased on Tuesday, falling below $1,300 an ounce, as signs of strengthening U.S. housing market data offset safe-haven bids from escalating tensions between Russia and the West.As of 3:46 EST,...

Crude OilWest Texas Intermediate crude rose, narrowing its discount to Brent on speculation supplies at Cushing, Oklahoma, fell last week and as the dollar weakened. Prices rebounded from a two-week...

Metals prices have been trading sideways for some time. How can you make gains in your portfolio when commodity prices are in a stalemate? In this interview with The Gold Report, Thibaut Lepouttre,...

The Gold weekly chart (below, left) is holding $1280 off of a double-bottom, while the daily is trying to regain $1305 off of a double-bottom. The daily may end up triggering a buy entry with the...

Brent and WTI prices are rising as the U.S. and the European Union threaten to impose new sanctions on Russian companies and executives close to Vladimir Putin’s government. With Russia the...

Cold and wet weather has delayed planting across much of the U.S. Despite the weather, farmers are confident the delay will not affect the corn crop for 2014. The USDA Crop Progress Report released...

Last year China’s private-sector demand for Gold reached a record level of 1,132 tonnes, and according to the World Gold Council (WGC), the Asian nation could easily dominate the gold...

Rumors of fresh sanctions against Russian individuals by both the US and EU saw nickel prices rise on the LME on Friday and they’re continuing upward today after the sanctions were officially...

West Texas Intermediate crude rebounded from the lowest close in almost three weeks as the U.S. said it will toughen sanctions on Russia, the biggest energy exporter, over the Ukraine crisis. Brent...