Commodities Analysis & Opinion

We have stated a number of times here that the bank analysts are effectively totally reactive in their analyses and forecasting of precious metals prices – indeed they tend to follow the herd...

Following a marketing year low last week, soybean sales increased by over 250% and corn rebounded over 20%. Winter weather conditions continues to hinder transportation of grains from the Midwest to...

Brent crude oil slipped on Thursday morning as investors worried about falling demand. Supply interruption worries helped mitigate some of the losses and kept the commodity trading at $109.30 at 7:30...

Gold edged higher on Thursday, retracing some of Wednesday’s corrective losses. Another contraction in durable goods orders and a rise in initial jobless claims unwound some of the optimism...

Brent crude oil futures briefly slipped below $109 on Thursday, pressured by a higher dollar, boosted by worries about escalating turmoil in Ukraine.The tensions there kept the dollar at two-week...

Gold’s recent bullish momentum appears to be holding firm for the time being and indeed February has been a positive month with only minor pullbacks and reversals denting the move higher. The...

The agriculture sector has seen the strongest one-month performance since July 2012, with gains seen across all three sub-sectors of grains, softs and livestock. Agriculture commodity prices are the...

Gold slid yesterday after making a high of $1345, dropping sharply as upward momentum faded. The charts are now showing a bearish RSI divergence on the daily chart, however gold has found support at...

Precious-Gold extended its drop for a second straight session on Thursday after a report showing new home sales in the U.S. leaped to a five-year high.A report released yesterday showed that U.S. new...

CLWTI headed for a monthly advance as reports showed inventories declined for a fourth week at the delivery point for U.S. crude contracts. Futures rose yesterday the most in a week by 0.8%. Supplies...

Gold prices fell significantly yesterday, dropping from a 4 month high. However, what is interesting is the fact that prices fell without any potential stimulant. Risk appetite was bearish during the...

This week, two investment firms came out expressing their disbelief that silver has any more upside, so investors may start getting nervous and begin asking the same question. Back on February 11,...

Michael Fowler, senior mining analyst with Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon Ltd. in Toronto, doesn't typically focus on midtier gold companies, but the opportunities are just too good to pass up. In this...

Crude oil recovered yesterday - not a surprising move given that Tuesday's decline was a tad too aggressive without any strong justification. Furthermore, there were positive economic numbers released...