Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The silver price has almost been ignored this year as mainstream commentators pick up on the low gold price. To the majority silver is just a by-product of gold demand, they believe that if the gold...

Sell-Side Analysts Tripping Over Each Other With Bearish PronouncementsWhile the debt ceiling farce is playing out, a full court press against gold has become visible in the media (once again), with...

Precious metals have surged back in the last few days as the gravity of the situation in Washington hit investors. Equity market participants who seemed so sure a compromise was at hand on Friday...

Brent crude oil pushed above $110 on Wednesday morning as geopolitical risk reentered the equation. The commodity traded at $110.15 at 6:40 GMT. The commodity's modest rally has been attributed to...

Crude price challenging the downward trend line.DISCLOSURE & DISCLAIMER:The above is for informational purposes only and NOT to be construed as specific trading advice. responsibility for trade...

Fundamental Analysis Copper continues to move in a sideways pattern as the political uncertainties continue in Washington. Another day of fruitless conversation between the Democrats and Republicans...

Industrial action at ErgoDRDGOLD Limited, (DRD) has confirmed industrial action at its Ergo operations following management’s refusal to accede to eleventh-hour union demands. Ergo production is...

The government shutdown in the US which is into its second week and the potential impasse on raising the debt ceiling have so far only had a limited negative impact on commodities. A solution is still...

As US lawmakers failed to make any progress to end the budget impasse that threatens to hurt investor confidence and curb demand on oil from the world`s biggest oil user, crude failed to find enough...

Gold fell slightly Wednesday as the partial U.S. government shutdown enters its ninth day. Uncertainty rises, gold doesn’t. How long can gold go?The precious metals market reversed course...

CLCrude advanced as U.S. lawmakers took tentative steps toward raising the government’s debt limit and on a forecast that global demand will increase. Prices increased 0.5 percent. Senate...

Gold remains in a tight-range despite the ongoing standoff in the US government (more on that later). Whilst some seem surprised that the price of gold hasn’t responded more positively to the...

Candlestick, head-and-shoulders, ascending triangle: If these phrases aren't familiar to you, you're missing out on major profit opportunities. Clive Maund, technical trader and editor of...

An increasingly high-tech world is on the horizon, but technological revolution can't take place without the right materials, especially graphite and platinum group metals. This is where mining, one...