Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Brent crude oil lost ground on Tuesday after the US government began its first shutdown in 17 years.Failure of Democrats and Republicans to agree on an emergency spending bill left the government...

‘Mr Speaker, it is now midnight and the government of the United States is now closed.’ These were the words that rang out across America last night after a deal failed to be made over the...

Silver remains stuck in a range for the 6th session. We were held yet again by strong resistance at 22.08/12 and support at the 100 day moving average at 21.50/45 so these levels continue to provide...

Clearly the Grain complex traded heavy over the past quarter. There was no real weather market (compared to last year's historic drought). The Dollar and Treasuries have also traded heavy as the...

Since our last note, the Australian dollar has continued to follow and converge with silver's month old footsteps, while precious metals have treaded water over the past thirteen sessions. Should the...

No matter what happened around midnight last night, whether the US government shutdown was enacted fully, partially, or somehow miraculously skirted, the bottom line is that uncertainty still rules...

Gold was on the defensive during early trading yesterday. It received a boost from news that France is not planning to sell any gold reserves, after rumours surfaced suggesting this was an option,...

CLCrude prices fell on Monday as the U.S. appeared headed for a government shutdown at midnight, which could dampen economic growth if it lingers and crimp demand for fuel and energy. The U.S....

The standard wisdom on gold is that it does well in times of economic bad news such as in the 1970s, a period of stagflation and recessions, when the yellow metal rose from $35/oz to peak at $850/oz...

Crude continues to trade below the $102.00 a barrel level as the US government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years due to budget stalemate, threatening to slow the US...

Today black gold plunged in New York after the U.S government began its first partial shutdown in 17 years. This of course spurred strong sentiments of pessimism throughout the energy. and overall...

Precious-Gold dropped on Tuesday trading amid expectations that the U.S. government shutdown will not last long, damping demand on the metal as a safe haven.Gold is currently trading around $1289.47...

Chart 1: Precious metals sector still in a technical downtrendIn recent days and weeks, I have noticed that the PMs perma bulls have thrown in the towel and some have even started shorting Gold (about...

The froth in Rare Earth Metals makes other bubbles look tame. Rare Earth players like MCP, AVL and REE saw run-ups in the 400% range in 2010, thanks to a shortage potential tied to Chinese export...