Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The first trading day of the New Year has come and gone, and oil traders haven’t found it assuring at all. After Wednesday’s soft open in Asia, followed by further weakness in Europe and a...

That oil will likely end the year with its biggest loss since 2014—down 25 percent—and its worst December since 2015, off 11 percent, is no longer news. What everyone wants to know is how...

“Ai Group is very concerned at the direction of forward gas prices released by the ACCC this week showing a rising trend for forward gas prices in 2019,” Ai Group Chief Executive Innes...

It was a low-key speech delivered by a crop academic in Texas, the second smallest wheat growing state in the US. But in outlining his case for wheat in 2019, Texas A&M agricultural economist Mark...

Saudi Arabia may have called the United States’ bluff in announcing an oil production cut, but in putting out one fire, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih has possibly started another: the...

When Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih leaves Vienna on Friday, he may be beset by two bigger worries than the current oil price crisis. The first is that Russia, rather than Riyadh, has become...

Oil ministers are converging in Vienna, Austria today for the biannual OPEC and OPEC+ meetings. The oil-exporting countries are expected to discuss a potential cut in production for the coming year....

US President Donald Trump’s actions with China at the G20 may have just strengthened Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s resolve on what to do at this week’s OPEC meeting:...

From the top spot among commodity winners for this year, cocoa has been pushed to fourth place, in a span of under four weeks. Yet, as the Christmas jingle goes, December could still be “The...

With oil prices volatile, market watchers are looking toward the G20 meeting in Argentina on November 30 and the OPEC and OPEC+ meetings on December 6 and 7 for direction. Although heads of state of...

Natural gas's ranking as the No. 1 commodity of 2018 looks sealed. But each new week of the cold season is raising the bar for the level of heating demand the market has to meet. Each shortcoming...

It was supposed to be the year of commodity bulls, with the World Bank to Goldman Sachs predicting runaway demand in nearly everything from oil to metals and grains. Instead, it’s turning out to...

Just ahead of his summit with China’s leader Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump says he’s against suspending the upcoming round of higher tariffs against Beijing. The remark could...

Oil bounced this morning, after slumping 6.66% on Friday, the worst day for the commodity in three years. However, prior to Friday's plunge, oil was already in a bear market, its price having been in...