Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The outlook for soybeans' demand deteriorated fast after investors acquainted themselves with the language of the signed initial agreement between the world’s two strongest trading partners. The...

Is OPEC a cartel? The Saudi oil minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, says no. In a speech at a petroleum technology conference in Dhahran, he pushed back against this long-held assumption,...

For all the excitement over what a trade agreement with China could mean for U.S. farm purchases, traders may just have to be happy with the first crack they get today at the headline numbers in the...

The price of oil is falling for the sixth straight day, the longest streak since September. The fact that oil failed to garner demand even in the face of potentially the biggest disruption to...

According to reports, White House invites are out to 200 people and the stage is set for the U.S.-China Phase One agreement to be finalized. But with about 72 hours or more until the signing,...

Away from oil’s rollercoaster ride of the past week and suspense over where gold could be headed, another commodity has been having drama of its own. Raw sugar spiked to 14-month highs in recent...

Since ancient Greek mythology and Old World pagan beliefs evolved into the modern-day personification of the northern hemisphere’s cold season, “Old Man Winter” has become a...

Markets were rattled after Iran last night made good on its threats to retaliate against the U.S. for the killing of General Qassem Suleimani last week. In immediate response, oil surged along with...

While the world has been vexed over the spike in oil prices in recent days, amid the U.S.-Iran conflict and speculation about whether OPEC would raise production if the rally continued, a different...

The U.S. announced Thursday night that it had killed influential Iranian general Qassem Soleimani — and WTI closed more than 3% higher. Since then, news outlets and social networks were raging....

Besides Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s threat of “full nuclear enrichment” and “harsh revenge” against the United States and Donald Trump’s vow to hit back at 52 Iranian...

A week ago, I started this column by asking if the natural gas market would be able to clear the $3 pricing bar early into the new year and hold above that level through the full winter schedule.Now...

A combination of dynamic factors generally drive oil markets: geopolitics, policy and fundamentals. While the fundamentals can be measured, and their changes tracked, there is no way to consistently...

Even before oil started 2020 trading, Donald Trump fed the market a China bull.The U.S. president announced on New Year’s eve that the much-awaited preliminary trade deal between Washington and...