Commodities

Russian oil

Russian oil trade in limbo, threatening global supply

Despite efforts by Western countries to spare the energy sector from economic sanctions against Russia, the country’s oil supply has been left hanging in the balance as importers — including those in the US — put orders on hold as...
Russian de-escalation

Russian de-escalation sharply moving markets

Several equities have reacted sharply over Tuesday trading to the suggestion that Russia is de-escalating its presence on the Russia/Ukraine border. As reported by Reuters, Russia has begun to move an undisclosed number of its troops away from the Ukrainian...
gold and silver

What will be tomorrow’s gold and silver price?

What will be tomorrow’s gold and silver price? Gold and silver may be looking to make some big moves at the end of this week, as the granddaddy of inflation data is released. US inflation is released on Thursday, and...
events that may define trading in 2022

3 events that may define trading in 2022

We are only 20 days into 2022, and several developing events are already looking like they will become year defining. Here are 3 events that may define trading in 2022. How hawkish will the US Federal Reserve act in response...

What 5 Events Will Traders Be Watching This Week? 20 Dec – 24 Dec, 2021

China’s loan prime rate 1Y and 5Y is updated Monday afternoon. Rising costs, a slowing economy, and the solvency of Chinese real estate companies are very much a concern for the Chinese economy at the moment. Thus, the People’s Bank...

WTI Falls 13% In A Day; The Battle For The Price Of Oil Continues

The price of oil dropped 13% on Friday (26/11/21), marking the commodities worst single day in 2021. A drop in oil prices this large was last seen in January/February 2020, when WTI was making its way down to unprecedented negative...

Are Commodity Prices Going Up? A Review Of Lumber, Cash Crops, And Iron Ore

Some interesting factors are currently affecting commodity prices. Supply chain bottlenecks, unpredictable demand from economies reopening, geo-political tensions, climate change policies are just a few examples. I find it helpful to review the state of the commodities market periodically. In...

When Might The Price Of Natural Gas Decompress?

Traders that have taken a long position on Natural Gas will have been feeling lighter than air for the better part of 2021. Remarkably, the trading price of Natural Gas has rocketed up 115% since the beginning of the year,...

Silver Hits Fresh New Lows For 2021

Silver got no love last week, suffering its worst week in thirteen weeks, and raking up a fourth straight month of losses. After losing US $1.35/t.oz between September 13 and September 18, the metal closed on Friday at US $22.38/t.oz....
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