Analysis: Commodities

Commodities overview: Geopolitics or fundamentals, who will have the last word?

Every week, we review the latest news on the commodities markets, to better understand the variations in the prices of energy, metals and agricultural commodities. On today's menu: oil, which remains...

Central banks remain keen buyers of gold, representatives tell bullion conference

Central banks remain keen buyers of gold to diversify their reserves for financial or strategic reasons, representatives of three central banks told the London Bullion Market Association's annual...

Exclusive-Algeria bars France from wheat import tender as relations sour, sources say

Algeria excluded French companies from a wheat import tender this week and required that participating firms did not offer French-origin wheat, in apparent fallout from renewed diplomatic tensions...

Antimo's Frank Monkam on Commodities & Markets

Frank Monkam, Antimo's senior portfolio manager, speaks with Romaine Bostick and Scarlet Fu about oil and the markets. ...

Commodities overview: Metals rebel, oil sinks

Every week, our commodities overview reviews the latest developments on the commodities markets, to gain a better understanding of the price variations in energy, metals and agricultural commodities. ...

OPEC+ Focusing on Inventories Over Price Targets: Oil Analyst Sen

Amrita Sen, founder and director of research at Energy Aspects, says OPEC+ is not looking to flood the market with an upcoming increase in production as oil heads for a third straight weekly loss. ...

China stimulus, mighty gold puts silver on a streak, but not without risk

Silver prices have bubbled up to their highest in over a decade on the back of bullion's stellar bull run and China's stimulus measures, although some analysts expect the rally to fade as industrial...

ICE Canada Weekly Outlook : Canola's Turnaround a 'Gift' Says Broker

WINNIPEG, Manitoba--The turnaround in canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange should be seen as a gift, according to broker Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. Tryhuk...

Commodities Overview: To infinity and beyond!

Every week, the commodities overview reviews the latest developments on the commodities markets, so that you can get a better understanding of the price variations in energy, metals and agricultural...

Western ETF investors poised to heap fuel on gold's record rally

Inflows into gold exchange-traded funds, particularly from Western investors, are set to rise in coming months, adding yet more positive stimulus for already record high bullion prices, analysts...

Global equity funds draw big inflows ahead of Fed rate cut

Global investors scooped up equity funds in the week to Sept. 18, anticipating the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut to initiate its long-awaited reduction cycle. According to LSEG...

Gold prices near record, set for weekly gains on Fed rate-cut boost

Gold hovered near record levels on Friday and was on track for a weekly gain after the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent oversized interest rate reduction and on signs that further cuts were on the...

ICE Review : Canola Slightly Lower After Choppy Trade

WINNIPEG, Manitoba--The ICE Futures canola market moved back and forth before ending lower despite mostly positive sentiment in comparable oils. One trader said Thursday canola could be pivoting...

Chevron CEO Says Only Politics Can 'Get in the Way' of Natural Gas -- OPIS

HOUSTON -- The Biden-Harris administration policy is getting in the way of a lower carbon future with its attempt to pause permitting of new LNG export projects, said Chevron Chief Executive Officer...

Commodities overview: Gold maintains Olympic form

Every week, the commodities overview reviews the latest developments on the commodities markets in a bid to gain a better understanding of the price variations in energy, metals and agricultural...

Strong winds fan dozens of fires in Russia's Rostov region, governor says

Strong winds fanned fires sparked by downed power lines and carelessness in multiple settlements across Russia's southern Rostov region, Governor Vasily Golubev reported on Sunday. Since...

A golden Fed cut

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper. What a difference a day makes. Just 24 hours ago, investors were coming to terms with the idea that a half-point rate...

Zimbabwe blueberry farmers chase booming demand, face funding woes

STORY: Zimbabwe's farmers are betting on blueberries. The country is one of the fastest growing producers globally, with demand for the fruit booming. But farmers are...

Goldman Sachs expects OPEC+ production increases to start in December

Goldman Sachs adjusted its expectations for OPEC+ oil production saying it now expects three months of production increases starting from December instead of October, the bank said in a note on...