In a previous article I posted a chart from the International Energy Agency’s recent Oil Market Report that shows global demand for refined products catching up to supply by the 3rd quarter of this year. My opinion is that all...

The price of oil has steadied in recent days after making new lows on Tuesday.  The March WTI futures contract approached its 20-day moving average earlier today (~$52.30) for the first time since late November.  This was a new selling...

As we ring in the New Year, let us take stock of where we are at with the oil markets. Last year proved to be a momentous one for the oil markets, having seen prices cut in half in just...

The demand for oil in 2015 will drop to its lowest level since 2002 because of an oversupply of crude and stagnant economies in China and Europe, according to OPEC's latest forecast. And that's just one of several sour estimates. ...

Oil prices have declined for the better part of the past five months.  The unexpected contraction in the Japanese economy in Q3 underscores that the strong supply growth is taking place amid weakening demand.  OPEC's meeting is still ten days...

In the commodity world, lithium has been a rising star as its use and prevalence has skyrocketed in recent years. Even renowned investment sage Warren Buffett chose to invest in a little-known Chinese battery producer in 2008, eventually earning back...

When the price of gold crashed in April, some analysts were quick to point out that the gold market may well be manipulated by large banks. However, the fact that authorities are turning a blind eye to the alleged manipulation...

  Gold has been touted a safe store of wealth, particularly when there are serious risks to global financial markets. However, gold suffers from wild price gyrations when the markets become too disruptive, and data suggests that gold prices are...

On January 14, Deutsche Bank published their 2013 market outlook in which they identified several geopolitical hotspots to worry investors and businesses. They include a wide range of developed and less developed economies, many of which are key producers of...

Commodity prices swelled in the last decade – mostly on the back of insatiable demand from China. Yet, if you exclude China, global demand for commodities like steel, for example, grew only 2 percent per year in the last twenty...