Analysis: Commodities

GOLD: Gold's main bullish levers

The environment has changed significantly in the marketplace. At the beginning of the month, we criticized the sporadic rise in geopolitical tensions, the associated uncertainty, the expansion of the...

BRENT CRUDE OIL SPOT: Oil: Increased uncertainty around demand due to Covid-19

Times are tough in the oil markets, especially in the face of fears about the spread of coronavirus in China. The decline in prices since the beginning of the year, which has been in the order of 13%,...

Copper : Glencore's 2019 cobalt up, copper down; share price rises

Glencore said its 2019 copper output fell 6% and battery mineral cobalt rose 10% as it boosted production at its Katanga mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, offsetting the impact of the early...

Glencore : 2019 cobalt up, copper down; share price rises

Glencore said its 2019 copper output fell 6% and battery mineral cobalt rose 10% as it boosted production at its Katanga mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, offsetting the impact of the early...

BRENT CRUDE OIL SPOT: Oil: Fundamentals outweigh geopolitical tensions

Concerns rise on the oil markets, which are once again shaken by geopolitical fears.

Strategic Metals: Cobalt isn’t going anywhere

A component of the category of minor metals, cobalt is actually only minor in its designation because of its extremely diverse uses in the metallurgical and chemical fields. Its importance also...

China Hongqiao : annual aluminium output slips for first time in decade

China's annual aluminium production fell for the first time in 10 years in 2019, official data showed on Friday, hit by softer demand amid the Sino-U.S. trade row and large-scale smelter outages.

Crude oil : China's 2019 and December crude oil runs hit record highs

China's crude oil throughput rose to a record high in 2019 following the start-up of two mega-refineries, official data showed on Friday, with December posting the highest daily run-rate on record.

Copper : China December copper imports hit highest since March 2016; annual shipments fall

China's unwrought copper imports rose 9.1% in December from the previous month to their highest since March 2016, customs data showed on Tuesday, as improving industrial activity and dwindling scrap...

An overview of the Iran-US conflict and how it affects oil markets

Oil markets, and financial markets as a whole, are once again shaken by a resurgence of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Here is an overview of the conflict between Washington and Tehran.

Starbucks launches oat milk drink as vegan movement grows

Starbucks Corp on Tuesday added an oat milk beverage to its menu, as the coffee chain taps into the growing demand for vegan alternatives to dairy.

BRENT CRUDE OIL SPOT: Oil: New year, same uncertainty

After five months of monotony, oil markets are coming out of their torpor. The OPEC+ has decided to increase the current production cuts by 500,000 barrels per day. This agreement brings the volume of...

How ethanol plant shutdowns deepen pain for U.S. corn farmers

When the U.S. ethanol industry was booming, Indiana farmer Paul Hodgen made good money selling about a quarter of his crop to a local facility that produced the corn-based fuel....

Manchester City owner scores $4.8 billion price tag with stake sale

Manchester City's Abu Dhabi-controlled owner has agreed to sell a $500 million stake to U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake, making it the world's most valuable soccer group with a $4.8 billion price...

Gold : Oil is our gold and we aim to use all of it, ADNOC official says

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co aims to exhaust its vast oil and gas reserves even as many consumers switch to cleaner sources of energy, a senior executive in the Gulf oil company said.

BRENT CRUDE OIL SPOT: Neutrality is required

The general opolitical tensions that had animated the oil markets since mid-September are gradually dissipating, allowing the market to breathe despite headwinds on the fundamentals front. OPEC has...

WTI: In the middle of its range

The general opolitical tensions that had animated the oil markets since mid-September are gradually dissipating, allowing the market to breathe despite headwinds on the fundamentals front. OPEC has...

BRENT CRUDE OIL SPOT: LOPEP in the face of its policy limitations

The general opolitical tensions that had animated the oil markets since mid-September are gradually dissipating, allowing the market to breathe despite headwinds on the fundamentals front. It is...

GOLD: Waiting for the start signal

While equity markets are posting new stock market zenith, investors’s appetite for risky assets does not weaken the current upward trend in gold prices. The price of gold metal is indeed continuing...