Oil Prices Remain High With Russian Ban Looming - May 15, 2022 11:51

Friday brought another rise in Oil prices with a gain of around 4%, as record high prices were seen in US Gasoline. Investors are still rightly concerned that supplies will tighten if the EU does indeed go ahead and ban Russian imports. This was the third consecutive weekly increase in Oil prices, and also the […]

Copper Prices Sliding On Chinese Slowdown Concerns - April 26, 2022 17:44

Major concerns were raised on Monday on continued demand from China which sent the copper price and main industrial metals sliding yesterday. Covid continues to be a pest in China, with lockdowns in major cities and ports suffering backlogs of unloading ships. After China promised more support to revive an economy which has been ravaged […]

Natural Gas Prices Remain High and Strong - April 25, 2022 17:08

Early last week Natural Gas prices headed to highs not seen since 2008 and for a moment hit over $8 per MCF. However, this was to be the high moment with steep declines for the remainder of the week. So what next? What is driving gas prices right now? The EU and Russia are at […]

FOMC Begins to Raise Rates to Get Inflation into Check - March 19, 2022 11:27

The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate by 0.25 at the conclusion of Wednesday’s two-day policy meeting. This brings the target range from 0.25 to 0.50 percent. This is the latest step in the recovery of the US economy from the pandemic, and it’s the most significant to date to fight the […]

Gold Pops Past $2000 But Settles For Less - March 12, 2022 13:38

Spot gold price earlier this week was close to $2075/ounce, but after traders booked their profits, this saw the yellow metal drop below $2000 after it reached this new high. Inflation is hitting highest levels for decades and the outlook is bleak for the short term. Experts in commodity markets believe that the sharp rise […]

Rising Oil Prices Don’t Look Like They Are About To Stop - March 6, 2022 18:10

Oil prices are souring and don’t look to be stopping. As sanctions hit Russia, the second-largest exporter of oil in the world, after its invasion of Ukraine, a global search for crude oil spare barrels is under way. However, don’t be surprised if Saudi Arabia doesn’t step in to help. The kingdom could reduce global […]

Inflation Worries Prevail As Gold Prices Look Higher - August 1, 2021 14:10

With June CPI data increasing at an unprecedented rate since 2008, inflation concerns are growing due to loose monetary policy and unorthodox stimulus. This has not yet translated into the gold price, which has not reached $1,900 per ounce since late last year. Data from the USA last week suggest Gold could be on the […]

Gold Prices Holding Firm Above $1500 - January 20, 2020 12:34

Gold prices have seemingly found a comfortable level above $1500 this last week. This comes after a phenomenal rise in late December in anticipation of the USA China trade deal being signed off and the President’s impeachment. This rise continued to accelerate into January when the USA assassinated the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Worries of […]

Oil Prices Fly Whilst Stocks Say “Whatever” - September 17, 2019 12:56

As you most likely know there was a little bit of an incident in Saudi Arabia at the weekend. Something about an Oil refinery being attacked and set ablaze, and the worlds Oil supply being disrupted. There’s currently lots of finger pointing happening from all sides on who is to blame for these attacks, but […]