Commodities & Metals

Commodities & Metals Articles

By late morning on Monday, gold was down under $1,450 to its lowest level since August. The good news for gold bugs is that the selling looked swift and temporary.
On top of big gains in stocks and big swings in Treasury yields, gold had been having a monster year as well, due to so much global uncertainty and aided by incredibly low interest rates.
World food prices rose 6% in October compared to the same month in 2018, a sign of inflation in a global environment in which inflation has been muted for years.
The World Gold Council has released data showing that global gold-backed exchange-traded funds have now reached their highest levels of all-time.
Gold has a long history of ups and downs, and it has been considered one of the key measurements of national reserves for centuries.
U.S. Steel has acquired a minority stake in privately held steelmaker Big River Steel for $700 million. The steelmaking giant has a four-year option to purchase the remaining stake.
An analyst's report makes the case that the top gold mining and royalty stocks have lagged the big move in the actual spot price of gold. These three stocks still offer investors solid upside...
Wheat, which represents 20% of all calories consumed by humans worldwide, faces significant damage from drought new research shows.
U.S. Steel shares dropped sharply on Thursday after the firm cut the guidance for its third quarter. Looking at the chart, it’s not surprising that this stock is headed even lower, after falling...
The rotation from high growth-stocks to value stocks has been a key theme of September, which means that shares of companies that had lagged the broader bull market were starting to shine.
U.S. coal exports are forecast to drop by 10 million metric tons in 2019m and coal miner Peabody Energy was slammed Thursday for a downward revision to its outlook for the rest of the year.
All structured portfolios need a weighting to precious metals between 3% and 5%, there but are times when investors should overweight gold. Now could very well be one of those times.
A Merrill Lynch commodity strategist makes a case for gold to reach $2,000 per ounce. There are a number of issues to look for that may be positive for gold stocks.
In a new Deutsche Bank research report, the firm's precious metals team raises its price target for gold, as well as for three top stocks it rates at Buy.
Barrick Gold has already risen handily in 2019, but the independent research firm Argus now sees its stock rising much higher based on costs, gold prices, and merger benefits all driving stronger...