Why is iron ore rally hurting these two sectors?   

Summary The prices of iron ore have almost doubled in the last one year, on account of strong economic growth, globally. China's decision to curb...

 What does the future of shale oil market look like?

Summary Advancements in oil and gas drilling technology have unlocked huge reserves of oil, earlier untapped by oil and gas players. Shale oil is...

Gold rush on the cards amidst rising inflation and weak dollar

Summary Gold prices surged 8% during May, the highest monthly gain since July 2020. Fear of rise in inflation and weakening of dollar are catalysi...

What are Rare Earth Elements and what’s their strategic significance...

Summary Rare earth elements (REE) are a set of 17 metallic elements, which are not rare despite what the name suggests. REEs are widely used in th...

Why are the oil prices volatile in May?

Crude oil is one of the highly traded commodities, globally. Its prices are extremely sensitive to factors such as supply-and-demand balance, weather,...

Why are iron ore prices volatile of late?

Iron ore prices have been on a dramatic journey starting the second half of the last year. The prices reached a record high of US$237.57 per tonne on...

Six Major Gold Miners with Massive Reserves

Summary Gold prices have been edging higher over the weaker US dollar and growing inflationary pressure. China, Russia, Australia, Canada, and the...

Here’s What You Need To  Know About Commodity Supercycle

Summary A commodity supercycle is a prolonged period of price increase of a commodity, usually due to a demand shock. Most supercycles have an und...

Why has IEA slashed 2021 oil demand forecast?

The oil industry has been on a roller coaster ride since last year. Experiencing gloomy days, the prices of WTI crude oil dipped to negative levels in...

How could the red-hot iron ore rally benefit investors?

Summary Iron ore prices have registered a record rally in recent weeks, with prices surging to record high levels. A robust economic recovery in t...

Here's how the iron ore rally could benefit Australia's 2021 Federal...

Summary The Australian government is ready to release its 2021 Federal Budget today. The Australian mining industry has contributed a fair share o...

How Central Banks' domestic gold purchase plan can formalise artisan...

Summary Artisanal and small-scale mining has grown significantly since the start of this century. There are various drawbacks of artisanal gold mi...

Pandemic takes crude oil on a roller coaster ride

In the past year, people have moved more and more away from safe haven assets to stocks, leading to an unprecedented rally in global stocks on back of...

Is 2021 going to be a sparkling year for aluminium?

mping duties on imports of aluminium products for the upcoming three years. The pandemic that turned out to be cataclysmic for almost all commodi...

Demand-supply game balancing the crude oil markets

proactively cutting down on oil supplies to avoid oversupply in the market. The rally in the crude oil prices has delivered a shot in arm for the...

Wheat Futures taking a breather?

Source:sutadimages, Shutterstock Summary Global production of Wheat hit record levels in March 2021 thanks to bumper crop in Australia. Wheat F...

ICE Cotton prices in a correction mode, more pain to continue?

Source:Agnes Kantaruk, Shutterstock Summary Global production of Cotton is expected to rise by ~4.70 percent in 2021/22. Global consumption of...

Will CBOT soybean price continue to soar or cool off?

year high, however, RSI (14-period) is trading in the overbought zone. CBOT Soybean price has soared on strong demand from China and growing dema...

Are rising Crude Oil Prices a concern for energy hungry nations?

Source: Anan Kaewkhammul, Shutterstock Summary The Brent crude oil futures surged to US$63.79 a barrel on 1 April 2021 at 6:22 PM AEDT. The slo...

How are battery metals Lead and Zinc poised on charts

ne in January 2021 and since then trading below the breakout level. Lead Futures (SHFE: SPBc1) prices are trading above an upward sloping trend l...