Commodities Oil prices were up on Tuesday after new data showed that U.S. demand increased in late 2022. Brent crude rose 1% and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 1.3%.  The Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. demand for crude and petroleum products rose by 178,000 barrels between August and November 2022.  Analysts predict that Brent crude prices will average just over $90 per barrel this year, up from around $85 at present.  Oil (NYSEARCA:OIL) 30.13 2.03% Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) 179.41 0.36% Silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) 21.83 0.78% Corn (NYSEARCA:CORN) 26.58 0.00% Lumber (NASDAQ:WOOD) 78.44 1.95% *Commodity prices are as of 7 am ET. Data from MarketWatch. To understand why investors track the prices of these commodities, .