Commodity markets have become a new investment alternative for portfolio investors over the last fifteen years, in a process known as the financialization of commodity markets. Several studies have explained the reasons for this phenomenon (e.g., speculation and increase in biofuels production), leading to a question largely understudied in agricultural and energy economics literature. How has the financialization of the commodities market changed the price dynamic over the years? This thesis applies nonlinear models to understand whether the speculation caused the price movements in the agricultural commodity markets; investigates the price discovery in the Brazilian market by analyzing the transmission of international energy and feedstocks prices to Brazilian ethanol and gasoline prices; and investigates the spillover effects from global futures markets to local spot prices. In addition, it analyzes the increased liquidity in the commodity markets by developing a new measurement to gauge the degree of ambiguity for 12 agricultural commodities prices. Despite the robust econometric tests performed, the findings were inconclusive on the role of speculation in impacting the price returns of commodities. It also found that there exists a nexus between international oil and Brazilian ethanol prices, and global commodities prices have increased the spillover effects on the Brazilian spot markets. Finally, the financialization of commodity markets has increased the liquidity in the market as measured by the degree of ambiguity. This thesis contributes to the field not only by applying more robust, novel econometric approaches but also by evidencing how information discovery and risk-sharing affect the commodity price dynamics.