Major commodities took a plunge yesterday after they had demonstrated a mixed trend in recent days: Gold and silver prices slightly declined; crude oil prices sharply decreased after they had inclined a day earlier; natural gas prices slipped as well.…
In the recent Energy Information Administration petroleum report there is an analysis of the changes in the Japan’s demand for liquefied fuels in 2011 following the tsunami attack that damaged its nuclear power sources. Here is a weekly review for…
According to the recent U.S. Census Bureau report of the new residential construction statistics for September 2011 there was a sharp increase in housing starts but a drop in building permits. Privately owned Housing starts sharply inclined in September 2011…
In the recent report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S inflation for September 2011 inclined by 0.3% or in annual terms it rose by 3.9%. The CPI without food and energy also rose by only 0.1% during September…
Crude oil prices changed direction again and bounced back from the falls they had recorded on Monday. The rally in the American and European stock markets may have contributed to this rally. Currently crude oil prices are traded with moderate…
Gold price continued to slide and sharply declined for the second straight business day; silver price remained virtually unchanged; crude oil prices bounced back and inclined; natural gas prices on the other hand changed direction and sharply fell. Here is…
The producer price index was published today. It showed a sharp increase in the PPI for finished goods in September compared to August – an increase of 0.8%. This report also serves as an indicator for the upcoming U.S core…
The GDP of China rose in the third quarter by 2.3% (Q-2-Q), which is nearly 9.1% in annual terms. This is a drop in the growth rate from the previous quarter as the GDP grew by 9.7% and 9.5% in…
Gold and silver price changed direction again and slightly declined on the first day of the week; crude oil prices also started the week slipping; natural gas spot prices on the other hand sharply inclined. Here is a summary of…
Crude oil prices shifted to red as they have declined yesterday along with the rest of the financial markets including the American and European stock markets. The lower than expected quarterly growth of the China’s GDP may have contributed to…