The weakness in the oil market has taken its toll on shares of leading natural resources company BHP Billiton (BHP). This company’s stock downward spiral in recent months could continue as some analysts estimate oil prices could fall further to…
The recent announcement of SNB’s Thomas Jordan caused a lot of excitement in the markets – this includes gold and silver. Precious metals bounced back last week following this news. The ongoing recovery of gold and silver is mostly related…
The big news from SNB eclipsed all other news items from last week as the Swiss franc sharply rose against leading currencies including the Euro and U.S. dollar. This news may have also provided additional backwind for commodities such as…
Our weekly podcast came just in time after the shocking removal of the EUR/CHF floor. We begin with this and move on the very correlated upcoming event: the upcoming ECB meeting in which QE is on the cards. We then…
The ongoing weakness in oil market has also dragged down the price of United States Oil Fund (USO), which has fallen by 10% since the beginning of year. Is Saudi Arabia capable of further driving down the price of oil?…
The last NFP payroll report didn’t cause too many waves in the markets as it showed a 252K gain in jobs in December – inline with market expectations. Moreover, the recent minutes of the FOMC meeting also didn’t stir up…
EUR/USD had a spectacular crash in the wake of 2015. We explain what’s behind it, what is already priced in and what isn’t. The Fed is seems to be smooth sailing towards hiking, but there are bumps on the road and data…
The first full week of 2015 is upon us and the markets are likely to heat up from their holiday slumber. The main news headlines from the U.S. including minutes of the recent FOMC meeting and the NF payroll report.…
An exciting 2014 has ended and we have a packed show previewing the currencies and commodities in 2015: when will the Fed hike and how will the dollar react? How low can the euro go? Can it bounce back? And the same…
The last week of the year is likely to be another slow paced one in the financial markets. In the U.S. there are a few reports that will be released including: manufacturing PMI, pending home sales, consumer confidence, and unemployment…