In this episode of Market Movers we have compiled a special holiday edition of the most popular topics: the risk reward ratio (make it your new year’s resolution?), the correlation (or lack of) between gold and inflation and Japan: the…
The current low oil prices have raised the interest of some investors to go long on oil in the hopes that prices will eventually recover to their levels recorded in the past couple of years. For those who consider taking…
This high volatility in the past few days is likely to wind down this week as the holiday season is upon us. Nonetheless, several key economic reports are expected to be released in the first few days of the week…
It’s hard to believe the holidays are here with so much action in the markets. We try to make sense of it all by understanding the different elements of the important Fed decision, the impact of oil prices various countries,…
The ongoing weakness in the oil market made me examine again the recent developments in the oil market. Some analysts suggest the growing U.S. production is the driving force behind the fall in oil prices. But I still think that…
The U.S. dollar huge sell-offs, precious metals recovered and crude oil resumed its downward trend. The high volatility is likely to continue this week as the last FOMC meeting will unfold. This time, the FOMC meeting will include an update…
Itai Furman, a treasurer at Intel, lays out his views on investing, market liquidity, the impact of the Fed on money markets and lots more. In addition to his interesting insights, we run down the recent market events: excellent US job…
The recent NFP payroll report showed a higher than expected gain of 321K jobs in November. This news was enough to bring down gold and silver and pull back up U.S. dollar against the yen and Aussie dollar. Looking forward,…
U.S. employment sharply increase much higher than expected with 321K additional jobs, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure was higher than market expectations, which were at 231K and the ADP report showed that private non-farm payroll added…
The price of oil tumbled down last week to the mid 60’s and remained at this level since then. OPEC’s decision to keep its quota unchanged has fueled this plunge in prices. But the main issue will also remain the…