The ECB meeting and the NFP are the first big events of a busy last month of the year. We preview the big events that rock markets. We also look back at the meaning of crashing oil to markets, and the…
Following the thanksgiving break, the markets will start working normal again. This week, the NF payroll report will take center stage in the U.S. Other financial reports from the U.S. include manufacturing PMI, factory orders and trade balance monthly updates.…
The recent decision of People Bank of China to cut its deposit rate by 25 bp and one year lending rate by 40 bp is the first step Beijing made towards dealing with the country’s economic slowdown. This news has…
A packed show begins with US housing and its very close correlation to growth. We then run down the FOMC Meeting Minutes and continue to more exciting events: the political turmoil in Japan which is rocking the yen, and what’s going…
The U.S. dollar changed direction and slipped against most currencies including Euro and Aussie dollar, while precious metals recovered. Energy prices including crude oil and natural gas also a dive during last week. Will the sharp changes and high volatility…
The recent release of the NFP payroll report came a bit short than expected with 214K jobs added during October — nonetheless, this was enough to bring down the U.S. dollar and pull back up gold and silver. Looking forward,…
U.S. employment rose by a lower than anticipated rate with 214K additional jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure was below market expectations, which were at 229K and the ADP report showed that private non-farm payroll rose…
The high volatility in the market following the FOMC and BOJ’s monetary policy meetings from last week could remain in the coming week. The main events of the week in the U.S. include NF payroll report, manufacturing PMI, factory orders…
The natural gas market cooled down as the natural gas ETF United States Natural Gas (UNG) plunged by 12.5% since the beginning of the month. The oil market also loosened up as crude oil prices tumbled down by 11% during…
Major commodities including gold, silver and crude oil resumed their downward trend, while the U.S. gained some of its losses back from earlier this month. This week the main events will revolve around the before last FOMC meeting for the…