The recent weakness in the U.S. equities lead the news cycle as its also coincided with selloffs of U.S. dollar and recovery of precious metals. This week, several key reports will be released including: U.S. CPI, U.S. new home sales,…
The markets are storming and we cover it all: from the still strong economy of the UK through the big tumble in oil prices and finally with a wide coverage of everything causing the global gloom in stocks, bonds and…
SPDR Gold (GLD) changed direction and bounced back in the past several days. Will GLD continue to recover? Let’s examine the latest developments in the U.S that may shed some light on the further progress of GLD starting with the…
United States Oil (USO) tumbled down again in the past few months and reached its lowest level this year. Also, the price of WTI oil plunged by over 10% this month (up to date) to $82. Will prices keep coming…
The recovery in the USD took a turn as its fell against leading currencies. The huge selloffs also led to a rally for precious metals prices. The minutes of the last FOMC meeting along with the revised down IMF economic…
6 years after the crisis broke out, how far has the improvement in the US job market gone? We begin with this big picture overview and continue to a rundown of the FOMC minutes which triggered a huge market reaction. We…
United States Oil (USO) resumed its downward trend as it fell by nearly 3% since the beginning of October. Let’s review some of the latest developments related to USO that could impact its direction and performance. The chart shows the…
Following the better than expected NF payroll report, in which the USD rallied, while precious metals took a nose dive, this week the U.S JOLTS report will complete the NF payroll report; this report may offer another data point about…
U.S. employment rose by a higher than anticipated rate as 248K jobs were add, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure was above market expectations, which were at 220K and the ADP report showed that private non-farm payroll…
During last month, the price of United States Oil (USO) declined by nearly 4.5%, while the price of oil (WTI) fell by 5.5%. Brent oil also fell by over 8.8% in the past month. Let’s examine some of the latest…