Major commodities including gold natural gas and silver trade up during the previous week along with the recovery of several currencies such as the Euro against the USD. Leading Equities markets changed direction and fell during last week. The recent…
The price of crude oil (both WTI and Brent) resumed their downward trend and slightly declined during last week: WTI fell by 1.95%; Brent oil slipped by 1.04%. As a result, the gap between the Brent oil and WTI slightly…
The recent testimony of Bernanke in Congress didn’t reveal anything new: He continued to say that the Fed’s current asset purchase program is important for keeping the U.S economy on its road to recovery. At the same time, he didn’t…
Major commodities were traded in a mixed trend on the second business day of the week: Brent oil slightly rose while WTI oil slipped on Tuesday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short term delivery) sharply increased again yesterday; silver and…
During the previous weeks the leading “risk related currencies” such as Euro and Aussie dollar tumble down against the USD; commodities prices including gold, silver and oil fell while equity markets rallied. This upcoming week the market volatility might pick…
The rates of crude oil (both WTI and Brent) remained virtually unchanged during last week: WTI inched down by 0.02%; Brent oil slipped by 0.18%. As a result, the difference between the Brent oil and WTI remained nearly flat; the…
Major commodities were traded again in a mixed trend on the third business day of the week: Brent oil and WTI oil bounced back on Wednesday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short term delivery) rallied again yesterday; silver and gold…
Based on the latest producer price index monthly report, which was published yesterday, the PPI for finished goods sharply fell again by 0.7% in April compared with March’s index. This report serves as an indicator for the changes in the…
Major commodities were traded in a mixed trend on the first business day of the week: Brent oil and WTI oil declined on Monday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short term delivery) slightly rose yesterday; silver rose while gold price…
Retails and foods services sales changed direction and slightly rose for the fifth time in six months; the index edged up during April 2013 by 0.1% compared with March’s sales and also remained above the sales at April 2012. The…