Many energy commodities rose again on Wednesday: crude oil prices (WTI and Brent) increased yesterday for the second consecutive day; natural gas Henry Hub (September delivery) declined while the spot prices rose on Wednesday; gold and silver changed direction and…
Today, the eighth survey of 2012 for the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index for July came out. This survey estimates the U.S. manufacturing conditions. According to the recent report the conditions have improved but the index was still negative for the…
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for July 2012, the annual rate of housing starts decreased while the rate of building permits increased. This report sends a mixed signal as to the…
Gold and silver declined again for the second straight day. Will this weakness in the bullion market continue? The Euro Area GDP contracted during the second quarter of 2012 by 0.2%. This news may have contributed to the decline of…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published today the latest report of the U.S CPI for July 2012. According to the recent report, the consumer price index remained unchanged again for the second consecutive month, but in annual terms the US…
According to the recent producer price index monthly report, which came out yesterday, the PPI for finished goods rose by 0.3% in July compared with June’s index. This report serves as an indicator for the developments in the U.S core…
Many energy commodities changed direction and rallied on Tuesday: crude oil prices (WTI and Brent) rose yesterday after for they had declined for two consecutive days; natural gas Henry Hub (September delivery) and spot prices also changed direction and hiked…
Gold and silver, much like many other commodities, changed direction from last week and declined on Monday. The speculations around the future plans of ECB and Bank of China in regards to their respective stimulus plan could continue influencing bullion…
The Euro Area GDP contracted by 0.2% during the second quarter of 2012; this contraction in GDP came despite the slight growth in Germany’s economy by 0.3% and perhaps due to the decline in GDP in other leading countries such…
Many commodities declined again on the first day of the week: crude oil price (WTI and Brent) declined for the second consecutive day; gold and silver also slipped; natural gas Henry Hub (September delivery) and spot prices continued their downward…