Gold and silver didn’t do much last week as the markets await for a signal from the Federal Reserve about the direction its cash rate; so far the market has been receiving mix signals from Fed officials and even the…
This week’s Jackson Hole Symposium will have the markets looking forward for Yellen’s speech on Friday, but this speech could end up disappointing as it may not provide more guidance from the Chair of the FOMC. Other reports and events…
The volatility in the markets may have subsided. But this week we will see several hard data points from the post-Brexit UK; these economic reports are likely to lead the way in the financial markets including CPI, Claimant Count Change…
Are central bankers losing the plot? We discuss the problematic Fed’s forecasting, the unusual market impact from a rate cut and also update on the US economy and the road ahead. You are welcome to listen, subscribe, provide feedback and pledge support…
The U.S. non-farm payroll beat, yet again, market expectations as 255K jobs in July: The ADP estimated a gain of 179K jobs and the market expect an increase of 180K. The growth in wages, was also higher than expected as…
The bullion market kept recovering as the FOMC and BOJ didn’t change their policies. And the disappointing GDP report for the U.S. – only 1.2% growth vs. 2.6% exp. – was enough to drive further up gold and silver prices.…
The Fed and the BOJ didn’t deliver last week as they neither move nor even hint of any prospects of a substantial change to their respective monetary policies. But now all eyes will shift back to the UK as the…
The BOJ missed high market expectations and left the chopper ground. After dwelling on the not-so-bold new monetary policy we discuss the weakness in the US data and the Fed, continue with a preview for a central bank that will…
Gold and silver lost some steam in the past week as interest rates picked up again and the U.S. dollar strengthened even though the ECB and BOE didn’t introduce any new policy last week. This week’s main events will focus…
The ECB and BOE didn’t change their policy and now the markets will shift their attention to the FOMC and BOJ; the Fed and Bank of Japan aren’t expected to introduce new policy measures but the tone of their statements…