The Federal Reserve is starting to acclimate to the global economic woes and released a dovish statement – relative to the Fed of course – for the first time in months. The Fed didn’t change its policy and mostly addressed…
The market expected a lot from Draghi and he sure delivered in the recent ECB meeting for more QE and lower rates. This week, the focus will shift back to the U.S. with the FOMC meeting. But there are also…
The Draghi drama was one of the best ones, but the end result was surprising. We begin with this and continue on to the upcoming Fed meeting before finishing off with a preview of other events. You are welcome to listen,…
Gold and silver started off March with a bang: Their rally came even though the U.S. dollar didn’t do much against the Euro or the Yen, and the long term interest rates starts to rise again. Even the recent NFP…
The latest NFP came again with a mixed bag: Higher than expected growth in jobs – 242K vs. expected 195K – but lower wage growth – only annual rate of 2.2%. In the end, the USD and equities slightly rallied…
We begin by helping you understand the recent data including the NFP and focus from the Draghi’s dilemma as well as other events. You are welcome to listen, subscribe, provide feedback and pledge support on Patreon. US jobs – glass half full…
The labor isn’t progressing smoothly as indicated by the latest U.S. non-farm payroll: It showed a much higher than expected headline figure: 242K jobs were added in February. The ADP reported a gain of 214K jobs; the market anticipated 195K…
The recovery of the U.S. dollar – in part due to growing concerns over a Brexit and several better-than-expected U.S. data figures such as GDP for Q4 – held back gold and silver prices. Some of the positive U.S. reports…
The U.S. dollar, equities and oil prices bounced back last week as the bearish sentiment has subsided, mostly fueled by some positive U.S. reports: The GDP for Q4 showed a gain of 1% — higher than the first estimate and…
When Boris backs a Brexit, the whole world worries. After discussing the Brexit fears, we move to the Fed’s potential regret regarding rates and finish off with a dense preview of the week’s events. You are welcome to listen, subscribe, provide…