The FOMC, as usual, didn’t make any major changes to its policy and didn’t offer any big headlines. But this was interrupted by the markets that there won’t be a September rate hike. Also, the U.S. GDP for Q2 came…
QE is certainly controversial and will continue to stir a debate or a quarrel between various pundits. After this debate, we move on to an interview with FXStreet founder and president Francesc Riverola and top off with a discussion about…
The U.S. GDP grew by 2.3% in the second quarter – this came a bit short of market expectations, which were 2.7%. This growth rate, however, is still much higher than in Q1 when the GDP expanded by only 0.6%.…
The FOMC concluded its meeting and released another statement that didn’t offer much new information about the timing of the first historic rate hike. I know what you think – shocker! Well to be fair, there were modest changes to…
Despite the slow week we had in the financial markets with no big event or news release, the gold market took another hit with a flash crash at the beginning of the week. By the end of the week, gold…
China continues to raise voices of concern over its progress, Greece’s troubles are far from over (the talks over the debt restructuring should start this week) and Iran’s impact on the oil market is still unclear now that a nuclear…
Each trader should ask herself or himself these 12 questions. And we bring an interview with Itai Furman about managing money, Fed expectations and lots more. This is a compilation of previous episodes. You are welcome to listen, subscribe and provide feedback. 12…
The recent plunge in the price of gold took many, including your truly, by surprise. Well, the timing of the 2.2% drop in the price of gold on Monday, July 20th wasn’t expected – as any flash crash should be.…
The Greek drama continues, but for the financial markets the impact of the Greek debt crisis has weakened. Gold and silver prices took a sharp hit to the chin in the past week. Between the recovery of the USD and…
The talks over the Greek debt crisis have started to subside, even though the drama continues. But for now, Grisis averted. The U.S.-Iran deal is also a big headline that also created some waves in the financial markets mainly in…