The U.S. jobs report showed a gain of 223K jobs, which wasn’t far off market expectations, albeit it was better than the previous report. Alas, the report also showed downward revisions for the previous jobs reports and little change in…
The recent NFP report was inline with market expectations but did present downward revisions for previous months. The aftermath of this report will continue to resonate in the markets in the coming days. Besides this labor market update, here are…
Following the disappointing March NFP report, this time the U.S. non farm payroll grew by 223K in April – inline with market expectations. The ADP report presented a gain of only 169K jobs and the market estimates were set at…
Are stock markets facing a major sell-off? We analyze Yellen’s important words in a wide context, talk about the next moves for the Aussie and the C$ and preview next week’s interesting events. You are welcome to listen, subscribe and provide feedback. Yellen:…
The recent comments Janet Yellen about the high valuation of equities may have partly contributed to the cool down in the stock market today. But is the market experiencing irrational exuberance? Are equities overvalued? Yellen said today that “I would…
Despite the drop in precious metals prices by the end of the week, gold remained nearly flat and silver was up by 3% on a weekly scale. The recent FOMC meeting seems to have brought down gold and silver, after…
The U.S. dollar came further down in the past week following the release of the recent FOMC statement. This week, the UK elections will take center stage in Europe and in the U.S. the main report is the NF payroll.…
The Fed does not seem extremely worried of the US slowdown. This was perceived as hawkish but rate hike expectations remained low. What’s going on here? We explain everything and also discuss the upcoming market movers and shakers. You are welcome to…
The weakness in the U.S. dollar didn’t gold and silver that kept coming down, as they have reached their lowest level this month. Will gold and silver change course again this week? The FOMC could shake things up for bullion…
The U.S. dollar resumed its descent while precious metals kept coming down. But this could all change if the FOMC were to surprise the market in its forthcoming statement. On this week’s agenda in the U.S: FOMC meeting, GDP for…