Precious metals, much like other commodities, kicked off last week with a plunge in prices. As the week progressed, bullion prices remained relatively flat even after the ECB surprised the markets with a rate slash and promise of an ABS…
Most commodities tumbled down last week, while USD recovered against leading currencies mainly against the Euro after the recent ECB rate decision. This week, in the U.S several economic reports will be released including JOLTS, retail sales, consumer sentiment, and…
In this episode, we run down the big ECB announcements that have and will probably continue having a very significant impact on markets. We also discuss the recent developments in the price of oil..The episode begins with a quick discussion about the…
I’m not a big fan of precious metals ETFs. They follow bullion prices, and investors pay a fee for holding the ETF. The only return for an investor is the potential rise in precious metals prices. Conversely, bullion miners or…
U.S. employment didn’t meet expectations with only 142K jobs were add, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure was well below market expectations, which were at 222K and the ADP report showed that private non-farm payroll grew by…
The prices of gold and silver didn’t do much last week as they edged up on a weekly scale. But September is starting off with rate decision by ECB, BOE, BOC, RBA and BOJ. The main event will be the…
The market volatility in the markets is slowly returning as we are exiting the summer slumber and into September. We kickoff the month with rate decisions by ECB, BOJ, BOE, RBA and BOC, while in the U.S the NF payroll,…
In this episode, we preview the big events that are expected to rock markets in September: Non-Farm Payrolls, the Fed decision, the highly anticipated ECB drama and quite a few other releases that move currencies and commodities. The episode begins with a…
The price of silver continued to decline last week. Since the beginning of the month, silver lost 5% of its value. The changes in the foreign exchange market or gold seem to have little impact on silver. What could keep…
Precious metals prices fell again last week, as the USD pulled up. This week, the GDP for Q2 and PCE will be release in the U.S, which could impact the bullion market. The recent Jackson Hole Symposium ended with Yellen…