Our first episode of 2017 focuses on the US: we begin from the data, with the NFP, and continue with the FED. This time, the meeting minutes were very revealing, to say the least. As usual, we preview the upcoming…
The U.S. non-farm payroll fell a bit short of market estimates regarding the headlines figure of number of jobs added: 156K vs an expected growth of 175K (The ADP estimated a gain of 153K jobs) during the month of December;…
Winter is coming but the markets are likely to heat up…and the same can be said about precious metals: Even though gold and silver will continue to face downward pressures — if the USD were to keep strengthening and yields…
With the year winding down as we are heading towards the last week of 2016, the markets are likely to demonstrate – as they did last week – low volatility and liquidity. For precious metals, this could be a chance…
What will 2017 look like? We discuss monetary policy, politics and markets throughout the year. Some of the big changes seen in 2016 will spillover to 2017 with new challenges joining in. What’s next for currencies, stocks and commodities? We…
Gold and silver took another hit last week following the more-than-expected hawkish tone that came out of the FOMC meeting and Yellen’s press conference that followed. The big surprise was the upward revision in the dot plot that currently indicates…
The FED gave a hawkish hike and this rocked markets. We look at everything FED-related eyeing the path for the year ahead, which my be more Donald-dependent. You are welcome to listen, subscribe, provide feedback and pledge support on Patreon. What:…
So the Fed, as expected, raised rates for the first time this year. It’s arguable whether the Fed should have raised rates given the ongoing low inflation, strengthening USD and modest growth in wages. And let’s not forget there is…
In the past couple of weeks there has been a bit of disconnect between gold and silver: As silver slightly picked up while gold continued its downward trend. And this week’s FOMC meeting could continue to keep them apart especially…
Despite the relatively good NFP report – at least in terms of unemployment and jobs growth – gold and silver bounced back on Friday after mostly falling throughout last week. Moving forward, the focus in the markets will shift to…