According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for November 2012, the annual rate of housing starts fell while rate of building permits rose. This report sends a mixed signal as to the progress…
Many energy commodities prices declined on the second business day of the week: WTI oil and Brent oil moderately rose yesterday; the prices of gold and silver sharply fell on Tuesday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short term delivery) also…
The prices of gold and silver remained virtually unchanged on Monday. The low volatility was also in other commodities and forex markets. There seems to be some progress in the talks between President Obama and House Speaker Boehner in tackling…
Many commodities prices only slightly moved on the first business day of the week: WTI oil moderately increased while Brent oil prices declined yesterday; the prices of gold and silver remained virtually unchanged on Monday; natural gas Henry Hub future…
Gold and silver continued their downward trend throughout most of last week. The FOMC decided to purchase treasury securities at a pace of $45 billion per month starting January 2013 (in addition to purchasing mortgage backed securities at a pace…
The prices of gold and silver continued their downward trend throughout most of last week. The concerns regarding the fiscal cliff is among the reasons the FOMC decided to expand QE3 by purchasing long term treasuries securities at a pace…
During last week, major commodities continued their downward trend including oil, natural gas, silver and gold. The recent decision of the FOMC to expand QE3 by purchasing $45 billion of long term treasuries on a monthly basis starting January 2013…
Gold and silver rose on the day the FOMC announced it will expand its QE3 program, but the next day tumbled down. This might suggest some bullion investors used this recent announcement of the FOMC to close their position on…
Many commodities prices remained nearly unchanged on the last business day of the week: WTI and Brent oil prices bounced back on yesterday; the prices of gold and silver remained virtually unchanged on Friday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published its recent report of the U.S CPI for November 2012. According to the recent report, the consumer price index declined by 0.3% after it had increased by 0.1% in the previous month; in annual…