U.S. employment rose, as expected, by 252K additional jobs, according to recent report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Market expectations and the ADP report were close to this figure – 241K jobs during December. According to the recent U.S.…
EUR/USD had a spectacular crash in the wake of 2015. We explain what’s behind it, what is already priced in and what isn’t. The Fed is seems to be smooth sailing towards hiking, but there are bumps on the road and data…
The price of United States Natural Gas (UNG) ended the year with another tumble as it dipped below $15 at one point. Currently, the price is around $15 – the lowest level UNG reached in the past couple of years.…
Barrick Gold (ABX) recently announced that the Supreme Court of Chile didn’t approve its appeal of a lower court ruling vis-à-vis sanctions imposed on the company’s Pascua-Lama mine by the country’s environmental regulator. This news could set back the development…
The price of United States Natural Gas (UNG) took another fall in the past week to its lowest level in recent months. During the month the ETF lost 27% from its value. The ongoing low oil prices may have contributed…
It’s hard to believe the holidays are here with so much action in the markets. We try to make sense of it all by understanding the different elements of the important Fed decision, the impact of oil prices various countries,…
The natural gas market experienced a high level of volatility that resulted in big swings for United States Natural Gas (UNG) in the past few days. The weakness in the oil market is weighing in on the natural gas, but…
The price of United States Natural Gas (UNG) dropped below $20 last week and by 9% since the beginning of the month. The fall in oil prices may have weakened the natural gas market. But another key factor is the…
U.S. employment sharply increase much higher than expected with 321K additional jobs, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure was higher than market expectations, which were at 231K and the ADP report showed that private non-farm payroll added…
Markets are different during the holiday season that just began. How should you react? We begin with this topic and then talk about things that do move markets: the US data and especially GDP that look more complicated than earlier, the UK…