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…
This week we have the pleasure to interview David Stein of Money for the Rest of Us, a fellow podcast host. We talk about investments, the smoke and mirrors around QE and lots more. You are welcome to listen, subscribe and provide…
The bullion market got some positive news from the FOMC: The expected cash rate by the end of 2015 and 2016 – based on the dot plot – was revised down. This provided backwind for interest rates to come down,…
The Fed said its word and stirred markets. But what exactly was in there? We dissect the carefully crafted words from the world’s most important central banks, the underlying state of the US economy, market reactions now and looking forward regarding currencies, commodities,…
The recent FOMC meeting brought some short term optimism for the silver market mainly for iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as the FOMC appeared this time less hawkish than in previous meetings. Let’s review the latest statement, economic data and the…
Silver and gold followed major currencies such as the Euro and Japanese yen and declined again as the USD continued to pick up. This week’s FOMC meeting could bring gold and silver to a new year low if the FOMC…
This episode of Market movers is dedicated to Quantitative Easing (QE). This happens as the “QE baton” is passed from the Federeal Reserve to the ECB. These banks are not alone. We define and explain it, review the main uses, the…
The Non-Farm Payrolls report is critical for the US dollar – we explain why and what to expected. In addition, our packed show features a debate on false breaks, the Australian and Canadian rate decisions, a potential easing in Japan,…
Gold and silver showed a modest gain in the past week, despite the unclear trend in the movement of USD against leading currencies pairs. Yellen’s recent testimony was perceived mostly dovish and pushed back up bullion prices and dragged down…
As the whole debacle around the Greek debt crisis dissipates and takes the backburner for the near term, other economic developments could retake the center stage including the changes in the monetary policy of the FOMC and ECB. In the…