Last week gold and silver prices didn’t do much; Gold had a steady upward trend; silver increased every day except on Thursday. Despite the testimony of Bernanke from the previous week, the speculations continue to run high of the Fed…
In the upcoming FOMC meeting to be held between June 19 and 20 many bullion traders will pay close attention to the FOMC statement and Bernanke’s press conference. If there will be so much a whiff of another stimulus plan…
The Greek elections will be held on Sunday and the aftermath of these elections could stir up the financial markets. Over the weekend the IMF urged Europe to help Irish banks. The main event of the week besides the Greek…
The U.S. Monetary base decreased again during May by 0.92%. This news could suggest that gold will continue to trade down during June (assuming all things being equal). The strong relation between U.S. Monetary base and the changes in gold…
Gold and silver prices changed direction and plummeted yesterday after the testimony of Bernanke in the Senate didn’t bring the kind of news bullion traders had hoped for. Bernanke stated in his testimony that economic conditions are improving mainly the US real estate market;…
Despite the exceptions of many for a more “pro-stimulus” testimony by the Chairman of Fed especially after the recent disappointing U.S non-farm payroll report came out on Friday, there weren’t any hints for QE3; Bernanke dropped a wet blanket on…
The growth in U.S. employment didn’t meet expectations and only slightly expanded during May: according to the latest U.S. employment report, which was published today, June 1stby the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of non-farm employees increased by only…
The bureau of economic analysis published today May 31st its second estimate of the growth rate of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of 2012. According to the recent update U.S output of goods and services expanded…
The U.S. Monetary base declined again during April by 0.67%. This news might mean that gold price will continue its downward trend during May (assuming all things being equal). The strong relation between U.S. Monetary base and the changes in…
Last week gold price slightly increased despite the expectations that the FOMC meeting will adversely affect bullion prices. Silver price slightly declined last week. The U.S GDP for Q1 2012 didn’t reach expectations and may have been among the factors…