Following the thanksgiving break, the markets will start working normal again. This week, the NF payroll report will take center stage in the U.S. Other financial reports from the U.S. include manufacturing PMI, factory orders and trade balance monthly updates.…
The recent decision of People Bank of China to cut its deposit rate by 25 bp and one year lending rate by 40 bp is the first step Beijing made towards dealing with the country’s economic slowdown. This news has…
The recent rally of gold and silver coincided with the pull back in U.S. dollar. The latest JOTLS report didn’t meet market expectations but was still very good overall after considering the headlines. This week, the main even will be…
The U.S. dollar changed direction and slipped against most currencies including Euro and Aussie dollar, while precious metals recovered. Energy prices including crude oil and natural gas also a dive during last week. Will the sharp changes and high volatility…
Gold and silver bounced back on Friday following the release of the U.S. NF payroll report, which was slightly below expectations in terms of growth in number of jobs – 214K and not 230K as anticipated. Despite this rally, both…
The recent release of the NFP payroll report came a bit short than expected with 214K jobs added during October — nonetheless, this was enough to bring down the U.S. dollar and pull back up gold and silver. Looking forward,…
The tumble in gold and silver came following the announcement of the FOMC to end QE3 and hawkish statement. The U.S. GDP for the third quarter also provided some backwind for the U.S. dollar and dragged down bullion prices. Finally,…
The high volatility in the market following the FOMC and BOJ’s monetary policy meetings from last week could remain in the coming week. The main events of the week in the U.S. include NF payroll report, manufacturing PMI, factory orders…
The recent recovery of the U.S. dollar along with the rally of U.S. equities provided the proper climate to see gold and silver fall down. Moreover, the latest interview given by Bullard gave the necessary excuse to keep the speculations…
Major commodities including gold, silver and crude oil resumed their downward trend, while the U.S. gained some of its losses back from earlier this month. This week the main events will revolve around the before last FOMC meeting for the…