The precious metals market has stabilized in the past couple of weeks after the September FOMC meeting. This week, however, the publication of the minutes of that FOMC meeting could reignite the gold and silver market. Furthermore, the recent U.S…
The prices of oil (WTI and Brent) bounced back during last week: WTI rose by 1.48%; Brent oil, by 1.01%. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI slightly contracted: The premium ranged between $5.09 and $6.04. According…
Following the anticlimax from the FOMC’s meeting a couple of weeks back, the prices of gold and silver didn’t do much during last week. In the U.S, several reports came out and didn’t offer a clear picture regarding its: Jobless…
The prices of oil (WTI and Brent) fell again during the past week: WTI slipped by 1.72%; Brent oil, by 0.54%. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI slightly widen: The premium ranged between $4.57 and $6.18.…
During last week, leading commodities prices mostly fell including natural gas, oil and silver; in the forex market, the USD appreciated against several risk currencies such as Aussie dollar and Canadian dollar. In the forthcoming week several reports and speeches…
The prices of gold and silver rallied during last week. The latest FOMC meeting ended with Bernanke keeping the monetary policy unchanged even though many had expected the Fed will start tapering its asset purchase program. As a result gold…
Despite the high volatility in the commodities markets, gold and silver didn’t do much on a weekly scale as both precious metals rallied; on the other hand, oil and natural gas changed direction and fell during last week. The highly…
Oil prices (WTI and Brent) tumbled down again during last week: WTI fell by 3.27%; Brent oil, by 3.16%. As a result, the spread of Brent oil over WTI remained nearly unchanged: The premium ranged between $2.53 and $5.73. Based…
Oil prices (WTI and Brent) changed direction and declined last week: WTI decreased by 2.10%; Brent oil, by 2.88%. As a result, the spread of Brent oil over WTI shrank again: The premium ranged between $3.86 and $4.57. The sharp…
During the previous week, gold and silver prices plummeted. The upcoming FOMC meeting could stir up the precious metals markets especially if the Fed surprises and changes its monetary policy. The current expectations are that the Fed will start taper…