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…
The high volatility of gold and silver prices during Thursday and Friday resulted in gold and silver only slightly rising during the week compared to last week’s prices: Gold rose by 1.85% and silver by 0.94%. The highly anticipated FOMC…
The natural gas market didn’t do much as the price of Henry Hub has slightly declined during the week. The recent decline in prices was partly due to the drop in demand for natural gas in the power sector and…
Gold and silver prices sharply rose yesterday following the decision of the FOMC ot keep its policy unchanged without tapering its asset purchase program. The progress of the U.S economy will continue to affect FOMC members and whether there will…