The NFP showed a headline figure of 151K jobs – lower than expected – but wages and unemployment were still good enough to pull up the U.S. dollar. Nonetheless, equities came down as the bearish market sentiment persisted; oil prices…
Markets are certainly in movement: we start by the making sense of the NFP, continue with the BOJ’s negative rates, advance to the impact of snowzilla on natural gas and finish with a preview for the next events. You are welcome…
After presenting strong reports in the past several months, the U.S. non-farm payroll showed a lower than expected headline number: Only 151K jobs were added in January – the lowest gain since September. The ADP report estimated 205K jobs were…
Gold and silver prices rallied again last week but mostly at the start of the week before the FOMC released its statement, which was considered by many balanced. This week the NFP report could move gold and silver prices. But…
The recent rally in the stock market has eased the concerns over the prospects of a bear market in equities. But this could all change if U.S. and China’s economic reports show signs of slowdown. This week the focus will…
2016 began with a bang, with lots of moving parts. We put things in place by analyzing what’s going on with the Fed, how oil reacts (or not) to data and also keep you up to date with stories that…