To hike or not to hike? The answer is coming and you should get ready. The September Fed decision is here and markets are holding their breath. We cover the Federal Reserve’s dilemma about a rate hike, potential market reaction and all the moving…
Gold and silver prices fell again last week, as the U.S. dollar depreciated against leading currencies. Will gold and silver change course this week? We could dance around the obvious and talk about the other reports and events that are…
The main event of the month is upon us – the FOMC meeting. Even though the expectations for a rate hike at this time are low, market volatility is still likely to pick up regardless of whether the Fed push…
Is the NFP good enough for the Fed? We try to provide a good answer as the big event looms. We then digest the other big event that has long term implications: the ECB decision and the Draghi show. We end with a…
Following the stronger than expected U.S. GDP report, the non-farm payroll came short of market expectations with 173,000 jobs – 47,000 jobs lower than anticipated. This news reduced but didn’t eliminate the chances of the Federal Reserve raising rates in…
The recent non-farm payroll – showing a gain of only 173K jobs in August — wasn’t too impressive at first glance, but a closer look shows the report wasn’t too bad — with upward revisions of previous months, modest gain…