Where is the Fed headed? A lot depends on the NFP. We discuss everything and also talk about falling oil and the somewhat neglected price of silver before previewing next weeks’s events. You are welcome to listen, subscribe and provide feedback. Direction of…
The U.S. non-farm payroll report presented another solid, albeit not too surprising, increase of 215K in July – again in line with market expectations. The ADP report estimated an increase of 185K jobs and the market expectations were at 224K…
Never a dull moment for bullion investors in the past months: Last week, bullion prices bounced back, even though other major commodities mainly in the energy sector kept coming down. The rally came when the FOMC, wait for it, didn’t…
The FOMC, as usual, didn’t make any major changes to its policy and didn’t offer any big headlines. But this was interrupted by the markets that there won’t be a September rate hike. Also, the U.S. GDP for Q2 came…
QE is certainly controversial and will continue to stir a debate or a quarrel between various pundits. After this debate, we move on to an interview with FXStreet founder and president Francesc Riverola and top off with a discussion about…
The U.S. GDP grew by 2.3% in the second quarter – this came a bit short of market expectations, which were 2.7%. This growth rate, however, is still much higher than in Q1 when the GDP expanded by only 0.6%.…