The Greek elections from the weekend could bring the Greeks one step closer to exit the EU, which may stir up the markets mainly the Euro. The result of the recent QE program announcement of ECB and BOC’s rate cut…
The highly anticipated Greek elections will be held on Sunday and could set the pace for this week in the markets. In the U.S. several economic reports will be released including: first estimate of GDP for Q4, FOMC meeting statement,…
ECB QE is here and it’s big: we run down the event and the impact before circling back to the big hint we received for this one week before from the SNB, focusing on the impact on brokers. The moves are of course…
The weakness in the oil market has taken its toll on shares of leading natural resources company BHP Billiton (BHP). This company’s stock downward spiral in recent months could continue as some analysts estimate oil prices could fall further to…
The big news from the Swiss National Bank to stop pegging its currency to the Euro has shocked the foreign exchange markets. Some analysts have also linked this move to the recent recovery of gold including SPDR Gold Trust (GLD).…
The recent announcement of SNB’s Thomas Jordan caused a lot of excitement in the markets – this includes gold and silver. Precious metals bounced back last week following this news. The ongoing recovery of gold and silver is mostly related…