Tag: Economic news calendar

Weekly Outlook of Financial Markets for August 20-24

During last week, some commodities prices –crude oil – and forex rates –Euro/USD – resumed their rally. On the other hand, gold and silver prices remained nearly unchanged, while natural gas and Aussie dollar declined. The news of the contraction…

Weekly Outlook of Financial Markets for August 13-17

During last week there weren’t many changes in the Forex and commodities markets: the Euro/USD declined while major commodities such as gold oil and silver rose. Will this direction change during this upcoming week?  There are several important publications and…

Weekly Outlook of Financial Markets for August 6-10

During last week there was a rise in the forex and commodities markets volatility: the decision of the FOMC and ECB to keep policy unchanged dragged the down the markets, while the recent non-farm payroll report changed the market sentiment…

Weekly Outlook of Financial Markets for July 16-20

The recent publication of the minutes of the FOMC meeting didn’t help rally commodities during last week. On the other hand, there were many talks over the possibility of a stimulus plan in U.S and China, especially after the publication…

Weekly Outlook of Financial Markets for July 9-13

Following the recent ECB rate cut by 25pp to 0.75%- its lowest rate and the disappointing U.S non-farm payroll report major commodities prices including oil, natural gas and gold declined during the second half of last week. Will this downward…

Weekly Outlook of Financial Markets for July 2-6

Following the decision in the EU Summit that took many by surprise the commodities prices including gold, silver and oil changed direction from Thursday and hiked on the last day of the month. The Euro also bounced back and dragged…

Financial Markets Weekly Outlook for June 25-29

Following the results of the Greek elections the forex and commodities markets didn’t seem to react much to the news. The main event of last week was the decision of the FOMC to extend operation twist throughout 2012 by another…