Precious metals, much like crude oil, resumed their downfall. This week, the main reports from the U.S are the upcoming FOMC meeting and press conference, Philly Fed index, PPI and CPI, FOMC Chair Yellen speaks, industrial production and housing figures.…
The financial markets could stir up again this week as there are many news items on the agenda mainly the next FOMC meeting and the Scottish referendum. Last week, precious metals and oil resumed their downward trend, while the USD…
Silver and gold resumed their downward trend during most of last week. The recovery of the USD against leading currencies may have contributed to the decline of precious metals. The lack of growth in the U.S equities and the drop…
This week, several U.S economic reports will be published including non-farm payroll, manufacturing PMI, GDP Q2 first estimate, pending home sales, and jobless claims. The FOMC will convene again for the fifth time this year to decide of any changes…
Oil prices recovered last week on account of the rise in tension between the U.S and Russia. Moreover, this news provided some backwind for gold and silver but it wasn’t enough to offset the huge selloffs in precious metals market…
The gold and silver markets have made their biggest comeback since February of this year. Their rally may have stemmed by the escalations in Iraq and the latest FOMC meeting. But this rally didn’t lead to a sharp rise in…
Are gold and silver making a comeback? Investors of precious metals saw metals recovering for the third week in a row. This time, the FOMC meeting concluded with little movement in the bullion market. The next day, in a late…
The recent FOMC meeting concluded with an expected tapering of QE3 by $10 billion. This was the fifth tapering for the Fed and as a result the current asset purchase shrinks to $35 billion a month. This news, however, seems…
The oil market heated up in the past week following the fighting in Iraq, which has raised the uncertainty in the Middle East. As a result, both prices of oil including WTI and Brent rose by4.1% and 4.4%, respectively. The…
Gold and silver resumed their upward trend and rallied for the second week in a row. The rise in violence in Iraq may have contributed to the rally of not only oil but also assets, which are considered safe haven…