Following the previous FOMC meeting, which ended with a mini-taper, the FOMC will convene again for the second time this month. This upcoming meeting could stir up the markets as it did in the previous meetings. Despite the tapering of…
The first FOMC meeting of the year ended with another mini-taper of $10 billion; thus, the FOMC’s asset purchase program will purchase $65 billion a month of LTS and MBS. This decision may have had a moderate adverse effect on…
Gold and silver changed direction and fell last week mainly following the latest FOMC’s decision to cut down again its asset purchase program by an additional $10 billion to $65 billion a month. This mini-taper was expected and yet it…
Gold and silver slowed down and slipped during last week mainly on Thursday following the recent FOMC’s decision to cut down again its asset purchase program by an additional $10 billion to $65 billion a month. This mini-taper was expected…
Gold price continued to slowly recover during last week, while silver changed course and fell. The weakness in the equities markets and the depreciation of the US dollar against the Euro and Japanese yen may have contributed to the rally…
Oil price (WTI and Brent) rallied again during last week. WTI oil and Brent oil rose by 2.41% and 0.77%, respectively. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI narrowed: The premium ranged between $12.69 and $10.26. Last…
The forex and commodities markets demonstrated high volatility during the past week This week several reports will be released and may affect commodities, equities and forex markets; these include: FOMC meeting, U.S new and pending home sales, U.S GDP for…
The prices of gold and silver changed course and after a two day fall, they have bounced back on Thursday. Their recent rally coincided with the sharp appreciation of leading currencies against the USD including Euro and Japanese yen. In…
The prices of gold and silver started off the week on a negative note and slipped on Tuesday. Moreover, the volume of trade also picked up after the markets were closed on Monday. Will gold and silver change direction again…
The prices of gold and silver changed course and slowly declined in the past couple of days. Their recent fall coincided with the depreciation of several leading currencies such as Euro and Aussie dollar against the US dollar. In the…