According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report, total U.S. employment grew as many had anticipated: Based on the ADP update, private non-farm payroll rose by 139k during February: In the last U.S. employment report, which was published…
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…
Gold and silver prices slipped during last week. The latest economic reports about the U.S and China may have contributed to the recent developments in the precious metals market: U.S new home sales jumped by 9.6%; pending home sales index…
The commodities markets slowed down last week; in the forex market the U.S dollar slightly depreciated against the Euro. This week will be packed with many news items, decisions, reports and events that could affect the commodities and forex markets.…
Gold and silver market changed course as their prices slipped during last week. Despite their decline on a weekly scale they started off the week on a positive note only to tumble down at the end of the week. The…
Silver and gold rallied again during last week. The recent U.S reports may have contributed to the slow recovery of precious metals: housing starts and building permits fell by 16% and 5.4%, respectively, during January; existing home sales dropped to…
The commodities markets continued to recover last week; in the forex market the Euro slightly appreciated against the USD. This week several reports will come out and may affect commodities, equities and forex markets; these include: EU economic outlook, U.S…
Gold and silver market slowly rallied again as their prices slightly increased during the previous week. The recent reports regarding the progress of U.S and China may have contributed to the slow recovery of precious metals: housing starts and building…
Gold and silver continued to rally last week following the ongoing slowdown in the U.S: retail sales declined by 0.4% during January; industrial production declined by 0.3% in January. Finally, jobless clams rose by 8k to reach 339k. Janet Yellen,…
The prices of leading commodities rallied during the past week. Moreover, the US dollar also depreciated against leading currencies such as Euro, Japanese yen and Aussie dollar during last week. In the upcoming week several reports, decisions and events will…