The U.S. dollar, equities and oil prices bounced back last week as the bearish sentiment has subsided, mostly fueled by some positive U.S. reports: The GDP for Q4 showed a gain of 1% — higher than the first estimate and…
After presenting strong reports in the past several months, the U.S. non-farm payroll showed a lower than expected headline number: Only 151K jobs were added in January – the lowest gain since September. The ADP report estimated 205K jobs were…
The recent rally in the stock market has eased the concerns over the prospects of a bear market in equities. But this could all change if U.S. and China’s economic reports show signs of slowdown. This week the focus will…
The U.S. non-farm payroll showed a much better than expected headline figure: 292K jobs were added in December. The ADP report estimated 257K jobs were added and the market expectations were set much lower at 203K for December. The growth…
The first week of the year is upon us. This means markets return to function normally. This week entails several important reports that could drive back up market volatility. Some of these reports include: The U.S. NFP report, minutes of…
As the year winding down, markets are likely to experience another slow week with little movement and low trading volume across the financial markets. This short week includes several reports that will be published including: China manufacturing PMI, Japan’s retail…
The U.S. non-farm payroll presented a slightly higher than expected: 211K jobs were added in November. The ADP report estimated a gain of 217K jobs and the market expectations were at 201K for November. The growth in wages also rose…
Silver and gold prices fell again in the past week as the U.S. dollar kept rising and the market raised the odds of a December rate hike by the FOMC. Will this week be any different? The focus will shift…
The U.S. dollar kept climbing up in the past week as the U.S. GDP showed a growth rate of 2.1% — a bit higher than expected. But more importantly, the market is preparing for the ECB’s upcoming rate decision and…
The U.S. non-farm payroll report showed a much higher than anticipated gain in jobs with 271K jobs added in October. The ADP report estimated an increase of 182K jobs and the market expectations were at 179K for October. The growth…