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…
Leading commodities markets cooled down in the past week as the prices of precious metals, natural gas and oil declined. This week, many news items of the agenda including: Janet Yellen’s speech, U.S retail sales, China’s industrial production, BOE’s Governor …
Oil prices (WTI and Brent) bounced back last week. WTI and Brent oil rose by 2.6% and 0.6%, respectively. As a result, the difference of Brent oil over WTI narrowed again: The premium ranged between $3.6 and $5.4. Last week,…
Gold and silver changed direction and tumbled down during last week. The most notable event of last week was the decision of the newly appointed Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen to taper again the Fed’s QE3 program by…
The prices of gold and silver bounced back during last week. The weakness in the equities markets and recent depreciation of the US dollar against the Japanese yen and Euro may have contributed to the rally of precious metals. The…
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…
The prices of gold and silver moved in an unclear trend during the past week; the speculations around this week’s FOMC meeting keep the bullion market with high uncertainty. Some analysts guess tapering will be announced in next FOMC meeting:…
Precious metals prices rallied on Monday and thus continued their general upward trend from last week. In the U.S, retail sales slightly increased again by 0.6% during June. This news may have slightly contributed to the rally of U.S equity…