The Federal Reserve released a dovish statement that including lower outlook for the Fed’s fund rate in 2016-2018 and even the terminal rate was reduced by 0.25 bp to 3.25%. So without making any changes its cash rate or introducing…
The rally of gold and silver reached an impasse following the recent recovery in equities and the U.S. dollar against the Euro, Aussie dollar and British Pound. Nonetheless, the bearish market sentiment is still looming and could initiate selloffs if…
Equities recovered last week as the bearish market sentiment subsided and oil prices started off the week strong on account of the latest deal between Russia and Saudi Arabia to hold their output at January levels. But a few unimpressive…
The BEA published a slightly lower than expected GDP (first estimate) for Q4 2015: The growth rate was 0.7% – 0.1 pp below market expectations. In the third estimate the GDP growth rate was 2%. So the U.S. economy grew…
Gold and silver prices slightly rose last week as the ECB promises more stimulus to follow, which could keep the U.S. dollar strong against the Euro. This week, the main event is the FOMC meeting that could impact the direction…
The BEA released U.S. GDP (third and final estimate) for Q3 2015: The growth rate reached 2% – 0.1 pp higher than market expectations. In the second estimate the GDP growth rate was 2.1%. And in Q2, the GDP grew…
The Fed finally raised its cash rate by 0.25 basis points to a range of 0.25-0.5%. The reaction in was quite subdue and perhaps even a bit underwhelming as market were prepared for this decision. The U.S. dollar still rallied…
The BEA published U.S. GDP (second estimate) for Q3 2015: The growth rate reached 2.1% – 0.1 pp above market estimates. In the first estimate the GDP growth rate was only 1.5%. And in Q2, the GDP grew by 3.9%.…
As the U.S. dollar rallied against other currencies – mostly against the Euro and Yen – gold and silver kept slowly falling. Does it mean it’s only downhill from here on to the end of the year for precious metals…
The BEA released its update on the U.S. GDP (first estimate) for the third quarter: The growth rate reached 1.5% in Q2 – only 0.1 pp lower than market expectations. But this news came after the Fed released a relatively…