The U.S. dollar resumed its descent while precious metals kept coming down. But this could all change if the FOMC were to surprise the market in its forthcoming statement. On this week’s agenda in the U.S: FOMC meeting, GDP for…
The bullion market got some positive news from the FOMC: The expected cash rate by the end of 2015 and 2016 – based on the dot plot – was revised down. This provided backwind for interest rates to come down,…
The FOMC’s latest meeting provided additional volatility to the financial markets as the tone was slightly more dovish than expected. The aftermath of this meeting is likely to further linger in the financial markets in the coming days. On this…
The bullion market took another beating last week as both gold and silver tumbled down mainly at the beginning of the week. Even the slightly dovish toned minutes of the FOMC meeting didn’t bring much up gold and silver. This…
The Greek debt crisis seems to have reached, for now, a solution. The Greeks basically gave in to the Germans in regards to the whole austerity. The Greeks will need to submit on Monday proposal for reforms, which will need…
The highly anticipated Greek elections will be held on Sunday and could set the pace for this week in the markets. In the U.S. several economic reports will be released including: first estimate of GDP for Q4, FOMC meeting statement,…
The bullion market cooled down again last week even though the recent FOMC statement was relatively balanced and the market’s reaction was relatively calm. This upcoming short week is likely to entail low volatility as the year is winding down.…
This high volatility in the past few days is likely to wind down this week as the holiday season is upon us. Nonetheless, several key economic reports are expected to be released in the first few days of the week…
The recent decision of People Bank of China to cut its deposit rate by 25 bp and one year lending rate by 40 bp is the first step Beijing made towards dealing with the country’s economic slowdown. This news has…
The recent recovery of the U.S. dollar along with the rally of U.S. equities provided the proper climate to see gold and silver fall down. Moreover, the latest interview given by Bullard gave the necessary excuse to keep the speculations…