Following the FOMC meeting the commodities markets took a beating as oil, gold and silver tumbled down. These losses coincided with the recovery of USD against leading currencies such as Euro and Yen and the rally of U.S equities. On…
This week, the main U.S economic reports to be release are the GDP for the second quarter and the PCE. The core durable goods, consumer confidence and consumer sentiment will also be out during the week and may impact the…
Silver and gold resumed their downward trend during most of last week. The recovery of the USD against leading currencies may have contributed to the decline of precious metals. The lack of growth in the U.S equities and the drop…
The prices of crude oil continued their upward trend during last week as both WTI and Brent rose by 0.3% and 1.2%, respectively. The gap of Brent oil over WTI slightly widened again by the end of the week; the…
The stagnation in the bullion market was erupted this week as the prices of gold and silver mainly on Tuesday. Their recent fall coincided with the ongoing recovery of U.S equities markets. Even the negative news about the U.S GDP…
Gold and silver remained relatively flat during last week despite the appreciations of the U.S dollar against the Euro and Japanese yen. Will gold and silver start to show a shift in their flat line stance? For the week of…
Oil prices (WTI and Brent) continued its upward trend during the previous week. WTI rose again by 2%; Brent oil inched up by only 0.1%. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI narrowed: The premium ranged between…
This week several U.S related news items could stir up the markets again including: GDP for the first quarter of 2014, core durable goods, jobless claims, consumer confidence, and pending home sales. Canada’s current account and GDP by industry are…
Oil price (WTI) declined by 3.5% last week. Brent oil remained unchanged. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI widened: The premium ranged between $5.58 and $8.98. Last week, the EIA’s weekly report showed another gain in…
Gold and silver moved sideways during the previous week only to slightly rise on a weekly scale. The economic reports that were released last week showed a modest slowdown in the U.S and may have contributed to the modest rise…