Tag: U.S. jobless claims

Financial Market Forecast for June 23-27

Last week’s FOMC meeting concluded with more dovish tone than many had expected. This news may have contributed to the recovery of precious metals and slightly rally of the USD. This week, several key reports will be released that could…

Gold And Silver | Recap for June 2-6

weekly precious metals chart June 2-6 2014

The bullion market remained clam throughout the week despite the recent decision of the ECB to reduce its deposit rate to a negative figure. This news also had little impact on the Euro. At the end of the week, the…

Financial Market Forecast for June 2-6

The commodities market cooled down, while U.S equities rally during the previous week. This week, in the U.S several economic reports will be released including non-farm payroll, non-manufacturing and manufacturing PMI, factory orders and jobless claims. In Europe, ECB rate…

Gold And Silver | Recap for May 26-30

weekly precious metals chart May 27-30 2014

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…

Financial Market Forecast for May 26-30

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…

Gold And Silver | Recap for May 19-23

weekly precious metals chart May 19-23 2014

Gold and silver kept their stagnation as prices didn’t move much on a weekly scale. The recent release of the minutes of the FOMC didn’t stir up the markets as FOMC members didn’t change by much their economic outlook or…

Gold And Silver | Recap for May 12-16

Gold and silver continued to flat line during last week as both precious metals ended up slightly higher than the previous week. In the U.S, several reports showed some mixed signs regarding its progress: jobless clams dropped again by 24k to…

Gold And Silver | Recap for May 5-9

weekly precious metals chart May 5-9 2014 percent change

Gold and silver resumed their downward trend during last week. The recent testimony of FOMC Chair Yellen, in which she reiterated her view that the U.S economy is on the right track towards improvement, may have dragged down the prices…

Gold And Silver | Recap for April 28 – May 2

golden bar

Gold and silver had a slow downward trend during most of the week only to bounce back on Friday following the release of the U.S non-farm payroll report. Gold ended the month modestly rising, while silver slipped. In the forex…