Tag: U.S retail sales

Financial Market Preview for November 9-13

The NFP report was better than expected with a gain of 271K jobs and growth in wages of 2.5%. This report rekindled the belief of a possible rate hike by the Fed in December. On this week’s agenda: U.S. JOLTS,…

Financial Market Preview for June 8-12

The latest NFP report presented a better than expected results with a gain of 280K jobs back in May.  This news is likely to keep echoing in the first couple of trading days this week but the release of the…

Financial Market Preview for May 18 -22

The U.S. dollar took another beating this week as it depreciated against the Euro and yen, while the stock market didn’t do much and commodities rallied – this mainly includes gold and silver. This week, the FOMC will release the…

Financial Market Preview for May 11 -15

The recent NFP report was inline with market expectations but did present downward revisions for previous months. The aftermath of this report will continue to resonate in the markets in the coming days. Besides this labor market update, here are…

Financial Market Preview for April 13 -17

The U.S. dollar resumed its upward trend and picked up against the Euro and Japanese yen. The aftermath of the NFP report and the minutes of the last FOMC meeting provided enough volatility for the markets. Also, the tensions in…

Financial Market Preview for March 9-13

The recent NFP payroll report showed, yet again, another strong gain in jobs with 295K jobs added last month and rate of unemployment fell to 5.5%. This news fueled gains in the U.S. dollar and dragged down gold and silver…

Gold and Silver Outlook for February 9-13

Gold and silver didn’t perform well again in the past week, and the recent NF payroll report provided additional thrust to bullion’s descent. U.S. treasury yields, which tend to have a negative relation with the prices of precious metals, started…

Financial Market Preview for February 9-13

The U.S. NF payroll report presented higher growth in jobs than market expectations and a rise in wages.  This news was enough to bring up the US dollar. Looking forward, the JOLTS report, the other labor market monthly update, will…

Gold and Silver Outlook for January 12 -16

Gold and silver kicked off the year on a positive note as both precious metals rallied during last week. The release of the minutes of the FOMC meeting from December didn’t seem to have a strong adverse impact on bullion…

Gold and Silver Forecast for October 13 -17

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It seems the market was waiting for an excuse to start selling off the U.S dollar after it had spiked in the recent weeks against the Euro, Yen and Aussie dollar. Last week, the minutes of the FOMC meting provided…