During last week, major commodities were traded in a mixed trend: oil prices edged up while precious metals and natural gas declined. The high volatility in some commodities prices during last week might continue this week as there are many…
During last week, major commodities prices zigzagged with high volatility; this includes oil, silver and gold. The U.S Presidential elections are over. In the 2008 elections the prices of commodities also shifted with high volatility during the week of the…
During the previous week, the prices of commodities rose mainly on Friday following U.S employment that showed a fewer jobs were added during August than many had anticipated. This news may have contributed to the renewed expectations of another QE…
During last week, the prices of precious metals rallied mainly on the last day of the week following Ben Bernanke’s speech that rekindled the expectations of another QE program in the near future. I still think it’s too early to…
During last week, the prices of precious metals resumed their rally following the renewed hopes that the FOMC will stimulate the U.S economy in the near future. Â The Euro also traded up against the USD. On the other hand other…
During last week, some commodities prices –crude oil – and forex rates –Euro/USD – resumed their rally. On the other hand, gold and silver prices remained nearly unchanged, while natural gas and Aussie dollar declined. The news of the contraction…
During last week there weren’t many changes in the Forex and commodities markets: the Euro/USD declined while major commodities such as gold oil and silver rose. Will this direction change during this upcoming week? Â There are several important publications and…
During last week there was a rise in the forex and commodities markets volatility: the decision of the FOMC and ECB to keep policy unchanged dragged the down the markets, while the recent non-farm payroll report changed the market sentiment…
During last week the Euro and commodities prices started off falling but by the second part of the week they have changed direction and rallied. The pledge of ECB President to preserve the Euro did the trick. Now it will…
The recent publication of the minutes of the FOMC meeting didn’t help rally commodities during last week. On the other hand, there were many talks over the possibility of a stimulus plan in U.S and China, especially after the publication…