With the year winding down as we are heading towards the last week of 2016, the markets are likely to demonstrate – as they did last week – low volatility and liquidity. For precious metals, this could be a chance…
Gold and silver took another hit last week following the more-than-expected hawkish tone that came out of the FOMC meeting and Yellen’s press conference that followed. The big surprise was the upward revision in the dot plot that currently indicates…
In the past couple of weeks there has been a bit of disconnect between gold and silver: As silver slightly picked up while gold continued its downward trend. And this week’s FOMC meeting could continue to keep them apart especially…
Despite the relatively good NFP report – at least in terms of unemployment and jobs growth – gold and silver bounced back on Friday after mostly falling throughout last week. Moving forward, the focus in the markets will shift to…
Precious metals continued to be pressured on account of the ongoing rise in interest rates, bullish market sentiment (at least in certain sectors) and stronger USD. But the Trump train may have come to brief halt as markets are starting…
Markets are still trying to figure out how a Trump administration will impact the U.S. economy and global trade. For now it seems the markets are pricing in more inflation down the line as the U.S. might spend more on…
Financial markets are certainly moving in the near-fortnight after Trump shocked markets with his ascent to the presidency. You are welcome to listen, subscribe, provide feedback and pledge support on Patreon. Currencies: We focus on the three major currency pairs: EUR/USD, GBP/USD…
So the U.S. elections did go as many had anticipated and lead to shockwaves in the financial markets across the world. And even though this news, which is considered something that raises the uncertainty in the markets, led to a…
The U.S. elections will take center stage this week and is likely to crowd out any other major reports or events that will unfold this week. Up to the end of the week, the tightening in the Polls between Trump…
The recent NFP report was considered “good-enough” to keep the odds high for a Fed rate hike coming December. This week the U.S. elections will take center stage and is likely to dominate the news cycle and move markets. But…