The Brexit vote is still expected to have consequences – mostly negative – on the financial markets as investors and traders shift to risk-off assets. Now the question will remain how this Brexit impact markets in the coming weeks and…
The market is slowly adjusting to a possible rate hike in June by the Fed and even Chair Yellen in a recent interview stated that a rate hike in the coming months could be appropriate; but before the Fed meeting,…
The BOJ disappointed by not expanding its monetary stimulus, while the FOMC, as expected, didn’t budge on its rate hike talk. In the end, the USD continued to devalue against the Yen and Euro, which helped push back up commodities…
The U.S. dollar, equities and oil prices bounced back last week as the bearish sentiment has subsided, mostly fueled by some positive U.S. reports: The GDP for Q4 showed a gain of 1% — higher than the first estimate and…
The recent rally in the stock market has eased the concerns over the prospects of a bear market in equities. But this could all change if U.S. and China’s economic reports show signs of slowdown. This week the focus will…
The recent decision of China to allow its currency to slightly devalue has caused a sharp rise in volatility mainly in the foreign exchange market. Now that the talks of additional devaluation has subsided, the focus in the financial markets…
The prices of gold and silver started off the week on a negative note and slipped on Tuesday. Moreover, the volume of trade also picked up after the markets were closed on Monday. Will gold and silver change direction again…
The gold and silver market continued to heat up and sharply increased yesterday. The recent non-farm payroll report didn’t meet expectations, which resulted in the depreciation of the USD against leading currencies and the recovery of gold and silver prices.…
The prices gold and silver moved in an unclear trend in the past week. This indecisiveness in the markets might be stemmed by the uncertainty regarding the FOMC’s next step and U.S policymakers’ inability to reach an agreement on budget…
Gold and silver fell again for the second consecutive day. Their recent descent coincided with the fall of other leading risk currencies against the USD. In the U.S, jobless claims weekly update showed a decline of 6k in initial claims…