The prices of oil and natural gas took a noise dive last week, while precious metals rallied mainly by the end of the week. On this week’s agenda: Yellen testifies, Philly Fed index, U.S PPI, China’s GDP for the second…
The commodities and forex markets remained relatively unchanged last week as the prices of precious metals, natural gas and oil slightly moved. This week, many news items of the agenda including: U.S PPI, China’s industrial production, U.S JOLTS report, EU…
Leading commodities markets cooled down in the past week as the prices of precious metals, natural gas and oil declined. This week, many news items of the agenda including: Janet Yellen’s speech, U.S retail sales, China’s industrial production, BOE’s Governor …
Oil prices (WTI and Brent) changed direction and declined last week. WTI and Brent oil slipped by 0.5% and 1.2%, respectively. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI contracted again: The premium ranged between $5.2 and $6.2.…
The gold and silver market slightly recovered during last week. The recent non-farm payroll report, in which 192 jobs were added during March, was an improvement from previous months but wasn’t better than expected. The rate of unemployment remained flat…
The prices of gold and silver moved in an unclear trend during last week. Their prices started off strong at the beginning of the week only to change course and plunge at the end of the week. Several U.S reports…
The prices of leading commodities rallied during the past week. Moreover, the US dollar also depreciated against leading currencies such as Euro, Japanese yen and Aussie dollar during last week. In the upcoming week several reports, decisions and events will…
Oil prices (WTI and Brent) slightly declined last week: WTI inched down by 0.01%; Brent oil, by 0.75%. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI contracted: The premium ranged between $9.26 and $11.96. Last week, the EIA’s…
The prices of gold and silver changed direction and tumbled down last week. Their recent plunge coincided with the appreciation of the US dollar against the Euro and Aussie dollar. The FOMC meeting didn’t offer any new headlines, but some…
The precious metals market has stabilized in the past couple of weeks after the September FOMC meeting. This week, however, the publication of the minutes of that FOMC meeting could reignite the gold and silver market. Furthermore, the recent U.S…