Gold and silver bounced back a bit last week, but bullion is still from down its yearly highs – close to $1300 for gold and $18.5 for silver. This week there aren’t major U.S. economic reports and in Europe the…
Gold and silver, much like many other commodities, took another hit last week. And the better than expected NFP report also provided additional downward pressure on precious metals. The strong gain in jobs paved the way, for now, for the…
The latest NFP report showed strong growth in jobs (211K vs. exp. of 194K) and modest decline in unemployment rate to a new low and yet wages are not picking up at a faster pace. This news, however, was still…
The employment situation in the U.S. is still on solid ground with unemployment dipping to its lowest level in years; and even the broader unemployment rate (U6) measure has fallen to its lowest since December 2007. But the number of…
Precious metals kicked off last week on a positive note but by the end of the week both gold and silver made a U turn a declined as yields started to pick up again and the USD recovered. The speculation…
Precious metals prices remained relatively flat throughout the week; the recent economic data from the U.S. including retail sales were slightly disappointing but not enough to change much market sentiment nor interest rates. Looking forward, some major economic data from…
The market sentiment remains bearish in the markets – in part driven by the lingering adverse impact the disappointing NFP report. This sentiment helped bring down long term interest rates, which in turn, also coincided with the recent rally of…
The FOMC’s latest meeting provided additional volatility to the financial markets as the tone was slightly more dovish than expected. The aftermath of this meeting is likely to further linger in the financial markets in the coming days. On this…