In the recent U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for July 2013 it was stated that the annual rate of housing starts and the rate of building permits rose. The rate of growth was roughly as…
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for January 2013, the annual rate of housing starts declined while rate of building permits edged up. This report sends a mixed signal as to the…
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for September 2012, the annual rate of housing starts and rate of building permits increased. This report sends a mixed signal as to the developments in…
The recent developments in U.S and Europe raised again the talks over the changes in the monetary policies of the major central banks. Many anticipate there will be some sort of quantitative easing in the U.S and Europe during this…
The price of gold increased very rapidly in the last few years. Many bullion traders bet that gold will continue to rise in the years to follow and thus maintain their long position. In light of the recent developments in…
I have already posted about the near paradigm shift in precious metals market as gold price sharply rose above the price of Platinum. Let’s reexamine this case and see if there was any change in the relation between these two…
According to this month’s U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for February 2012 there was a slight decrease in housing starts but a rise in building permits. Privately owned Housing starts decreased in February 2012: the…
One of the major news events that may affect the financial markets, besides the results from Super Tuesday, is the ramifications in case Greece will default on its debt. Let’s examine, how, if at all, such a scenario will affect…
According to this month’s U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for January 2012 there was a slight increase in housing starts and building permits. Privately owned Housing starts increased in January 2012: the seasonally adjusted annual…
In recent months there has been a near paradigm shift in the precious metals market that goes against basic market analysis of supply and demand. I’m referring to the recent change in which gold price became higher than the price…