The recent FOMC meeting brought some short term optimism for the silver market mainly for iShares Silver Trust (SLV) as the FOMC appeared this time less hawkish than in previous meetings. Let’s review the latest statement, economic data and the…
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) started off 2015 with a 3% gain, which basically erased the losses incurred in the last three week of 2014. The recent recovery in the price of gold was partly related to the depreciation of the…
The price of iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell again by 1.6%. The recovery of SLV remains questionable anytime soon as the U.S. economy keeps showing signs of recovery and the FOMC is slowly setting the ground work for a rate…
This year, the silver ETF iShares Silver Trust (SLV) didn’t perform well as its price dropped by 18%. The low inflation, the FOMC’s change in policy and the drop in the price of gold contributed to the weakness of silver. …
The upcoming FOMC meeting could result in shares of iShares Silver Trust (SLV) changing course and falling after they had rallied in the past couple of weeks. Let’s examine the upcoming FOMC meeting and state of the U.S. economy and…
The recovery of iShares Silver Trust (SLV) came to halt after the non-farm payroll showed a higher than expected gain in number of jobs added to the U.S. economy. This week’s JOLTS report and the ECB’s TLTRO are among the…
The modest recovery of SPDR Gold (GLD) in recent weeks came after shares of the gold ETF tumbled during the preceding two months. Despite this modest gain, GLD is still underperforming equities. Also, the rise in the gold to silver…
The price of iShares Silver Trust (SLV) slightly rallied in the past couple of weeks. Let’s examine the recent developments related to SLV including China’s rate cut, and the progress of the U.S. economy. U.S. Growth and SLV The second…
Shares of SPDR Gold (GLD) are up by 2% since the beginning of the month. The recent release of the minutes of the FOMC didn’t move the precious metal ETF from its current price range. Let’s review the latest minutes…
The silver ETF iShares Silver Trust (SLV) bounced back following the latest deprecation of the U.S. dollar against leading currencies also contributed to the recovery of SLV. The recent lower than expected JOLTS report also provided some back-wind for bullion…