The recent FOMC meeting concluded with an expected tapering of QE3 by $10 billion. This was the fifth tapering for the Fed and as a result the current asset purchase shrinks to $35 billion a month. This news, however, seems…
As anticipated, the FOMC tapered again its asset purchase program, AKA QE3, from $55 billion a month to $45 billion a month. This is the fourth consecutive tapering decision, which first started back in the last FOMC meeting of 2013.…
As many had expected the FOMC decided to taper again its asset purchase program, AKA QE3, from $65 billion a month to $55 billion a month. This is the first major decision taken under new Chair Janet Yellen. This decision…
Leading energy commodities dropped, while precious metals rallied during the past week. The US dollar depreciated against leading currencies such as Euro and Japanese yen during last week. This week several reports, speeches and events will come to fruition including:…
The commodities markets slowed down last week; in the forex market the U.S dollar slightly depreciated against the Euro. This week will be packed with many news items, decisions, reports and events that could affect the commodities and forex markets.…
Gold and silver continued to rally last week following the ongoing slowdown in the U.S: retail sales declined by 0.4% during January; industrial production declined by 0.3% in January. Finally, jobless clams rose by 8k to reach 339k. Janet Yellen,…
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…
Gold and silver recovered last week following the news of the slow progress of the U.S economy: Nonfarm payroll employment rose by only 113k jobs; the manufacturing PMI decreased by 5.2 percentage points to 51.3 – this means the manufacturing…
Gold and silver changed direction and fell last week mainly following the latest FOMC’s decision to cut down again its asset purchase program by an additional $10 billion to $65 billion a month. This mini-taper was expected and yet it…
Last week’s FOMC decision to cut further its asset purchase program by another $10 billion to $65 billion a month may have contributed to the rally of the US dollar and the decline of precious metals prices. This upcoming week…