The bullion market has cooled down in the past week as gold and silver prices moved sideways without a clear trend. The market is still trying to figure out how hawkish will the Fed actually be considering the recent economic…
The bullion market is still on a roll with gold and silver gaining nearly 2% last week, as the USD devalues against the Yen and long term interest rates fall – the 10yr Treasury yield fell to 2.31 on Friday…
The FOMC didn’t raise rates but the odds are still high for a December rate hike. And this week the Chair of the FOMC will be in the spotlight again as she will speak; in fact, no fewer than five…
This week’s Jackson Hole Symposium will have the markets looking forward for Yellen’s speech on Friday, but this speech could end up disappointing as it may not provide more guidance from the Chair of the FOMC. Other reports and events…
Gold and silver moved in an unclear trend last week as Yellen’s speech cooled down the bullion market while the NFP dragged it back down. This week isn’t likely to be much different with the upcoming release of the minutes…
Precious metals changed direction and declined – along with other commodities – as the USD bounced back against the Euro and Japanese yen. Will the recent fall in gold and silver prices continue? Or will bullion prices change course again…
The highly anticipated FOMC meeting concluded not with a bang – raising rates – but with whimper – keeping us guessing when the next rate hike will occur. In the statement and in Chair Yellen’s press conference it was clearly…
Despite the drop in precious metals prices by the end of the week, gold remained nearly flat and silver was up by 3% on a weekly scale. The recent FOMC meeting seems to have brought down gold and silver, after…
The bullion market got some positive news from the FOMC: The expected cash rate by the end of 2015 and 2016 – based on the dot plot – was revised down. This provided backwind for interest rates to come down,…
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…