Not only the FOMC opted out from raising rates – with only one dissenter for a rate hike in September – but it also tilted the markets as the members voiced their concerns over the global economy. This decision will…
The recent non-farm payroll – showing a gain of only 173K jobs in August — wasn’t too impressive at first glance, but a closer look shows the report wasn’t too bad — with upward revisions of previous months, modest gain…
The recent NFP report wasn’t far off the market estimates as 223K jobs were added back in June, albeit the overall it wasn’t too impressive with lower participation rate and no gain in wages. But for this week the main…
It was supposed to be short week that will focus on the latest non-farm payroll report, alas the Greeks will take center stage again as they will have a referendum on the proposed bailout plan set on July 5th. Athens plead…
The latest NFP report presented a better than expected results with a gain of 280K jobs back in May. This news is likely to keep echoing in the first couple of trading days this week but the release of the…
The recent NFP report was inline with market expectations but did present downward revisions for previous months. The aftermath of this report will continue to resonate in the markets in the coming days. Besides this labor market update, here are…
Even though the natural gas market remained soft during most of the 2014/2015 winter, the natural gas market is starting to show some signs of recovery — the price of the Henry Hub has picked up in the past several…
The U.S. dollar resumed its upward trend and picked up against the Euro and Japanese yen. The aftermath of the NFP report and the minutes of the last FOMC meeting provided enough volatility for the markets. Also, the tensions in…
Shares of United States Natural Gas (NYSEARCA:UNG) bounced back at the end of last week following the release of the latest storage report, in which the extraction from storage was higher than anticipated. What’s next for UNG and the natural…
The high volatility in the natural gas market was reflected in the price of United States Natural Gas (UNG) that changed direction with an unclear trend in the past several days. The recent withdrawal from storage was 198 Bcf, which…