Category: Opinion

Will the oil Market Heat up Again?

The price of oil plunged during April. Will oil prices recover from its recent tumble and rally to the $100 mark? How will the shifts in the price of oil affect leading refinery companies? Let’s examine the recent developments in…

Is the Golden Era of Gold Over?

The sharp fall in the price of gold in recent days took by surprise many investors and analysts. I’ll admit that the plunge in prices of precious metals was surprising, and I didn’t think gold will fall so promptly. Nonetheless,…

Does Silver Have a Silver Lining?

The price of silver tumbled down in the past few days to its lowest level since October 2010. Since the beginning of the month the price of silver fell more than 17%. Moreover, the silver ETF, iShares Silver Trust (SLV)…

Is Natural Gas Heading to a New High?

The price of natural gas continues to rally. Will its rally end anytime soon? How will the recent recovery of the price of natural gas affect leading oil and gas companies such as Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK).  Let’s analyze the…

Will FOMC end QE3 by the end of 2013?

gold and us money base

The minutes of the recent FOMC meeting were published and didn’t reveal anything new: several members still think the current asset purchase program, in which the Fed is purchasing each month $85 billion of mortgage backed securities and long term…

Will These Gold Producers Bounce Back?

Barrick Gold Operating Profitability April 2013

The gold market continues to cool down. The recovery of the U.S stock market is pulling investors out of safe haven investments and into the stock market. The leading gold producers are the first to suffer from this shift in…

Is it Worth Investing in This Oil Company?

BP & S&P500 AND OIL Price October 2012

Shares of BP plc (NYSE:BP) resumed their downward trend in recent weeks. One of the reasons for company’s decline may have been related to the tumble in the price of oil. But the main issue continues to be the lawsuits BP…

Will The Rally of Utility Companies Continue?

gas coal and electirc prices April 2013

Shares of leading Utilities companies have rallied in the stock market in recent weeks. Was their rally based on fundamental change in the utility industry? Will utility companies such as Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) and FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) continue to trade up? In…

Gold and Silver Outlook for April 2013

Gold and silver prices remained virtually unchanged during March. The latest developments in Cyprus dragged down the Euro but didn’t seem to influence much bullion traders. The increase in U.S money base, partly due to the FOMC’s QE3 program, doesn’t…

Is it Time to Sell Gold?

The gold market has cooled down in the past year and half. The belief that gold will always go up persists. Does it still worth investing in gold? Is it still a good investment? Let’s see if it’s time to…