The Fed Published the minutes of the recent FOMC meeting, which was held at the end of July. The minutes revealed that the Fed might be closer, than many (including me) had anticipated, to issuing another quantitative easing plan in…
The recent developments in U.S and Europe raised again the talks over the changes in the monetary policies of the major central banks. Many anticipate there will be some sort of quantitative easing in the U.S and Europe during this…
Precious metals prices continued to present an unclear trend during most of the month. The fall and rise of Euro/USD coincided with the movement of precious metals prices. Will this unclear trend continue in August? The main events of the…
Oil Prices bounced back from last month’s tumble. During July, the price of WTI oil rose by 7.6%; United States Oil (NYSEMKT:USO), by 7.4%. The recent decline in the Euro/USD may have curbed the rise in oil prices. The fundamentals…
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) rallied in the past few weeks. The recent steps the company took such as selling Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P may have contributed to its rally. It seems the company is headed towards scaling down its…
The recent weakness of the U.S stock market which is reflected in the low growth of the S&P500 index might be among the key factors to pull down Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM). The upcoming publication of the financial reports…
It seems that Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) just can’t catch a break. The company lost in a couple of trails in South America; one trail referred to the company’s attempt to block Goldcorp Inc.’s 2010 from purchasing a majority…
The recent economic slowdown in many leading economies including U.S, China and Euro Area has adversely affected many stocks. During the year (UTD) the S&P500 index rose by only 5.9%. This economic slowdown has also adversely affected the potential growth…
According to the recent July report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in regards to the recent developments in the crude oil market, the OPEC oil production slightly declined during June compared with May’s oil production levels. OPEC’s…
The price of gold increased very rapidly in the last few years. Many bullion traders bet that gold will continue to rise in the years to follow and thus maintain their long position. In light of the recent developments in…