Category: Opinion

On the Relation between QE Programs and Gold Price

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…

Gold and Silver Prices Outlook for August 2012

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…

Will Oil Prices break the $100 mark?

standard deviation of the of daily percent change of WTI & Brent during 2012)

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…

Is Chesapeake walking towards the right path?

Moving Correlation (20 days) Chesapeake Energy Corporation OIL 2012 jULY

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…

Is Exxon Due for a Rally?

Exxon XOM & S&P500 2012 July

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…

Why Barrick won’t make a comeback in 2012?

Barrick Gold Corporation and Gold Price 2012

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…

OPEC’s Oil Production Slightly Fell in June 2012

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…

What Are the Main Factors Affecting Gold Price?

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…