How did gold do during 2011 compared to other investments such as the S&P500? Let’s examine this matter as we are nearing the half year mark: Many seek out to invest in precious metals, mainly gold, in order to hedge…
During March and April silver price has outperformed gold price by a landslide, and yet during May (so far) it seems that the tables have turned and gold price is outperforming silver price. Don’t get me wrong, both metals have…
The crude oil market took another step forward during April as oil prices rose compared to March by 6 to 7%. I will shortly present the main changes in crude oil prices (WTI and Brent oil) during April, and refer…
The US’s employment report was published today, May 6th by the Bureau of Labor Statistics published about the April 2011. According to the recent report, the labor force rose at a similar pace as it did the preceding month, as…
I came across a post by Derek Thompson from the Atlantic about the main factors that affect the current crude oil prices. This is a good visual of the main factors that affect the current crude oil prices, even though…
April was a very “uplifting” month for precious metals including gold and silver. Will the rapid increase in gold and silver prices during April 2011 continue in May? Let’s analyze the gold and silver market during April and try and…
Let’s examine the changes in the natural gas prices during April 2011 and try and figure out the direction in which natural gas prices will head during May 2011: Natural gas prices April 2011- analysis As seen in the chart…
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the U.S. GDP annual growth rate rose by 1.8% in annual terms during the first quarter of 2011. This is an early estimate of the growth rate that might change in the…
The US national debt is only one of the key factors that Standard & Poor’s looked on when it has decided to revise the credit outlook of the United States to negative. The second reason probably lies in the US budget…
The recent European Central Bank decision to raise the Euro Area interest rate came with little surprise. What does this decision mean to the financial markets and in particular the commodities market? The European Central Bank convened yesterday in Frankfurt,…