This time it wasn’t the Middle East to pull up oil prices – but close by: The recent news regarding the firing down of the Malaysian plane above Ukraine triggered President Obama to step in and impose additional restrictions on Russia.…
Oil prices recovered last week on account of the rise in tension between the U.S and Russia. Moreover, this news provided some backwind for gold and silver but it wasn’t enough to offset the huge selloffs in precious metals market…
The gold and silver market heated up last week after they didn’t do much in the previous week. The minutes of the FOMC meeting may have partly contributed to the rally of precious metals by the end of last week:…
The oil market cooled down again during the previous week as the WTI and Brent dropped by 3.1% and 3.9%, respectively. As a result, the premium of Brent oil over WTI narrowed again; the premium ranged between $6.71 and $5.83.…
The prices of oil and natural gas took a noise dive last week, while precious metals rallied mainly by the end of the week. On this week’s agenda: Yellen testifies, Philly Fed index, U.S PPI, China’s GDP for the second…
Precious metals didn’t do much last week and their rally of the past several weeks seems to have reached an impasse. Yellen’s speech at the IMF had a dovish tone as she restated a rate isn’t likely to occur anytime…
The financial markets cooled down last week as oil prices declined and natural gas and precious metals remained nearly unchanged. This week, several economic reports will be released including minutes of the recent FOMC meeting, JOLTS, and jobless claims. In…
Oil prices came down again during the past week as the turmoil in Iraq seems to have little impact on the oil market. Last week, the WTI and Brent fell by 1.6% and 2%, respectively. The difference of Brent oil…
The oil market cooled down for the first time in the past several weeks as WTI and Brent declined by 1.4% and 1.3%, respectively. The difference of Brent oil over WTI remained steady last week; the premium ranged between $7.37…
Gold and silver slightly rose last week and thus rallied in the past four consecutive weeks. During last week, the U.S GDP growth rate was revised down to -2.9%. This news may have contributed to the recovery of precious metals…