The energy commodities markets cooled down during last week as oil and natural gas prices changed course and fell. Precious metals remained virtually unchanged. This week, in the U.S several economic reports will be published including non-farm payroll, manufacturing and…
The prices of gold and silver resumed their upward trend at the end of last week following the FOMC meeting. The FOMC’s statement had a general dovish overtone; Chair Yellen also kept the tight lid on the Fed’s future plans…
Last week’s FOMC meeting concluded with more dovish tone than many had expected. This news may have contributed to the recovery of precious metals and slightly rally of the USD. This week, several key reports will be released that could…
The prices of crude oil continued their upward trend during last week as both WTI and Brent rose by 0.3% and 1.2%, respectively. The gap of Brent oil over WTI slightly widened again by the end of the week; the…
The oil market heated up in the past week following the fighting in Iraq, which has raised the uncertainty in the Middle East. As a result, both prices of oil including WTI and Brent rose by4.1% and 4.4%, respectively. The…
Gold and silver resumed their upward trend and rallied for the second week in a row. The rise in violence in Iraq may have contributed to the rally of not only oil but also assets, which are considered safe haven…
Leading commodities markets heated up again in the past week as the prices of precious metals, natural gas and oil rallied. This week, the main event of the week will revolve around the upcoming FOMC meeting and press conference. Several…
The oil market didn’t move much last week as oil prices (WTI and Brent) slightly declined during last week. WTI inched down by 0.05%; Brent oil declined by 0.73%. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI slightly…
Gold and silver bounced back last week despite their modest fall on Friday following the released of the NF payroll report, in which 217K jobs were added during May – inline with markets projections. Even the decision of the ECB…
The commodities and forex markets remained relatively unchanged last week as the prices of precious metals, natural gas and oil slightly moved. This week, many news items of the agenda including: U.S PPI, China’s industrial production, U.S JOLTS report, EU…