Mar 7, 2017 Gold futures on Tuesday were little-changed in early trade, as the metal threatened to log its longest string of losses since early November. April gold GCJ7, -0.89% was off $1, or less than 0.1%, at $1,225.50 an ounce, after ending Monday in negative territory amid uncertainty surrounding geopolitical risks, highlighted by ballistic-missile […]
By Caroline Baum Published: Mar 3, 2017 8:33 a.m. ET The U.S. stock market has been positively giddy over the prospect of lower taxes, reduced regulation and increased government spending under a Donald J. Trump administration. The bond market, which sold off initially on expectations for the same, is taking a more measured approach. Which one […]
Reuters Friday February 24, 2017 By Rajendra Jadhav and Sethuraman N R * Indian prices back to premium * Chinese premiums quoted at $7-$8 * Buyers hesitate to chase higher prices MUMBAI/BENGALURU, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Gold demand in Asia remained sluggish this week as a price rally on political concerns and dollar weakness […]
Akin Oyedele Feb. 17, 2017, With the US economic recovery entering its eighth year, there continue to be questions about how much longer it can go on. Torsten Sløk, Deutsche Bank’s chief international economist who has been staunchly bullish on the economy for a while, wrote on two things that could derail the expansion in a client […]
Tina Wadhwa Feb. 16, 2017, 08:34 AM The US dollar has been getting stronger, but at what point is it just too much for the market to bear? In short, there’s no simple answer. The dollar on a global trade-weighted basis has strengthened by about 20-25% over the course of the last year. In the weeks […]
Pedro Nicolaci da Costa Feb. 7, 2017 The Federal Reserve’s latest quarterly survey of lending conditions showed a tightening of standards in some sectors that suggests banks are already retrenching, even as the central bank considers additional interest-rate increases. Banks also reported weaker demand for most types of mortgage loans over the fourth quarter, the Fed […]
Feb 6, 2017 By RACHELKONING BEALS Gold could have at least another 5% upside this year from the 5% leap it already notched in January, driven by higher inflation expectations and the safe-haven demand seen amid swirling uncertainty for the Trump administration’s growth proclamations and its foreign diplomacy. Forecast contributors to the London […]
by Joseph Ciolli February 3, 2017 S&P 500 3-month implied correlation at lowest on record MRA says 5-point correlation drop means 1-point VIX decline Correlation, it’s sometimes said, equals volatility. An index can’t swing very much unless a lot of its members are going the same way. So if you’re wondering why the CBOE Volatility […]
by Sho Chandra February 1, 2017 Manufacturing growth accelerated in January for a fifth consecutive month on stronger orders and production that signal America’s factories are rebounding.The Institute for Supply Management’s index rose to 56, the highest since November 2014, from 54.5 the prior month, data from the Tempe, Arizona-based group showed Wednesday. The […]
Matthew DiLallo Jan 31, 2017 The gold market is both massive and minuscule, depending on one’s perspective. Gold is an incredibly rare element, which is what makes it so valuable. In fact, it’s rarer to find a 1-ounce gold nugget than it is to find a 5-carat diamond. That rarity certainly shines through in the […]