Markets / Other

Dec 09, 2014 at 13:10

Is there a strong bull flag pattern in play on the daily gold chart?

Dec 09, 2014 at 12:51

Earlier today, official data showed that Germany's trade surplus widened to €20.6 billion in October from €18.6 billion in September, beating analysts' forecasts. In response to these bullish numbers, EUR/USD…

Dec 09, 2014 at 08:32

A glance at any gold price chart reveals the severity of the bear mauling it has endured over the last three years. More alarming, even for die-hard gold investors, is…

Dec 09, 2014 at 08:01

While the respective moves are roughly half 2008's magnitude - led by a corresponding seasonal pivot in the US dollar and euro, commodities have loosely followed the glide path of…

Dec 09, 2014 at 06:49

Silver continues to consolidate. The current mild price weakness and the potential symmetrical triangle favour a bullish bias. A key resistance stands at 16.73 (25/11/2014 high). Other resistances lie at…

Dec 08, 2014 at 16:13

Trading position (short-term; our opinion): No positions are justified from the risk/reward perspective. On Friday, crude oil lost 1.65% as a stronger U.S. dollar and news that Saudi Arabia lowered…

Dec 08, 2014 at 16:04

Now it gets interesting because early in the bailout process the Fed talked about achieving certain employment milestones before hiking interest rates. Here we are at the 10th consecutive month…

Dec 08, 2014 at 15:32

Charles Hugh Smith and Gordon T Long discuss the dramatic impacts the recent fall in energy prices is having and will have on global financial markets.

Dec 08, 2014 at 14:40

Since the Fed is the largest player in the bond market, it plays a big role in the direction of interest rates. However in the end, interest rates are determined…

Dec 08, 2014 at 14:37

As suggested in last week, one should expect sovereign currency wars to do nothing but accelerate moving forward as more and more countries slip into recession, with China's surprise rate…