Fundamental Forecast for Gold: Neutral Gold the Commodity or Gold the Currency? Weekly Price & Time: Critical Test Coming Up For Gold Gold prices are lower for a third consecutive week with the precious metal off by 0.90% to trade at $1295 ahead of the New York close on Friday...
Argentina refuses to be "extorted" and defaults on $539m. Unemployment is declining and GDP is growing by 3%. On Wednesday, Argentina defaulted failed to pay a $539 million interest payment...
We take a look at the top reported official gold holdings of individual countries (as of June 2014) based on information from the World Gold Council. #20: Spain Tonnes 281.6 % of reserves: 25% #19: Lebanon...
After trading at the $11.50/share levels earlier in the month, Blackberry shares have retreated off its highs and is finding support at the $9.50/share area of interest. Technical indicators show that there’s still some buying pressure left, which might pave the way for a larger pullback...
The Canadian economy grew at the fastest pace in four months in May, driven by gains in manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, energy and construction. Gross domestic product, the total of goods and services produced in the country, rose 0.4% to 1.62 trillion Canadian dollars ($1...
U.S. home mortgage applications fell last week, lead by a decline in refinancing requests, reported the Mortgage Bankers Association on Wednesday. The MBA announced that its seasonally-adjusted measure of mortgage applications, which covers both new home purchases and refinancing, plunged 2...
Having lost more than $14 billion already this year, Russia’s 19 billionaires face an increasingly uncertain future, as Western sanctions begin to bite. Steel tycoon Vladimir Lisin dropped $2...
Prices edged below support at 101.87, the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion, exposing the 38.2% level at 100.61. This barrier is reinforced by a rising channel top at 100.28. A break below that on a daily closing basis eyes the 50% Fib at 99.58. Alternatively, a turn back above 101...
This week two main factors influenced gold prices: soft U.S. housing data supported the metal by driving uncertainties as to when the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates. News about the U.S. and Europe imposing fresh sanctions on Russia also supported the yellow metal...
Prices are drifting cautiously lower having topped below $1350/oz three weeks ago. Near-term support is in the 1284.09-87.13 area, marked by a falling trend line set from late June and the 38.2% Fibonacci expansion. A break below that on a daily closing basis exposes the 50% level at 1269.22...
Prices put in a bearish Evening Star candlestick pattern, hinting a move lower may be ahead. Negative RSI divergence bolsters the case for a downside scenario. A daily close below rising channel floor support at 1968.60 exposes the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement at 1948.40...
China’s stock investment universe has surely improved in the past decade. Yet the second disclosure in less than two weeks that a chairman of a mainland company listed at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange had disappeared underscores that investment risks still abound...
On Tuesday the dollar held steady near a six-month peak against a basket of major currencies at Australian and Singapore markets, as investors kept to the sidelines ahead of a policy review by the Federal Reserve...
This Monday bitcoin fell further below the $600-level, as a wave of technical selling kicked in after prices fell below key support levels. According to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index, which averages prices from the major exchanges, prices of the crypto-currency dropped 1.76% to trade at $580...
Silver markets tried to fall during the course of the week, and although we did produce a red candle it has to be said that the range was in exactly impressive. On top of that, there is the $20.00 level below, which of course is very supportive...
On Monday the Japanese yen gained in early Asian trade with the events in Eastern Europe and Middle East on investors minds and safe haven assets sought. USD/JPY traded at 101.79, down 0.04%, while AUD/USD held at 0.9399, up 0.04%, and the US dollar index fell 0.05% to 81.11...
On Friday Brent oil futures crawled up to a one-week high on, as investors continued to assess the geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe and in the Middle East. On the ICE Futures Exchange in London, Brent oil for September delivery rose to a daily high of $108...
The DAX went back and forth during the course of the week, eventually settling on a relatively neutral candle. It appears that the market is trying to find a little bit of momentum to break out to the upside, as the €10,000 level has been a significant barrier...
