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By Austin Kiddle |
August 31, 2012
Gold traders from Asia to Europe have turned cautious before the speech on Friday by Bernanke. The Fed may refrain from giving the timing of a QE3 at his speech, although traders expect him to sustain the market's expectations.
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By Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
August 29, 2012
The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy continued to expand “gradually” in July and early August as improvement in housing and retail sales helped outweigh weakness in manufacturing.
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By Joseph Stuber |
August 29, 2012
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on July 17 should have scared the hell out of us, but apparently it didn’t.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
August 29, 2012
We mark a key pivot level of $91 in this market. If crude oil futures (OCT12) stay above this key support level, we look for an extension to $103.
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By Austin Kiddle |
August 29, 2012
September will be a critical month for gold investors not only because of the Jackson Hole conference from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, but also because of the various announcements out of Europe.
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By Michael P. Regan and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
August 28, 2012
Treasuries rose, sending 10-year yields to a two-week low, while U.S. stocks fluctuated as consumer confidence slid and investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s speech on the economy in three days.
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By Michael McFarlin |
August 24, 2012
In what is becoming a yearly tradition, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke’s policy came under scrutiny by Congressional Republican leaders.
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By Dominick Chirichella |
August 8, 2012
EIA estimates that world liquids consumption will outpace production by 0.9 million bb/d in the third quarter, as world demand reaches its seasonal peak.
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By Dominick Chirichella |
August 1, 2012
At the moment oil prices are being driven by the direction of the euro and the US dollar as well as by a view that the global economy is continuing to slow and one or two of the major central banks will come to the rescue.
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By Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
July 18, 2012
The Federal Reserve said the economy expanded at a “modest to moderate” pace in June and early July, as retail sales and manufacturing cooled in some regions.
