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By Alasdair Macleod |
May 24, 2013
The net gold position of the four largest traders, which we can assume are all bullion banks, on May 14 was long for the first time for as long as records are available, shown in the chart below.
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By John Detrixhe and David Goodman, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2013
The yen fell to the weakest in three years against the euro after Bank of Japan policy makers affirmed a plan to double the monetary base over two years and their statement showed no concern about rising bond yields.
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By David Goodman and Candice Zachariahs, Bloomberg |
May 21, 2013
The yen weakened against the dollar, halting its biggest gain in three weeks, after Japan’s Economy Minister Akira Amari backed away from weekend comments that prompted the currency to rally.
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By Toni Hansen |
May 18, 2013
Traders this week will watch housing market data, crude inventories, durable goods orders and the FOMC minutes.
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By Toni Hansen |
May 17, 2013
A number of housing reports will hit the markets next week for traders to watch, including existing sales, new sales and home prices.
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By Justin Pugsley |
May 17, 2013
Central banks saved the world with unconventional monetary policies such as quantitative easing, which at the very least stopped the banking system from collapsing, but according to the IMF it's a policy that might be approaching its sell-by date.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
May 15, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, pushing benchmark indexes to fresh records, as data showing weakness in manufacturing fueled bets the Federal Reserve will be in no hurry to scale back stimulus.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Pratish Narayanan |
May 15, 2013
The dollar index rose to the highest level in more than nine months amid speculation policy makers may curb stimulus.
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By Toni Hansen |
May 10, 2013
Next week has a number of important reports on tap for traders including Retail Sales, PPI and Industrial Production.
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By Joseph Ciolli and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
May 9, 2013
The yen weakened beyond 100 per dollar for the first time in four years as the Bank of Japan’s deflation-fighting measures have the currency headed for its longest streak of monthly losses in almost two decades.
