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By Bill Downey |
April 15, 2013
A successful ambush usually involves surprise. And the surprise requires a carefully orchestrated setup. So now let’s get a look at how the crash was prepared.
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By Austin Kiddle |
March 6, 2013
After falling for four consecutive weeks, the U.S. Comex gold futures rebounded 0.17% this week, ending at $1,574.90 on Tuesday. The gold futures climbed a further 0.20% during early Wednesday Asian hours.
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By Caroline Salas Gage and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
February 27, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank may decide to hold bonds on its $3.1 trillion balance sheet to maturity as part of a review of its strategy for an exit from record monetary easing.
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By Austin Kiddle |
February 27, 2013
As traders have already cut their long positions or added to their short positions, it did not take much for the gold price to rally back from a recent low level of $1,554.30.
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By Dominick Chirichella |
February 27, 2013
All of the normal macroeconomic data is playing a secondary role as the oil markets move in sync on each new 30 second news snippets regarding Italy, Bernanke, and the sequester.
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By Aki Ito, Bloomberg |
February 15, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. economy is far from operating at full strength and reiterated his commitment to record easing.
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By Dominick Chirichella |
January 30, 2013
The main economic event of the day will be the outcome of the U.S. Fed FOMC meeting with the focus mostly on the statement as most in the market expects a rollover of existing accommodative policies.
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By Jon Nadler |
September 17, 2012
Now that the Fed news has been “baked” into the market equation, participants are once again focusing on the slowdown in China and the structural issues plaguing the financial side of the EU.
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By John L. Caiazzo |
September 2, 2012
Markets wait for clear direction on government initiatives to further address the weak labor situation and the European financial crisis.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
August 30, 2012
Consumer spending in the U.S. climbed in July for the first time in three months as the biggest part of the economy struggled to overcome a jobless rate hovering over 8 percent.
