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By Futures Staff |
February 1, 2013
Stormy in more ways than one, 2012 was a rough year. Here is our tongue-in-cheek look back over its defining events.
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By Ginger Szala |
January 30, 2013
Though the fiscal cliff was avoided narrowly, it wasn’t without bad feelings, threats (from both sides), anger and deal-making. The best that can be said of it is, it’s done for now.
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By Jon Nadler |
January 29, 2013
Late Monday-issued EW wave analysis noted that gold closed lower for the fourth straight session on Monday and that daily momentum was pointed “firmly lower” but that hourly momentum was diverging a bit.
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By Toni Hansen |
January 27, 2013
This week the markets will be moved by a long list of employment-related reports, as well as personal income and sentiment.
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By Jon Nadler |
January 25, 2013
After having once again failed at the $1,696 resistance level on Wednesday, gold prices headed lower for a third straight session this morning. In the process, the pivotal 200-day moving average price near the $1,608 level was breached by sellers.
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By Phil Flynn |
January 24, 2013
A Seaway glitch and the house passage of a short term extension of the debt ceiling along with a reduction in the IMF growth forecast, helped oil have its biggest drop of this New Year.
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By Michael McFarlin |
January 21, 2013
Edelman recently released their annual Trust Barometer report, and for the third year in a row banks and financial services placed in the bottom two spots. In contrast, technology is the most trusted industry.
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By Toni Hansen |
January 20, 2013
This week, traders will keep an eye on leading economic indicators, as well as a slate of housing market reports.
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By Michael McFarlin |
January 18, 2013
Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert recently discussed HSBC's admission to laundering money and violating international banking sanctions. One thing that has become clear is that not only are these mega-banks too-big-to-fail, but they also are too-big-to-prosecute.
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By Austin Kiddle |
January 2, 2013
Analysts are split on the outlook for gold price this year. Based on the World Gold Council's data, overall gold demand in the first three quarters in 2012 fell about 8% year-on-year.
