Gold Hammered by Strong Dollar Friday As Trade War Remains in Focus Precious metals struggled Friday. Though gold hit a two week high earlier in the week climbing to $1,313, Friday saw gold hammered by strong dollar index. Trade war and tariffs dominated headlines. President Trump levied 25% tariffs on 800 Chinese imported goods, and […]
Italian Bond Drama Continued This Week European geopolitics continued to cause volatility in the markets this week. Last week, Italy in particular triggered concern, and this week the Italian bond drama continued. This week, the Italian 10-year bond yield was at a 4 year high while the Italian 2-year yield had its biggest jump in […]
Gold Posted Best Day in over a Month on North Korea Tension Gold had its best day in over a month this week. On Thursday, gold prices pushed back up to over $1,300 after continuing to struggle from last week. Gold held on to the gain through Friday. Silver prices hovered around $16.55. A stronger […]
October Spending Hit a Quarter of a Trillion Dollars The big story right now that no one is talking about is that October spending hit a quarter of a trillion dollars. October is generally considered a better month for the U.S. Treasury Department with the additional revenue of tax extension filers, but even with the […]
Dollar Index Drove Gold This Week While Treasuries Hit 5 Month High Building on recent strength, the dollar index drove gold down slightly this week. Gold prices hovered in the mid $1270 range all week. Silver started the week just short of $17 and closed lower at about $16.77. Stocks were up at the beginning […]
Gold Rally Met Resistance This Week and Prices Dipped – Buying Opportunity? A couple weeks ago gold hit a year high, but the gold rally met resistance this week and prices dipped. Gold fell most of the week, but was able to turn positive late Friday to close out the week just under $1,300. Silver […]
Metals Pull Back, but Gold Looks Poised for a Break Out After reaching $1,350 last week, gold hit some resistance this week, though it maintained its position over $1,350 to close out the week at approximately $1,325. However, gold looks poised for a break out for a few different reasons including an increasingly shaky dollar […]
A Plunging Dollar Sent Gold Higher This Week The recent metals rally continued this week as a plunging dollar sent gold higher. Gold opened after the long weekend just over $1,330 and by Friday had hit $1,350. There were many factors impacting the markets this week including the Democrats’ and Trump’s agreement on the debt […]
Gold Continues to Climb above the Crucial $1,300 Mark Reaching its highest level this year, it was another shining week for metals, as gold continues to climb above the crucial $1,300 mark. It opened the week around the $1,305 mark, and closed just over $1,320 to head into the long weekend. Fed comments, more North […]
Quiet Mid-Week, But Gold Added on Last Week’s Gains With a rally this week, gold added on last week’s gains. The week opened at $1,234 and closed at $1,253. Silver opened the week at $16.15 and closed at $16.54. Although metals were trading fairly quietly during the middle of the week due to lack of […]
Gold Continues to Pull Back, but Has Positive Long Term Prospects Gold prices continued to show retreat this week. The stock market has been hitting “lifetime highs” for the past couple weeks with the Dow at nearly 20,000. The stock market experienced a sharp upswing after the election and has been hitting new highs every […]
DOES THE VIX STILL ACCURATELY MEASURE FEAR? OR IS IT NOW THE DOLLAR? The VIX does not seem to accurately measure fear anymore. The VIX – or volatility index – shows the markets’ 30-day forecast for volatility. It describes implied volatilities, is constructed partly from both calls and puts, is forward-looking, and referred to as […]
Why the Gold Bull Market Has Room to Run Yet The gold bull market is not over yet. It still has some room to run. Gold price climbed slowly, but steadily this week after pulling back last week. Gold and silver both have been keeping rather quiet the past two weeks, but this week they […]
Massive Stock and Bond Sell Off Shake Markets on Interest Rate Prospect On Friday, the Dow and Nasdaq had their worst day since Brexit. The Dow was down nearly 400 points and had its third worst week overall year to date. An unexpected announcement from the Federal Reserve that hinted at an imminent interest rate hikes […]
Bleak Economic Jobs Data: U.S. Labor Force Adds Fewest Workers in Six Years The jobs data was more negative than even the most pessimistic growth projections, according to Bloomberg analysts. Average estimates put the number of jobs added to the U.S. labor force for May at 150,000. The reality was shockingly short at only 38,000 […]