(Best Syndication News) Gold prices jumped again today as traders took advantage of the long-term policy signals from the Federal Reserve (see forex and futures charts below). Although inflation could be curtailed by low rates, investors balked at the weak pay-off in government Treasuries. Precious Metals Gold has been higher seven-straight sessions while copper, aluminum, [...]
February 4, 2012 | Posted in
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(Best Syndication News) Traders kicked off the new month with a rally Wednesday, after encouraging manufacturing data is released in China (see the stock market charts below). Investors were also encouraged by the new Facebook IPO filing announcement and a possible Greek debt deal in the works. Large Cap Stocks Only 22 stocks in our [...]
February 3, 2012 | Posted in
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(Best Syndication News) Gold and silver prices moved in opposite directions Tuesday as traders looked for safe-havens (see forex and futures charts below). The U.S. dollar declined against the yen but gained ground versus the euro. World Economic News The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said that home prices fell 4.8 percent on a seasonally [...]
February 2, 2012 | Posted in
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(Best Syndication News) – Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced their 2011 fourth quarter sales were up 35 percent in 2011 compared to the same time the previous year. The company said that Amazon Kindle sales almost tripled during the holiday season. The company had a decrease in their net income for the fourth quarter and for the [...]
February 1, 2012 | Posted in
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(Best Syndication News) Stocks closed the day lower Monday as investors anticipate an announcement this week that Facebook will go public (see stock charts and graphs below). Their initial public offering could be announced as early as this week. The S&P information technology sector was one of only two sectors that advanced Monday (see the [...]
January 31, 2012 | Posted in
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(Best Syndication News) Gold and silver prices were higher last week while light sweet crude oil and the dollar declined in value (see the futures and forex charts below). Low long-term interest rates are a mixed-bag for investors, as traders position themselves to take advantage of rate certainty. World Economic News The dollar slipped last [...]
January 30, 2012 | Posted in
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(Best Syndication News) Precious metals and energy commodities were higher Thursday, mostly because of guaranteed long-term low-interest rates (see the futures and forex charts below). Equities declined in the United States on frustrating new home sales and initial jobless claims. Platinum prices jumped. World Economic News The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold their federal funds [...]
January 27, 2012 | Posted in
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(Best Syndication News) Silver, gold, and crude oil futures advanced while the dollar declined broadly after the news conference held by the Federal Reserve (see forex and futures charts below). The prospect of continued low interest rates triggered a rally on Wall Street and an advance in commodity-currencies. World Economic News By far, the biggest [...]
January 27, 2012 | Posted in
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(Best Syndication News) Gold prices advanced in Asia after declining in the United States (see the forex and commodity charts below). Gasoline prices up again while crude oil, gold and silver prices all fall. World Economic News The Statistics Canada reported that retail sales increased 0.3 percent in November compared to October. This was in [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in
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(Best Syndication News) Commodities were generally higher Monday as traders moved away from safe-havens including government Treasuries (see forex and futures tables below). Crude oil, heating oil, natural gas and other energy products all advanced. World Economic News Although the Bank of Japan held their interest rates steady Tuesday, they did cut their forecast for [...]
January 25, 2012 | Posted in
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