Weekly Outlook: 2017, February 12 - February 19 GDP data from Japan and Germany, Inflation data from the UK and the US, Janet Yellen’s testimony before the US Senate, US retail sales, Crude Oil Inventories, Building Permits, Philly Fed Manufacturing Index and Employment figures from the US, The UK and Australia. These are the main events on Forex calendar. Japan GDP data: Sun 23:50. Economists expect a 0.3% growth ...
Gold Q1 2017 Forecast - Gold Weakness to Subside With Fed on Hold in First-Half of 2017 Fundamental Analysis "After raising the benchmark interest rate in December, the upcoming rotation within the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) may push the central bank to retain the current policy at the next meeting in February as Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, Dallas Fed President ...
Why Most Investors Hate Gold "We’ll be blunt: most financial asset investors really hate gold. Anything – even leaving money in the bank – is better than owning gold since at least society has access to your capital through the banking system. Once you buy physical gold, no one has access to that sliver of your portfolio." "First, when the S&P 500 drops 5% or more in one day. Second, when the CBOE VIX Index tops 40. And ...
US Dollar: Greenback Looks in Trouble Heading into New Year The US Federal Reserve has finally raised interest rates, and this in itself should support the US Dollar in 2016. Yet a key factor that may stand in the way of further Dollar gains is straightforward: expectations. The Fed expects it will raise rates four times in 2016, but markets predict only half of that. Whether or not the USD finishes higher will depend on this key theme. ...
Gold Eyes 2013 Lows Post NFPs- Fed Minutes in Focus Fundamental Forecast for Gold: Bearish Gold Braces For A Bumpy Ride On NFP, Natural Gas Dives On Storage Data Gold Holding Up at 1206…1240 Next? Gold prices are markedly lower this week with the precious metal off by more than 2.1% to trade at $1191 ahead of the New York close on Friday. The losses come on the back of a strong employment report with improving US data ...