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• December BoJ Meeting and Gold

  December 23, 2015, 7:47 AM

  

  Last week, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept the pace of its money market operations unchanged, but it reorganized the stimulus program. What does it imply for the U.S. dollar and the gold?

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• Forex Trading Alert: USD/CHF - Currency Bears vs. Support Zone

  December 22, 2015, 8:34 AM

  

  Earlier today, the USD Index extended losses, which pushed USD/CHF to the lower border of the consolidation. Will it withstand the selling pressure in the coming days?

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• Is Recent U.S. Economic Data Positive for Gold?

  December 21, 2015, 10:15 AM

  

  The recent U.S. economic data, especially concerning the manufacturing sector, is worrisome. What does it imply for the gold market?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil Consolidates

  December 21, 2015, 10:13 AM

  

  On Friday, crude oil lost 0.78% as a combination of bearish reports from Genscape, Inc. and Baker Hughes weighed on investors’ sentiment. Thanks to these circumstances, light crude closed another week under the Aug lows, but is it enough to trigger a drop to a fresh low?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Positive Expectations Following Last Week's Sell-off, But Will It Last?

  December 21, 2015, 7:47 AM

  

  S&P 500 index got closer to 2,000 mark on Friday, as it continued its short-term downtrend. Will this sell-off continue? The broad stock market sits at medium-term support level.

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• Do Inflation Indicators Drive the Prices of Gold?

  December 18, 2015, 7:38 AM

  

  The link between inflation and the gold market is very often studied, however, analysts focus practically only on the CPI. We invite you to read our today’s article on the relationship between the price of gold and other measures of inflation and learn how to take advantage of the short-term gold trading opportunities related to the releases of the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index and the Producer Price Index.

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• Forex Trading Alert: FED Decision and Its Impact on Currency Market

  December 17, 2015, 9:29 AM

  

  Yesterday, the Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points for the first time in almost a decade, which fuelled optimism over the strength of the U.S. economy and pushed the USD Index to 99 earlier today. How did this move affect the technical picture of EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/CAD?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Positive Expectations Following Interest Rate Decision

  December 17, 2015, 6:48 AM

  

  S&P 500 continued its short-term advance yesterday, following Fed's interest rate hike. Is this a new uptrend or just another rally within medium-term consolidation?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil Meets Aug Low

  December 16, 2015, 3:04 PM

  

  On Tuesday, crude oil gained 1.30% as investors continued to cover their short positions. In this way, light crude climbed to an intraday high of $37.88 and reached the Aug lows. What does it mean for the commodity?

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• What Does a Fed Hike Mean for Gold?

  December 16, 2015, 2:56 PM

  

  Today is judgment day for markets as the Fed decides on interest rates for the last time this year. What can we expect for the gold market?

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• Forex Trading Alert: USD/CAD – Short-term Consequences of Long-term Resistance

  December 15, 2015, 12:19 PM

  

  Although the U.S. Commerce Department showed that consumer prices were unchanged from a month earlier, year-over-year consumer prices increased by 0.5%, beating expectations for a 0.4% gain. Additionally, core CPI (without food and energy costs) increased by 0.2%, meeting expectations and supporting the greenback. As a result, the U.S. dollar moved higher against its Canadian counterpart, but will we see further rally?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Critical Levels for Bitcoin

  December 15, 2015, 12:19 PM

  

  Bitcoin shot up on Friday on relatively significant volume. The move, however, was not continued over the weekend. Actually, Bitcoin went down on similarly significant volume on Saturday and then edged lower on Sunday. What are the implications?

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• Will November U.S. Retail Sales Affect Gold?

  December 14, 2015, 11:38 AM

  

  Americans purchased more goods and services at retail stores in November. What does it imply for the Fed’s policy and the gold market?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil Extends Losses

  December 14, 2015, 9:41 AM

  

  On Friday, crude oil lost 3.34% as a bearish report from the International Energy Agency added to worries over a supply glut and affected negatively investors’ sentiment. In this environment, light crude dropped to a fresh 2015 low, slipping to the lowest level since Feb 2009. What’s next?

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• Stock Trading Alert: New Downtrend or Just Another Pullback Within Two-Month Long Consolidation?

  December 14, 2015, 8:15 AM

  

  S&P 500 index got closer to 2,000 mark, as it broke below mid-November low. Will this downtrend continue?

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