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• Canada Enters Recession

  September 9, 2015, 8:54 AM

  

  The Canadian economy recorded a second consecutive negative quarter. What does it mean for the global economy and the gold market?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Consequences of Failed Breakout

  September 9, 2015, 8:47 AM

  

  Yesterday we wrote about the crude oil’s inability to move higher despite a drop in the number of U.S. oil rigs (first time in six weeks) and saw another sign of weakness in the black gold – the latter didn’t manage to rally despite a visible move higher in the general stock market. Is oil really poised to plunge?

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• Forex Trading Alert: USD/CHF – North or South?

  September 8, 2015, 1:45 PM

  

  On Friday, the Labor Department showed that the U.S. economy added 173,000 jobs in Aug (the smallest increase in employment since Apr), missing analysts’ expectations for a 220,000 gain. However, the unemployment rate slipped to 5.1% (which was the lowest level since April 2008) and average hourly wages increased by 2.2%. These mixed numbers added to uncertainty over whether the Fed will raise interest rates later this month and pushed USD/CHF little lower. Where will the exchange rate head next in the coming days?

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• Does Money Supply Drive the Gold Price?

  September 7, 2015, 3:28 PM

  

  Many analysts claim that the changes in the money supply drive the price of gold. In today’s article we examine whether they are right. We invite you to read it and learn what is the real link between the money supply and the price of gold.

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• ECB Pledges More QE If Needed

  September 7, 2015, 2:27 PM

  

  On Thursday, the ECB’s held its monetary policy meeting and the press conference. How the ECB’s last decisions may impact the global economy and the gold market?

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• Oil Stocks - Interim or Major Reversal?

  September 4, 2015, 1:14 PM

  

  In the second half of August, the Shanghai Composite declined from (almost) 4,000 below the next psychologically important barrier of 3,000, hitting fresh 2015 lows. That situation raised concerns that the plunge could spread to other parts of the Chinese economy, triggering fears that Chinese demand for oil will decline (China imports more than 5.65 million barrels of crude oil per day, which makes the country the world's second-largest importer of oil beyond the U.S.). Thanks to these circumstances, light crude hit a fresh multi-year low of $37.75 and the XOI approached the barrier of 1,000, but is the worst behind oil bulls?

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• Forex Trading Alert: EUR/USD at Crossroads

  September 3, 2015, 12:31 PM

  

  Yesterday, the euro moved sharply lower against the greenback as investors moved to the sidelines ahead of today’s meeting of European monetary policy officials. As a result, EUR/USD slipped to the key support lines. Where the exchange rate head next?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Extend Their Volatile Short-Term Consolidation - No Clear Direction So Far

  September 3, 2015, 12:25 PM

  

  S&P 500 index continues to fluctuate following its late August sell-off. Is this a bottoming consolidation or just a flat correction within a downtrend?

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• U.S. Stock Markets Tumble Again

  September 2, 2015, 4:27 PM

  

  On Tuesday, all three major indices in the U.S. stock markets plunged again. What does it mean for the U.S. economy and the gold market?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil - Sinking or Rebounding?

  September 2, 2015, 4:25 PM

  

  On Tuesday, crude oil reversed and declined sharply as weak Chinese data weighed on investors’ sentiment. As a result, the commodity approached support levels, but will they encourage oil bulls to act in the coming days?

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• Forex Trading Alert: USD/CAD – Time for Declines?

  September 1, 2015, 7:07 PM

  

  Earlier today, official data showed that Chinese manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.7 in the previous month, which was the lowest reading since August 2012. As a result, investors’ appetite for riskier assets waned, pushing the USD Index lower. In this environment, USD/CAD slipped to the lower border of the consolidation, but will we see a breakdown in the coming days?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Oil’s Sharp Rally and Its Implications

  August 31, 2015, 12:17 PM

  

  The crude oil moved sharply higher on Thursday and Friday and it erased many daily declines during these 2 sessions. Nobody can deny that these moves were significant, but what about their implications? Are they significant as well?

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• Stock Trading Alert: No Clear Short-Term Direction - Is The Worst Over?

  August 31, 2015, 12:10 PM

  

  S&P 500 index extends its short-term fluctuations, as it trades slightly below the level of 2,000. Is this an uptrend, or just an upward correction following last week's sell-off?

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• Fischer’s Speech in Jackson Hole

  August 31, 2015, 12:03 PM

  

  On Saturday, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer delivered a speech entitled “U.S. Inflation Developments” at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. What can we learn from it?

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• Is Gold a Portfolio Diversifier?

  August 28, 2015, 6:55 AM

  

  The yellow metal is considered to be a good portfolio diversifier. What does this mean and why is gold believed to have this quality? We answer these questions and explain whether owning gold is generally really justified in one’s portfolio.

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