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• Stock Market: S&P500 index flirts with its May all-time high

  July 15, 2013, 6:34 AM

  Market sentiment remains positive driven by earnings releases. Indexes keep marching higher but caution is advised, as there is some risk of a correction.

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• Did Gold Start to Trade Along With the Stock Market?

  July 12, 2013, 7:52 AM

  It seems that everybody’s hanging on the Fed’s every word. Yesterday the S&P 500 index closed at its record high as Bernanke backed sustained monetary stimulus. Without a doubt, the U.S. Federal Reserve stimulus has helped fuel a rally. Many investors have jumped to rallying stocks and dumped holdings in gold-backed exchange traded funds. Could these events trigger a further rally? Will the S&P 500 index decisively climb above the May 21 top? And what implications could it have for gold? We try to answer these questions, and invite you to read our today's essay.

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• Stock Market: Indexes marching higher, as the tech stocks lead the way forward

  July 12, 2013, 7:40 AM

  Fed’s new statements and quarterly earnings releases drive U.S. stock prices higher. Major indexes reaching or going above their all-time highs.

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• Gold Price in India: Stronger Rupee Against the U.S. Dollar and Gold’s Rebound

  July 11, 2013, 9:10 AM

  In the recent days we have seen a rally in gold. The yellow metal climbed to an over two-week high after yesterday U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman’s statement. Is the worst behind us and gold will show further growth? Or maybe it’s still just a pullback? If you want to know our take on these questions, I invite you to read today's essay.

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• Stock Market: Fed shakes the markets again

  July 11, 2013, 8:15 AM

  Fed to continue its easing monetary policy despite earlier announcements. The main U.S. stock market indexes may reach their May all-time highs soon.

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• Have Mining Stocks Stopped Responding to Gold's Price Action?

  July 10, 2013, 10:08 AM

  One of the most important pieces of data last week was Friday's U.S. non-farm payrolls report. The underlying strength in the U.S. economic data was a very bearish factor for gold which resulted in a decline to $1,208 per ounce on Friday. Despite economic data and a bearish outlook, Monday’s and Tuesday’s sessions were quite good for gold bulls and the yellow metal climbed up to over $1,260 per ounce. Did this rally in gold trigger higher prices in mining stocks? Is it a great opportunity for investors to enter the mining sector? Is it cheap or a falling knife? If you want to know the answers to these questions, we invite you to read our today's essay.

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• Crude Oil: Oil Bears Have Lost Another Argument to Stop the Rally

  July 10, 2013, 7:27 AM

  Without a doubt, the price of light crude climbed up so much higher in the past few weeks because of the geopolitical risks in the Middle East and underlying strength in the U.S. economic data. Yesterday’s speculation about shrinking U.S. crude stockpiles indicate increased demand and have resulted in a new 14-month high. Where is the top for crude oil? It’s said a picture is worth a thousand words. Today we take a look at the charts from different vantage points and try to come up with even less than a thousand words to describe what we see. Have a nice read.

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• Stock Market: Continuation of an uptrend; indexes getting closer to the May all-time highs

  July 10, 2013, 7:10 AM

  Major indexes highest since the half of June. Some risk in the short term as the market may enter a correction of the recent uptrend.

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• Crude Oil: Trading in the Strong Resistance Zone

  July 9, 2013, 11:10 AM

  In the recent days, the price of light crude has been fueled by oil bulls. Yesterday we saw a new 14-month high above $103 per barrel. This peak coincides with a strong resistance zone. What impact could this have on future prices of light crude? Will this Monday’s high be the top for crude oil? Will we see new heights on the charts? We would like to introduce you to our technical point of view. Have a nice read.

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• Stock Market: Bullish breakout above the May-June downward correction trend line; will the positive sentiment remain?

  July 9, 2013, 7:50 AM

  An optimistic start to the Q2 earnings season as the U.S stock market indexes are getting closer to resume their long-term uptrend.

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• Stock Market: Optimistic expectations at the beginning of the quarterly earnings releases season

  July 8, 2013, 8:05 AM

  The S&P500 index tries to break above the May-June downward correction trend line, as investors hope for better than expected quarterly earnings releases in the U.S.

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• Gold from the Indian Perspective – Current Outlook

  July 8, 2013, 8:00 AM

  The people of India love gold – for them the yellow metal is not only a symbol of wealth and social status, but also a part of a cultural tradition that goes back thousands of years. Should the recent collapse in the price of gold discourage consumers from India? Is this “cheap” gold as great a buying opportunity as it seems? Has the final bottom been already reached? If you want to know our take on these questions, I invite you to read today's essay.

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• Gold's Price Moves from the European Perspective

  July 5, 2013, 10:00 AM

  Gold climbed up to over $1,267 per ounce on Tuesday. Despite these positive circumstances it seems that investors view this growth as a typical short-term rally which may result in a significant decline. Is that true? Will we see further declines? Will yesterday’s declines in the euro and the British pound have a negative impact on the yellow metal’s price? If you want to know the answers to these questions, we invite you to read today's essay.

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• Stock Market: Expectations raised ahead of U.S. unemployment data announcement

  July 5, 2013, 6:58 AM

  Short-term uptrend likely to continue. However, the forthcoming key economic data announcements may significantly affect the market sentiment

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• Oil Market: Strong Resistance Zone Broken

  July 5, 2013, 4:18 AM

  In recent days, the price of light crude climbed up to over $102 per barrel which is its highest level since May 2012. That rally resulted in a breakout above the important resistance zone. What impact could this have on further prices of light crude? Is it a breakout or maybe just a fake-out? We invite you to take a closer look at the charts from both the bullish and bearish point of view.

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