Despite the Volatility Index (VIX) currently operating at the low end of historical ranges (9.36), the equity markets operate on a perpetual volatility rollercoaster. This period of relative calm h...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released its U.S. House Price Index (HPI) for May. Here is the opening of the report: Washington, DC – U.S. house prices rose in May, up 0.4 percent ...
According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Identity & Access Management market is estimated to grow 15% annually from $7.94 billion in 2016 to $20.87 billion by 2022. Earlier this year, Identity an...
On Friday, Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer resigned. What does it mean for the gold market? You can say a lot about Trump’s administration, but one thing is certain: it does not run too smooth...
As is customary for the heavy-industrial equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar (CAT) yesterday reported its retail sales, one day ahead of earnings, and as we discussed, the number was solid with Cate...
Crude oil: With the commodity taking back most of Friday losses on Monday and following through higher on Tuesday, a follow through higher is envisaged in the days ahead. On the downside, support resi...
General Motors Q2 FY17 and Caterpillar Q2 FY17 earnings were released before opening bell this morning. GM posted adjusted earnings of $1.89 per share on $37 billion in net revenue, compared to the co...
June Inflation Misses Expectations Last week’s CPI miss has seen some repricing of BOE rate-hike expectations as the market dials back its hawkish view. UK Inflation had been forecast to print 2.7% ...
Bonds are on the back foot after a stellar German IFO print that showed the Eurozone’s most important economy is hitting on all cylinders. That was a welcome development given what we’ve seen ov...
The gold and silver market have reached a climax. As said recently, this is THE most important week of the year for precious metals as the trend for the 2nd half of the year will start … now. That i...