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LiveWire Economics Blog - April 28, 2016 1:17
Gold, Oil and Stocks As The Fed Goes To Bed
In an unsurprising announcement, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday. In a statement they succumbed once again to the fact that the economy has slowed, yet at the same time, left open the door for a hike in June. There seems no hurry to tighten monetary policy at the Fed, but they […]
Where’s The Range For Crude Oil Prices Right Now?
Since the all-out fear of late 2015 and early 2016 subsided, Crude Oil prices have gained more than 50% since the mid February low. The question on everyone’’s lips now, is how far can Oil prices go? As the fear began to dissipate Crude rallied, and rallied strong, to a high above $42 in March. […]
Are Gold Prices Set To Head Higher?
2016 has seen a lot of strength return to gold prices. In fact since January gold has increased by around $200 per ounce. What many investors are thinking now is can these prices be sustained for the rest of the year? In recent history quick spikes have usually been followed by sharp falls, however things […]
Have You Been Watching Gold?
Whilst the whole world watches the Oil saga playing out, there’s a little bit of action happening with Gold prices that many are missing out on. Gold has risen from its 5 years low in late 2015 to test the underside of the support low from this time last year. Whilst that is no significant […]
Can The EIA Forecast Save Natural Gas Prices?
Natural gas prices have taken a tumble once again and are now sitting right at the December 2015 lows. After a small relief rally during the Christmas period (due to higher winter demand) prices have once again fallen and many natural gas bears are making the call for a sub two dollar gas price. Although […]
Run For Cover as Oil Weakness Puts Strain On The US Dollar
The strength of the US dollar has weakened since last Friday’s rally. This is partly due to a continuation of weakness in crude oil, which has left investors pouring money into safe haven currencies such as Euro and Yen. Stock markets have also been falling steadily since the turn of the week, as negativity has […]
Is Santander Share Price Due A Rise?
The Banking Sector is weak, with Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC all near the 2015 lows. But Santander share price made a sharp move from its low of 352 last week, could this share be ready to buy before any pre-festive rally? Santander’s share price seems to have been pulled back by the sentiment within the […]
Oil Prices On The Cusp Of A Major Low
So here we are, on the cusp of oil prices breaking the 2015 lows. Below this and oil is heading down to prices not seen since the mid noughties. But how did it get so low? Will it recover? There are a bundle of reasons why oil prices have been falling steady. Supply and demand, […]
GBP and EURO Still Weak as Monetary Policy Continues To Dominate
On Tuesday the Bank of England published its half-yearly report of financial stability, afterwards Mark Carney, the governor, held a press conference in which he highlighted the success of the recent stress tests of major British banks. In this conference he also stated that asset prices are sensitive to rising interest rates and spoke of […]
US Markets: Figures Beat Expectations and Dollar Continues Astounding Run Higher
US Markets were up for a 6th consecutive week with the prospect of a rate hike becoming increasingly likely, the date being earmarked by many as December 16th. Speculation of a rate hike has affected the Bond markets, with falls accelerating on Friday with a 10 base point fall on T-Bond. Wall Street closed with […]
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