Posts Tagged ‘The Federal Reserve’
LiveWire Economics Blog - March 18, 2013 22:21
Cyprus Risk-Off Trade Pulls Equities Lower
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials both closed off slightly today as this was a risk-off kind of day in most every way. Following up Friday’s weakness into the close with today’s drop is creating a pause in equities as fresh fears over the stability of the European banking system have been raised […]
Euro Bullish Breakout
In yesterday’s blog I noted that the Euro / US Dollar cross was approaching breakout territory. The Euro last Friday put in the highest weekly close versus the Dollar since late May and was threatening last week’s high at $1.317. Yesterday took the price of the Euro over that level and today it has followed […]
Gold Surivives Assault — Ends Week at $1705
Another bearish week for Gold as the bears clearly have the upper hand in this market. The Bulls keep digging in their heels at important support levels but the waves of selling hitting the market during the European and U.S. market hours is too much to allow the price to rise significantly. The selling starts […]
Gold Loses $1700 In Early Trading
Looking at that monetary statistics, it is obvious that no matter what the Fed says they have not begun their QEIII program. The Adjusted Monetary Base — not the strictest variable for the evidence of QE I will grant — stubbornly continues to oscillate around the $2.6 billion level, which, along with Euro strength right […]
Fiscal Cliff Headilnes Continue to Reveal Fed Strategy
Extend and pretend is the phrase that will be written on the tombstone of the early 21st century governments and central banks. that is all they can do at this point. Since announcing QEIII back in September the Federal Reserve has not actually begun printing and more than the E.C.B. has. The E.C.B. has the […]
Right on Schedule, Gold Busts Back Through $1700
You know, it’s getting a little silly to be honest. I really wanted to believe that the Gold and commodity markets were not being manipulated down before the U.S. presidential election but after today’s action in the markets it is hard to not believe it. After grinding inch by inch higher for near 48 hours […]
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