FOREXYARD predicts that Crude Oil prices will hit $60 again before the end of November
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Commodities, Crude Oil | No Comments »Heading into its second week below a near 1.5 year record low, Crude Oil prices seem to be showing signs of resilience. FOREXYARD analysts though aren't swayed by these events. With prices hovering near $65 per barrel, it is difficult ...
El Desplome del JPY
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Analisis en Español, Currencies | No Comments »Tras cuatro días marcados por el comportamiento alcista del JPY, descrito como la inversión mas rentable de la pasada semana superando en aproximadamente 700 puntos al USD, 1400 puntos y 1800 puntos al EUR y al GBP respectivamente, el ...
The Gold Rush is On!
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Commodities, Gold | No Comments »On Friday, Gold hit a 13-month low at a price of $680.80. Analysts have speculated that investors trading with a high degree of leverage have received margin calls in other asset classes and have been more willing to sell their ...
The Middle East and Oil (part 2)
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Commodities, Crude Oil | No Comments »The first installment left off with an intriguing question in mind: what is the resulting impact on the price of Crude Oil arising from Middle Eastern conflict? It was proclaimed
Gold is an Effective Hedge against Fluctuations in the US Dollar
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Commodities, Gold, Market Analysis | No Comments »The gold is a good investment to utilize, as it can be served as an insurance policy against a currency collapse. For that purpose, you need to invest a lot of it. Owning 30 or 40 coins is fine but ...
JPY on the Rise
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Currencies, Market Analysis | No Comments »Traders who specialize in the JPY are feeling pressure from The Group of Seven (G-7). The finance ministers from the G-7 met yesterday and openly declared their displeasure with the recent appreciation of the JPY over the past week. The ...
What is the U.S. Advanced GDP?
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports | No Comments »The Advanced Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a survey that is being used to measure the annualized change in the value of all goods and services produced by the relevant economy. It is defined as the total market value of ...
Federal Funds Rate Forecast Oct 2008
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports, Market Analysis | No Comments »What is the U.S. Federal Funds Rate? The U.S. Federal Funds Rate, or Interest Rates, is the rate at which banks lend balances held at the Federal Reserve to other banks overnight. This figure is released 8 times each year. It ...
The Middle East and Oil (part 1)
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Commodities, Crude Oil | No Comments »Every morning traders are waking up, reading the morning analysis, and finding out what's happening in the market and each day it seems as if the price of Oil is "dropping," "falling," "declining," or "depreciating." But does this really come ...
Withdrawal Fees for ForexYard SuperMini Accounts
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in FAQ, ForexYard | No Comments »If you wish to withdraw funds from your SuperMini account in ForexYard, you will be able to withdraw your deposited sum via the same way you deposited your funds following the three methods to transfer trading funds.
Petróleo Barato para fin de año?
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Analisis en Español, Commodities, Crude Oil | No Comments »Los precios del petróleo disminuyeron en $2.63 y se colocaron en menos de $70.00 el barril a pesar de la expectativa surgida a raíz de que la OPEC recortaría su producción en una reunión de urgencia anunciada para ...
High Yield Suffers as Market Fears Ensue
Friday, October 24th, 2008 Posted in Currencies, Market Analysis | No Comments »Warning signals were heard loud and clear during Wednesday's trading session as financial markets began ripping towards a recession. Equities, currencies and commodities that have generally posted high yields suffered heavy losses. The price volatility we have seen over the ...
BoE Votes Unanimously On Rate Reduction
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Market Analysis | No Comments »On a concern that England's economy is probably entering into recession, all nine Monetary Policy Committee members of the Bank of England (BOE) voted this month for an emergency cut in interest rates.
September 2008 U.S. Unemployment Claims
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports | No Comments »U.S. Unemployment Claims, also known as Jobless Claims, is a survey used to measure the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week within the United States of America.
The Sub-Prime Crisis – Then and Now
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in Market Analysis | No Comments »Traders that want to learn about the current sub-prime crisis, and more importantly about its affects on global economy, should make a journey to the past, to late 19th century, when similar behavior was observed.
Depression on our Doorstep?
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in Market Analysis | No Comments »Bank failures, plummeting stock prices, locked up credit. All reports flowing from the media point to the U.S. economy slipping into a depression.
What is the Preliminary UoM Consumer Sentiment Report?
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in FAQ, Indicator Reports | No Comments »The Preliminary UoM Consumer Sentiment Indicator is a survey of consumer confidence conducted by the University of Michigan. This is a telephone survey which gathers information on consumer expectations regarding the overall economy.
What is the Beige Book?
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports | No Comments »This report is more formally known as the "Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions." It is a summary of anecdotal data compiled through surveys and interviews conducted by the 12 branches of the Federal Reserve Bank in each of ...
Daily Analysis
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Market Analysis | 1 Comment »Amid the background of a week with the worst performance for global equity markets in history, the Dollar continued to post large gains against the EUR and GBP while the JPY saw enormous gains against the Dollar.
September 2008 U.S. Non-Farm Employment Change
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports | No Comments »What is the "Non-Farm Employment Change?" The U.S. Non-Farm Employment Change, also known as "Non-Farm Payrolls" (NFP) and the "Employment Report," is a monthly economic indicator used to measure the change in the number of employed people, excluding the farming industry.