WEEKLY MARKET DIGEST: PHILLY FED INDEX CAUSES MASSIVE SHORT SQUEEZE IN GOLD AND SILVER
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PHILLY FED INDEX CAUSES MASSIVE SHORT SQUEEZE IN GOLD AND SILVER
May 18, 2012
The Philly Fed Index is a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia of manufacturing firms in the Philadelphia region. The index, which was released yesterday came a -5.8 vs consensus of +10. Some market participants believe that such an extremely negative reading may prompt the Federal Reserve to do more monetary easing. This started short squeeze in gold and silver which built on itself and continues this morning.… Please click here or the title below to read more.