(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) THE EFFECT OF CATASTROPHE WARNING IS SHORT-LIVED October 4, 2013 Yesterday the U. S. Treasury warned of catastrophe if the debt ceiling is not
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) GOLD JUMPS ON CHARLES EVANS’ COMMENTS AND GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN PROSPECTS September 27, 2013 Gold jumped this morning on comments by Chicago Fed President,
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) QUADRUPLE WITCHING, SELLING IN GOLD AND SILVER IN ASIA September 20, 2013 Today is quadruple witching. Stock index futures, stock index options, stock options, and
Going into Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy statement, there was almost universal opinion that the Fed would taper. However, generally speaking, markets almost always have diverging opinions. In my 30 years in the markets, I have never seen such uniformity of opinion with as few dissenters as there
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) INFLATION UNDER CONTROL, GOLD FALLS August 13, 2013 August Core PPI came at 0.0% vs. 0.1% consensus. This indicates inflation is less than expectations.
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) DISAPPOINTING MOTHER OF ALL ECONOMIC NUMBERS, GOLD JUMPS September 6, 2013 Monthly U. S. jobs data is known as the mother of all numbers
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) SMART MONEY IS SELLING GOLD, PERSONAL SPENDING FALLS August 30, 2013 Starting yesterday afternoon and continuing this morning, our algorithms are detecting selling of gold
Secretary of State John Kerry’s comment implies that a strike by the U. S. on Syria is imminent. The war trade is on. Gold, oil and Treasury bonds are up. Stocks are down. Here is the most pertinent part of a long Kerry speech, “At President Obama’s direction, I’ve spent
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) PAYING ATTENTION TO JACKSON HOLE August 23, 2013 A symposium by Kansas City Fed is being held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Prominent central bankers from
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) GOLD RISES ON TRIFECTA OF FACTORS AND NOT EVEN A DEAD CAT BOUNCE IN STOCKS August 16, 2013 Gold rocketed yesterday on Indian rupee weakening,