The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes from January 29 -30 were released yesterday afternoon. Within the Federal Reserve System, the FOMC is responsible for making key decisions about money supply and interest rates. One paragraph in the minutes spooked gold and silver bulls, as well as stock and
( The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) MOSCOW COMMUNIQUE LEADS TO GOLD AND SILVER FALLING OUT OF BED February 15, 2013 The group of 20 largest economies (G-20) has begun their meeting
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) UNEMPLOYMENT UNEXPECTEDLY RISES, BUT STOCKS RUN ANYWAY TOWARDS DJIA 14000 February 1, 2013 In the U. S., unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 7.9% vs. 7.7% 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.) THE RALLY IS LONG IN THE TOOTH January 25, 2013 The stock market rally is long in the tooth. Our long time subscribers know
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) CHINA REBOUNDS January 18, 2013 The fourth quarter GDP in China jumped to 7.9% breaking a streak of seven weaker quarters. For the year, China grew
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) BETTER THAN EXPECTED ECONOMIC DATA CONTINUES TO POUR January 4, 2013 Monthly employment from Bureau of Labor Statistics are popularly known as the mother of all
Our prediction that the fiscal cliff would be resolved has turned out to be partially right. It is important not to get carried away with optimism because only one part of the three-part puzzle has been addressed. The three parts are: taxes, spending and the debt ceiling. The fiscal-cliff deal
(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 DISUNITED STATES OF AMERICA December 28, 2012 The dysfunction in Washington is in full display. A few days ago we told you that market observers were expecting
(This post was published this morning on ZYX Buy Change Alert.) Obama has cut his vacation to Hawaii short and is reportedly on his way to Washington. The stock market is encouraged. Gold and silver momo crowd started buying aggressively on the news. This is consistent with gold and silver momo
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. We have received a large number of emails in response to the ‘Morning Capsule,’ BARN BURNER U.S. EMPLOYMENT DATA. Most emails expound conspiracy theories and flaws in the employment data. Most emails have asked our opinion on conspiracy theories. Our focus