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Gold Outlook Rests on G8 Summit, Eurozone PMIs and US Survey Data

Fundamental Forecast for Gold: Neutral Gold prices mounted a swift recovery toward the end of last week as fears of a spreading crisis in the Eurozone and disappointing US economic news drove demand for alternative stores of value. An unexpectedly soft Philadelphia Fed print dented hopes that an accelerating US recovery will offset headwinds to global growth from sluggish conditions in Europe and Asia. The outcome marked only the second bit of significant data from the May set of activity surveys, tarnishing positive cues from the Empire Manufacturing print earlier in the week and pulling gold higher on inflation-hedge buying as traders sized up the uneven performance with minutes from the Fed’s April policy minutes.

Published by on May 18th, 2012 at 09:05 pm
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Financial Market Fears Overwhelm Facebook IPO Optimism

The volatility surrounding initial public offerings (IPO) is notorious; but when large companies come into the market, there is often a draw of fresh capital to get a piece of the action.

Published by on May 18th, 2012 at 04:05 pm
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British Pound To Face Further Losses On Slowing Inflation, Dovish BoE

Fundamental Forecast for British Pound: Bullish The dovish tone struck by the Bank of England weakened the British Pound by nearly 300pips, and the economic developments on tap for the following week may heighten the bearish sentiment underlining the sterling as market participants increase bets for more quantitative easing. Indeed, consumer prices in the U.K.

Published by on May 18th, 2012 at 04:05 pm
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USDJPY Back Under 80.00 as EZ Concerns Grow; Where’s the BoJ?

Fundamental Forecast for Japanese Yen: Bearish The Japanese Yen was far and away the top performer this week, gaining nearly 4.8% against the worst performer, the New Zealand dollar.

Published by on May 18th, 2012 at 04:05 pm
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Economix: At-Home vs. Employed Mothers: Who’s Happier

At-home mothers are more likely than employed mothers to report feeling sad or angry and to have been diagnosed with depression, according to a new report by Gallup . Women who are employed also express about the same emotional well-being whether they have a child at home or not.

Published by on May 18th, 2012 at 04:05 pm
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