Follow @Ava_Analyst Since reaching the highest level since July 2015 back in June at 51.64, we have since moved down quite significantly. What are the reasons for this drop and can we expect to see oil prices move even lower, perhaps reaching the lows we saw in the beginning of the year? Since the end…
اقرأ المزيدAs Mario Draghi settles in for today’s announcement, the first since the Brexit vote. Speculation is rife on what may be spoken about as the cloud of Brexit still looms over Europe as it has for the last four weeks. Draghi has spoken previously about how he feels a Brexit would slow growth in Europe…
اقرأ المزيدWhat is the single most important factor to affect the markets going forward? Interest rates worldwide. Currently, we have the unprecedented situation where many of the world’s central banks have their short-term interest rates at, near, or actually below zero. Imagine having to pay someone to hold onto, and lend out your money, with all…
اقرأ المزيدThis past week started with a big question mark. Was the despair over Brexit going to lighten, resulting in a weaker dollar, weaker yen, weaker gold, and weaker bond prices? The jury is still out, but the markets certainly aren’t giving up easily. The USD/JPY pair dipped below 100; gold made a new post-Brexit high;…
اقرأ المزيدWhen the world woke up to the Brexit results on Friday, 22 June, all hell broke loose in the markets. While most were expecting a “remain” vote, the winning “leave” tally turned the world on its side. That Friday, gold rallied $110 at its high, the British pound collapsed 18 cents to its low, and…
اقرأ المزيدThe Brexit vote took everyone by surprise…everyone perhaps, including the citizens of Britain. Neither hedge fund managers nor English bookmakers predicted the outcome of the vote. Who really had their finger on the pulse? Did people vote just for the shock effect, as some are claiming, and now they’re in shock at the effect of…
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