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A quiet beginning to the second, full trading week of the year, dominated by political and Geo-Political news.
Read more →US Markets closed a very strong first week of trading gains, testing new record highs. The markets are loving the new global resource allocation and the promise of 2026. The Fed will have a new Chairman, and he will be implementing Trumps policy of low interest rates.
Read more →The US trade deficit fell to its lowest level since 2009, reflecting the changing nature of the US economy, following the restructuring under Trump. Trump has refocused on building domestic production and reducing the dependence on imports.
Read more →US equity markets continue to trade around record highs, while oil prices soften, due to the Venezuela situation. Trump has plans to control the Venezuelan oil production and distribution and this has softened the price of oil, on international markets.
Read more →US equity markets continue the bull run to open the 2026 trading year. Confidence is high, with the hopes that 2026 hold, financially and Geo-Politically. Venezuela has opened the potential of a resource bonanza and also the prospect of more open economies in South America.
Read more →Markets roared with confidence, following the US actions in Venezuela, toppling the leader. This opens the huge resources of the Country to the West and more particularly controlled production and distribution, through the USA.
Read more →The first trading day for the year was very quiet, as expected, with some markets closed for the holiday season. PMI data was in line with expectations in Asia, Europe and the USA.
Read more →Thin and quiet trading on markets in this holiday week between Christmas and the New Year, as expected. The only action continues to be in the commodities market and in particular, precious metals.
Read more →Equity markets lost some lustre overnight, with profit taking on Wall Street, while all the action was in the precious metal markets. Silver spiked to over USD$80, dragging other precious metals along for the ride, but suffered a severe correction during the day’s trade.
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