The Precious Metals Week in Review April 13th, 2017 1. The holiday schedule for Easter resulted in a shortened trading week. It was news-heavy, despite the short week, as geopolitical tensions continued to escalate around the globe. 2. The number of Americans filing initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped by 1,000 claims from the…
The Precious Metals Week in Review – April 7, 2017
The Precious Metals Week in Review April 7th, 2017 1. This week was news-heavy, with the release of the March Non-Farm Payrolls report, the meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last Federal Open Market Committee meeting, and a U.S. airstrike on Syria in retaliation for its recent use of chemical weaponry against its citizens. 2.…
The Precious Metals Week in Review – March 31st, 2017
The Precious Metals Week in Review March 31st, 2017 1. Last week’s failed vote to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Health Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) could be setting the stage for the “same old, same old” in Washington as government gridlock appears to be alive and well. 2. The number of Americans filing initial claims…
The Precious Metals Week in Review – March 24th, 2017
This Week In Review is filled with market-impacting events, both on a geopolitical level and a macro-economic basis.