Gold

Gold Market Recap Report

In retrospect the gold market saw a two sided trade this week as the initial pressure in prices was reversed off what appeared to be a focus shift by the gold trade....

Mid-Session Gold Market Report

After starting out positive June gold prices managed to add to the initial gains just ahead of mid session. Surprisingly the gold market managed this morning's gains in the face of adverse currency market action, periodically weak equities and also in the face of a long...

Gold tracked the euro lower

Gold tracked the euro lower en route to its weakest monthly performance since December, pushed down by fears the debt crisis in Europe could spiral out of control and trigger a global economic slowdown.

Steel Reality MoMo Index Continues Negative Trend

Utilizing a trailing average Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) price, the SMU/Steel Reality price momentum index for flat rolled steel in the US remained below 0% this past week and Momentum (MoMo) has been negative for the 14th straight week....

Hot Rolled NYMEX Futures: In the Trade Zone

Hot Rolled NYMEX: It was a pretty steady week of business with 815 lots having traded, or 16,300 ST as we are in the zone where buyers and sellers are prepared to meet. All of the trades were in the balance of 2012....

Morning Gold Market Report

Compiled 05/25/12 6:00 AM (CT)Statistics: London Gold Fix $1,560.00 $+1.50 LME Copper Stocks 223,500 tons -575 tons.GOLD MARKET FUNDAMENTALS: (6:00 AM CST) At least in the early going today, it would seem like anxiety toward the Greek situation remains in place, but it...

Central Bankers Bought More Gold while European Leaders Kept Talking

Gold futures fell for the first 3 days of this week by $43.5 or 2.7% before rebounding $9.1 to end at $1,557.5 on Thursday. Year-to-date, gold futures are down 0.6%, worse than S&P at +5.9% and Dollar Index at +2.7% but better than Stoxx at -3.8%, Euro/dollar at -3....

Gold Market Recap Report

June gold spent a large amount of time today trading above the prior session's close and for some that was surprising. However, at least a temporary calm toward the Euro zone and slightly better than expected US scheduled data seemed to pull the marketplace back from a...

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Mid-Session Gold Market Report

The gold market ranged up early in the trade today off what appeared to be a slight abatement of severe Euro zone concerns. Others suggest that the early gains in gold were possibly the result of increased global easing hopes in the wake of soft international data flows...