For gold bugs, and even for their lesser brethren in silver, not only is the sun shining in the summer months, but the sun is truly shining on gold as a confluence of factors helps to propel the precious metal ever higher, and one wonders when the angst laden doom mongers will appear forecasting an overbought position.
USDCAD is showing signs of a pullback on its 1-hour time frame, as the pair bounced off the 1.2200 major psychological support area. Price is now testing resistance at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level, which lines up with the short-term 100 SMA.
Brent crude oil (BNO, quote) ticked up on Thursday morning as rising tension in Ukraine increased worries about supply interruptions. The commodity traded at $109.72 at 8:25 GMT as peace talks in Geneva began to look less and less worthwhile.
U.S. futures as well as Europe’s markets remain flat this morning ahead the 2:00 pm EDT Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy statement and Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s first news conference will follow at 2:30 pm EDT.
Looks like the markets just about managed to avoid a mauling by the bears, who have now temporarily retreated to lick their wounds!
The first FOMC meeting this week is an historic one for many reasons. First it is the last time Ben Bernanke will chair the meeting. Second, for the first time in the FED’s history the Chair will be held by a woman, and third with several new members the voting pattern will be scrutinised very closely by the markets.
Ahead of Janet Yellen becoming FED chair focus has turned to the USD dollar and whether it is now set for a period of sustained strength, and one reason offered by dollar bulls as to why it still hasn’t taken off is because the euro is even stronger!
Breaking News Federal Reserve Vice-Chair Yellen, said today the Federal Reserve has room to provide further accommodation and highlighted that there are substantial risks to the U.S. economic outlook.
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