The recent set of economic data releases have showed us more coronavirus damage to global economies. Last week we’ve seen worse than expected CB Consumer Sentiment, Advance GDP, Chicago PMI numbers. But Friday’s ISM Manufacturing PMI number wa...
Paul Rejczak
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May 4, 2020
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The U.S. manufacturing sector contracted for the fifth straight month in December, with the monthly reading from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) hitting its weakest point in more than 10 years. The purchasing manager’s index (PMI) fell to 47.2,...
Frank Holmes
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January 8, 2020
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The New Year's Eve week has been quite nervous for the financial markets. Last days of 2019 brought declines in the risk-on assets, but then the sentiment greatly improved on Thursday. Not for long, as the Middle East crisis erupted later in the day… Will the coming week bring...
Paul Rejczak
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January 7, 2020
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Last week’s Thursday’s Unemployment Claims number release has been a real eye-opener for the financial markets. The scheduled economic data releases may show coronavirus crisis impact on the economy. So, markets will likely pay more attention to...
Paul Rejczak
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March 31, 2020
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Stocks and oil were crashing and the price of gold was rallying last week. The financial markets went full risk-off following corona virus scare. This week we will have some quite important releases including Friday’s U.S. monthly jobs report, but will the econ...
Paul Rejczak
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March 2, 2020
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Last week’s economic data releases have been dimmed by China virus crisis intensity on Friday, but there was an increase in volatility following Wednesday’s FOMC and the important quarterly earnings releases on Tuesday and Thursday. This week we...
Paul Rejczak
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February 3, 2020
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Make no mistake: Oil and gas companies may be doing some serious cost-cutting and slimming-and-trimming to stay competitive after the shale boom binge, but when it comes to employment, it's still one of the best industries to hit up for a job. Jobs are booming, just as m...
Julianne Geiger
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November 12, 2019
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If you look at the manufacturing data only, the relative strength of the jobs figures surprised. Another positive development were the upward revisions for August and July. The unemployment rate again dropped, this time to 3.5 percent. What will that mean for the Fed and gold?...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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October 9, 2019
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Say what you will about last week, it certainly wasn't dull. The Federal Reserve, seemingly capitulating to President Donald Trump and Wall Street, became just the latest central bank to cut interest rates. Meanwhile, the president escalated the trade war even further, an...
Frank Holmes
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August 7, 2019
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\ Flying in the face of negative economic news, U.S. factories picked up steam for the third straight month in November. The preliminary manufacturing purchasing manager’s index (PMI), a leading indicator we closely track here at U.S. Global Investors, p...
Frank Holmes
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November 25, 2019
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