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  Long Term Seasonal Price Trends Prices in financial and commodity markets are exhibiting seasonal trends. This applies to the precious metals gold, silver, platinum and palladium as well. Platinum Crystal, image via shapeways.com - Click to enlarge The chart below depicts the seasonal trends of the gold price over a time period of 45 years. Gold prices typically experience a seasonal rally in the second half of the...

Dec 15 – Marc Chandler, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman, is one of the most widely respected and sought after currency experts in the world. Today, he shares his outlook with FS Insider on the US dollar... http://www.financialsense.com/subscribe

Dec 15 – Marc Chandler, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman, is one of the most widely respected and sought after currency experts in the world. Today, he shares his outlook with FS Insider on the US dollar... http://www.financialsense.com/subscribe

Swiss Franc EUR/CHF - Euro Swiss Franc, December 14(see more posts on EUR/CHF, ) - Click to enlarge The Pound is entering mid-December in the same fashion it begun the month after having a very strong November as well. After being buoyed by Donald Trump’s victory and the High Courts ruling that parliamentary approval is needed before invoking Article 50, the Pound has been boosted further after economic data...

Swiss Franc EUR/CHF - Euro Swiss Franc, December 14(see more posts on EUR/CHF, ) - Click to enlarge The Pound is entering mid-December in the same fashion it begun the month after having a very strong November as well. After being buoyed by Donald Trump’s victory and the High Courts ruling that parliamentary approval is needed before invoking Article 50, the Pound has been boosted further after economic data...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. A Lawsuit Makes Waves The price action was mixed last week. Those hoping for dollar declines in gold terms were disappointed. However, silver gave them a sop as the price of the buck declined by one one-hundredth of a gram of silver. In Monetarist terms, gold went down $18 and silver up 11 cents. Monetarism, in its...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. A Lawsuit Makes Waves The price action was mixed last week. Those hoping for dollar declines in gold terms were disappointed. However, silver gave them a sop as the price of the buck declined by one one-hundredth of a gram of silver. In Monetarist terms, gold went down $18 and silver up 11 cents. Monetarism, in its...

© Kevkhiev Yury | Dreamstime.com - Click to enlarge The Switzerland attorney general’s office is shifting its focus to banks operating in the country as it continues to investigate Brazil’s bribery scandal, after plea deals with individual executives provided fresh insights into how the illicit funds flowed through the financial system. Attorney General Michael Lauber said in an interview that he’s reviewing how Swiss...

© Kevkhiev Yury | Dreamstime.com - Click to enlarge The Switzerland attorney general’s office is shifting its focus to banks operating in the country as it continues to investigate Brazil’s bribery scandal, after plea deals with individual executives provided fresh insights into how the illicit funds flowed through the financial system. Attorney General Michael Lauber said in an interview that he’s reviewing how Swiss...

The Producer Price Index (PPI) or officially named "Producer and Import Price Index" describes the changes in prices for producers and importers. For us it is interesting because it is used in the formula for the Real Effective Exchange Rate. When producers and importers profit on lower price changes when compared to other countries, then the Swiss Franc reduces its overvaluation. The Swiss PPI values of -6% in 2015...