Weekly Briefing

Financial Markets For the week, the main stock market indices were positive, with the S&P500 recovering and ending unchanged, and the NASDAQ 100 up by 0.4%. After three weeks of consecutive declines, and after a “black” Monday on the markets worldwide, the stock market indices rebounded. The Japanese carry trade and the over-reaction of traders […]

  Financial Markets For the third consecutive week, the main stock market indices were negative, with the S&P500 losing 2.1%, and the NASDAQ 100 down by 3.1% on a weekly basis. Both the S&P and the NASDAQ are approaching a near-term support level, but could still fall around 1% next week. The RUSSEL 2000 was

Financial Markets Week-on-week, the main stock market indices were negative, with the S&P500 losing 0.8% and the NASDAQ 100 down by 2.5%. The RUSSEL 2000 was up by 3.4%. The beginning of the week was negative, but on Thursday and Friday, many stocks started recovering. The price of Gold is only slightly lower (-0.5%) and

  Financial Markets Week-on-week, the main stock market indices were negative, with the S&P500 losing nearly 2% and the NASDAQ 100 down by 4%. The RUSSEL 2000 was up by almost 2%, but showed a topping tail due to some selloff during the latter part of the week. The price of Gold is only slightly

Financial Markets Week-on-week, the main stock market indices were positive, with the S&P500 gaining 0.86%, the NASDAQ 100 nearly unchanged (minus 0.3%), while the RUSSEL 2000 was up by 6.3%, hitting an important resistance level. Gold’s price is only slightly higher (+0.8%) and is still around ~2400$/oz. If gold breaks below the 2300$ level, it

Financial Markets (Weekly) Week-on-week, the main stock market indices were positive, with the S&P500 gaining 1.9%, the NASDAQ 100 up 3.6%, while the RUSSEL 2000 was down by 1.4%, giving back the previous week’s gains. Gold’s price also jumped higher (+2.8%) and is now around ~2400$/oz. If gold breaks below the 2300$ level, it could

Financial Markets (Weekly) Week-on-week, the main stock market indices were mostly unchanged (S&P500 and NASDAQ 100), while the RUSSEL 2000 was up by 1.4%. Gold was barely changed (+0.2%) and is holding the ~2320%/oz level. If gold breaks below the 2300$ level, it could fall until ~2150$/oz.  Silver fell 1.4%, and still seems to be

Financial Markets (Weekly) Week-on-week, the main stock market indices were slightly up, with the S&P500 up 0.6%, the NASDAQ 100 up 0.2%, and the RUSSEL 2000 up 1.0%. Gold fell 0.5% and is holding the ~2320%/oz level. If gold breaks below the 2300$ level, it could fall until ~2150$/oz.  Silver is unchanged relative to the

Financial Markets (Weekly) Week-on-week, the main stock market indices were up, with the S&P500 up 1.6%, the NASDAQ 100 up 3.5%, and the RUSSEL 2000 down 1.0%. Gold rised 1.7%, recovering the price of the previous week. If gold breaks below the 2300$ level, it could fall until ~2150$/oz.  Silver rised 1.3% relative to the

  Financial Markets (Weekly) Week-on-week, the main stock market indices were mixed, without noticeable change on the S&P500, the NASDAQ 100 up 1.3%, and the RUSSEL 2000 down 1.3%.  Gold fell 3.3% from recent all-time highs, and silver fell 3.6%. The barrel of WTI is down 2.1% to ~78$ per barrel. Bitcoin rised 3.7% and