Gold and Silver – Outlook For September 25

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The prices gold and silver declined on the first day of the week along with other commodities and foreign exchange rates such as Euro and AUD. The Euro market is still waiting for Spain to request the ECB to commence its bond purchase program. The announcement of the FOMC to launch QE3 seems to have dissipated. Did yesterday’s falls were a bit sharp that could result in a correction? On today’s agenda: German Consumer Climate, ECB President Speech, Canada’s Retails Sales and U.S Consumer Confidence.

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On Today’s Agenda

U.S Consumer Confidence: according to the recent monthly update, the consumer confidence index fell in August (M-o-M). The current expectations are that the September index may rise; this report might affect commodities markets;

German Consumer Climate: Gfk group will publish their German consumer climate index. If this report will remain positive it might also positively affect on the Euro;

Canada’s Retails Sales: This report will show the shifts in the retails sales in Canada during July 2012. It may affect the direction of USD/CAD currency pair, which is strongly linked with commodities rates. In the previous report regarding June, retails sales declined by 0.4%;

ECB President Talks: Mario Draghi will talk in an annual event “Day of the German Industries”. In his speech he might refer to the future monetary steps the ECB will take. This speech might affect the Euro to USD;

Daily Outlook

The prices of precious metals didn’t move much last week and they have started off the week falling along with the rest of the commodities markets. The bearish market sentiment in the Euro Area might continue to affect not only the Euro/USD but also commodities rates. Today’s publications including Canada’s retail sales, German consumer climate and U.S consumer confidence could affect the Canadian dollar, Euro and US dollar, respectively as indicated above. China’s money rate hiked to a 7-month high plausibility due to a shortage in cash. Finally, if the Euro will continue to fall, this could pull down bullion rates.

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Gold And Silver | Outlook for September 24-28

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