Gold Silver Reports – The year 2016 is likely to see a slow start, similar to what was witnessed in the last couple of years, due to some additional slowdown in manufacturing, said Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities.
The forward looking data on manufacturing is still pointing to additional deceleration – new orders data looks horrible, while the US economy failed to record any growth in industrial production in 2015. A lot of people try to minimize the troubles in the factory-sector arguing manufacturing is a small part of the economy, but it still accounts for the bulk of the swing in GDP from quarter-to-quarter.
Gold Silver Reports – Agri markets opened on a subdued note in the New Year as closure of International markets kept export demand low. Prices likely to remain a bit volatile in the short term but are likely to show recovery as exports start recovering amidst a pickup in domestic demand.
Gold Silver Reports – For 2016, the pace of rate hike in the U.S will decide the fate of yellow metal’s prices. Also, a rebound in oil prices is expected to underpin gold going forward.
Gold Silver Reports – Crude oil surged after Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran amid escalating tension between the regional powers, buoying energy shares. Japanese equities slid as the yen held near the highest in more than two months, while U.S. equity-index futures advanced.
Gold Silver Reports:- Outlook The Crude oil market could face many uncertainties heading into 2016, including the pace and volume at which Iranian oil re-enters the market, oil consumption growth, and the responsiveness of non-OPEC production to low oil prices.
Gold Silver Reports – There are fears of fund outflows after the Fed rate hike, but broking firm Religare believe that the capital outflows from India due to the U.S rate hike may not be as severe as widely projected. As the rate differential between the 10 year G Sec between India and the U.S is at a high figure of 550 basis points, FIIs may not withdraw funds as feared.