JPMorgan Gold Traders Found Guilty After Long Spoofing Trial
(Bloomberg) — The former head of the JPMorgan Chase & Co. precious-metals business and his top gold trader were convicted

Weekly Comic: The Incredible Shrinking Euro
Investing.com — The alarm bells will be ringing in Frankfurt this week as the European Central Bank’s governing council meets with

Commodities: Inflation, Interest Rates And The U.S. Dollar
oatawaBy Jim Wiederhold After last week’s highest inflation print in over four decades, the U.S. dollar (USD) rose to its

The U.S. Economy Is Facing An Unusual Disconnect
Darren415/iStock via Getty Images By Blu Putnam At A Glance The labor market continues to grow despite two quarters of

What Recession?
Dzmitry Dzemidovich/iStock via Getty ImagesLast week I discussed the balancing act between slowing the rate of economic growth with tighter
U.S. wants to end dependence on China rare earths -Yellen
SEOUL (Reuters) -The United States wants to end its “undue dependence” on rare earths, solar panels and other key goods

Energy & Precious Metals – Weekly Review and Outlook
Investing.com – Will the now-viral fist bump result in more oil for the world? Possibly in the coming weeks, says
75 or 100 basis points? Lost in market debate over Fed’s next rate hike is ‘how long inflation stays at these levels’
Debate has been simmering over whether Federal Reserve policy makers will raise the fed-funds rate by three-quarters of a percentage

The big default? The dozen countries in the danger zone
LONDON (Reuters) – Traditional debt crisis signs of crashing currencies, 1,000 basis point bond spreads and burned FX reserves point