Monday, December 8, 2014
Friday’s very positive US Non-Farm Payrolls up a strong 321,000- surprised the market
Friday’s very positive US Non-Farm Payrolls up a strong 321,000-
surprised the market and rove gold down below $1200 dollars to a low of
about 1186 in the spot market. Bears however did not come out to party
as may have been expected. With
the positive to news driving the US dollar Index to its highest level
since 2009 expectations may have been to see gold falter. However, with
Central bank’s such as ECB, BOJ and even possibly the PBOC instituting
their own quantitative easing in the near future
shorts are hard to find. In fact December 2nd CFTC report
shows that gold short have declined 28%. Additionally, many traders will
be waiting to see the news out of the Euro Zone this Thursday about the
use of the ECB’s Long Term Refinancing Operations
(LTRO). The data will give a strong indication of when the ECB will be
instituting their QE program. A lower than expected number will indicate
a need to do so sooner. The PGM’s have been holding their ground in
price but rhodium after having lost 6,000 ounces
of holdings in the ETF is trading down to 1165. In the USA the only
economic number of major importance to watch this week is Retail Sales
to be released on Friday.
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