Examinamos os mais recentes desenvolvimentos nos mercados de commodities e desempenho da semana.

The yen is now firmly above our key pivot level of 97.60, and we have a technical target on the upside at 100.24 to indicate we believe the short covering in the yen still has room to run.

Can you taper up? Oil Prices rebounded after a big fall in part because of a misunderstanding. Apparently you can taper up as well as taper down in what I guess you can call the tale of the taper.

Cocoa closed lower on good weather in Africa and weak demand ideas. Ideas are that processors are not active in the market right now and are hoping for lower prices before buying again.

Geojit Comtrade has come out with its report on metals and energy. De acordo com a empresa de pesquisa, one can sell MCX Gold June contract around Rs 26350 levels with a stop loss above Rs 26500 for price target of Rs 26000 níveis.

Brokerage house IIFL has come out with its report metals and energy. De acordo com a empresa de pesquisa, MCX Gold June contract has support at Rs 25,800/10gms and resistance at Rs 26,800/10gms.

If you want an objective view of energy, ask an economist, who can tell you what to expect to pay at the pump in the coming years, and why, as well as what to expect from medium- and long-term economic growth and what the real drivers will be.

U.S. stock futures fell, indicating the Standard & Pobre 500 Index will retreat for a third day, as investors weighed this week’s Federal Reserve stimulus announcements and data showing a rise in durable goods orders.

Gold traders are the most bullish in a month after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke signaled record stimulus will continue until the economy improves.

The net gold position of the four largest traders, which we can assume are all bullion banks, on May 14 was long for the first time for as long as records are available, shown in the chart below.