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Articles by: Michael Fisher

Michael is an active trader and market analyst. He has participated in surveys regarding trend-following trading systems.

Brent Oil Headed to a Weekly Gain

May 17, 2013 11:40 am
Brent crude rebounded from an early decline and rose above $104 today, heading for a weekly high. Gains however were limited by a weaker demand. Brents price was supported by a rally in refined products, steadier European equities and an Iraqi pipeline shutdown due to a bomb attack. Timothy Evans, energy specialist at Citi Futures […] Read more

Oil Probe Circle Widens (Updated)

May 17, 2013 8:44 am
Neste Oil Oyj, Finlands only refiner, joined the side of investigated oil companies by the European Commission. Neste announced it was asked to provide information about potential manipulation of global crude and biofuel markets. Representatives said the company is not a target of the investigation and will cooperate. Statoil ASA, one of the investigated refiners, […] Read more

US stocks fell from all time highs as Fed might slow down stimulus

May 17, 2013 8:41 am
As the Fed is buying $85 billion of assets a month, it could implement a monetary policy for buying government securities, increasing money supply for the goal of making market more liquid. That strategy is called quantitative easing. Negative effect of the policy could be depreciation of currency or increased inflation. Stocks fell from their […] Read more

Gold Outlook Still Bearish

May 17, 2013 7:42 am
According to a Bloomberg survey, 17 out of 26 market analysts predict a bearish trend for the gold with 8 expecting a bullish market and 3 are neutral. After news came out yesterday that George Soros, billionaire investor, joined BlackRock Inc. and Northern Trust Corp. in cutting his holdings in gold backed ETPs on March […] Read more

WTI Fluctuates After Biggest Gain in a Week

May 17, 2013 6:48 am
WTI crude fell towards $95 a barrel after rising most in a week as the disappointing U.S. data brought back worries over lower demand. Price keeps swinging between gains and losses and further fluctuations are expected today with the upcoming economic data for Canada – CPI and Wholesale Sales. The USD/CAD correlation is strong and […] Read more

WTI Crude Recovers After a Steady Fall

May 16, 2013 2:50 pm
West Texas Intermediate crude rose following the released data today according to which more Americans than projected have filed applications for unemployment benefits and U.S. consumer prices decreased. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped 0,4% today, going worse than the 0,2% decrease expectation. Futures climbed after jobless claims exceeded all forecasts in a Bloomberg survey […] Read more

Google enters music streaming market

May 16, 2013 1:36 pm
Larry Page, CEO of Google, surprisingly appeared at the Googles developer conference where he accused a competitor ( most likely Microsoft Corp.) for trying to steal the spark of Googles shares. He was probably referring to the recent advertising Microsoft ran which poke fun at Googles alternative to Microsoft Office. Page answered the provocation saying […] Read more

Wolfgang Schaeuble stressed, that a possible decrease in base interest rate by ECB, won’t have any relief on small and medium enterprises

May 16, 2013 12:42 pm
Germanys Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, announced today, that problems, which small and medium business in Euro zone encounters, could not be solved by a simple decrease in the base interest rate by the European Central Bank. Schaeuble pointed out that problems in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector could be a result of a […] Read more