Crude Oil, Metals Likely to Rise if US Jobs Data Stokes QE3 Bets

Crude oil, copper and precious metals prices are likely to rise if a slowdown in US job creation stokes expectations of the near-term arrival of new Fed stimulus.

Crude oil, copper and precious metals prices are likely to rise if a slowdown in US job creation stokes expectations of the near-term arrival of new Fed stimulus.

Where are the Euro and crude oil headed in the first half of 2012? DailyFX releases forecasts.

Crude oil and metals prices are focused on testimony from Ben Bernanke, with gains hinting on the Chairman’s ability to stoke QE3 expectations.

Gold, silver and copper prices are looking to the ISM gauge of US manufacturing activity for direction. Crude oil has decoupled amid uncertainty about Iran.

Crude oil, gold, silver and copper prices are rising as a pick-up in risk appetite weighs on the US Dollar but the move higher doesn’t seem to have staying power.

Crude oil prices await a report from UN experts examining Iran’s nuclear program while gold, silver and copper are focused on the EU leaders’ summit.

Crude oil and gold prices are poised to advance as US economic growth accelerates to the fastest pace in over a year in the fourth quarter.

Crude oil, gold and copper prices are looking to the Federal Reserve for directional guidance as the FOMC reveals policymakers’ individual rates outlooks.

Crude oil price action appears increasingly overtaken by Iran-linked geopolitical turmoil while gold is finding support as inflation expectations rise.

Oil prices only slightly slipped during last week, which is similar to their slow downward trend in recent weeks. What is up ahead for crude oil prices in the penultimate week of January?