Financial Markets - Analysis and Forecast

The reason that occurred on Friday to reduce the indices, many traders call that the players needed a break after prolonged growth in the stock market. Such explanation does not cause trust at least because that when "hounds of the market" feel profit, nothing will stop them. And the smell of money will always for them stronger than weariness.

Seasonal trends may lead to an increase in demand for precious metals. As another factor that will influence the gold market - is expectation potential changes in investment rules on U.S. exchanges. Also expected further depreciation of the dollar, so that in the coming months, gold prices continue to move upwards. Appetite for risk increases, investors come out of the dollar, which automatically maintains the quotes in gold.

Brent crude oil price the last two trading days is below $67 per barrel. On September 7, the official price of the futures IPE Brent Crude (October) on an electronic commodity exchange InterContinental Exchange Futures Europe (ICE Futures Europe) in London has fallen by 29 cents (-0.5%) and set at around U.S. $66,53 barrel. At the same level the official price of Brent crude oil was on 29 July 2009. Meanwhile, prices in transactions with London Brent crude were established in the range 66,38-68,05 per barrel.

U.S. strengthened the role of the leading weapons supplier in the world, increasing its stake to more than two-thirds of all arms deals.
In 2008, the United States signed an agreement on arms transfers totaling $ 37.8 billion. If earlier we spoke "What's good for GM, is good for U.S.", but now we have to change the subject. More actually now - "What's good for Northrop Grumman, is good for U.S."

Given the weak nature of the data on unemployment, investors fear that the positive expectations of a speedy recovery of the U.S. economy can not be justified. As a result, the probability of correctional movements on financial platforms will increase. But it is worth noting that because of the long weekend in the United States in connection with the celebration of Labor Day on Monday, September 7, correction is not carried out before the middle of the coming week.