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Gold and silver ended the week with moderate gains and thus continued their January rally. Will this rally continue today? In the meantime, speculators continue to raise their bet on metals the most in recent months. There are still negotiations between holders of Greek bonds and Greece regarding a debt swap; this news will continue to occupy the news cycle. Today, the Bank of Japan will decide on its interest rate.
For the complete gold & silver prices forecast for January 23rd see here in Trading NRG
Gold rose on Friday by 0.57% and reached $1,664.0; silver also sharply increased by 3.82% and reached $31.68. The Euro/USD slipped on Friday by 0.29% to reach 1.2931.

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? Let's analyze the oil market and examine the main news items and events that may influence the oil market.
For the complete outlook of the oil market for the week of January 23-27 see here in Trading NRG
On Friday, January 20th oil price (WTI) declined by 1.92% to $98.46/b; Brent also fell by 1.13% to $109.63/b; during last week, WTI slipped by 0.24% and Brent by 1.12%.

Standard Deviation
The standard deviation of the prices of oil has been declining in recent months as seen in the chart below; this finding suggests ...

Here is a weekly recap for gold and silver for the week of January 16th to January 20th that includes a description of the recent developments of gold and silver via chart analysis and highlights of the main news that may have affected gold and silver to further increase during the week. The recent American reports that were published last week including the U.S. housing starts and the U.S. Producer Price Index may have also contributed to the rally precious metals during the week.
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The video link above includes a quick forecast for gold and silver for the week of January 23rd to 27th that may affect gold and silver during next week.

Oil prices continued their downward trend for a second straight week after they had started the month with sharp gains. The speculation around the stability of Euro Area will continue to dominate the news and crowd out (for the time being) the concerns revolving the rising tensions between Iran and the West. During last week, WTI decreased by 0.24% and Brent by 1.12%; as a result, the difference between Brent and WTI slipped to $11.17/b on Friday.

For the complete analysis of the oil market for the week of January 16-20 see here in Trading NRG

WTI (spot) slightly fell during last week by 0.24%; its weekly average price also decreased by 0.4% to $100.04 per barrel, compared with last week's $100.44 per barrel. ...