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In the last essay we wrote about the influence of USD and crude oil on gold. This time we take another approach and try to analyze the impact of stocks and bonds on the yellow metal. We also comment on Fed's chairman recent speech and its influence on the general stock market.

In a globalized economy and integrated financial markets, no asset can move totally independently from other ones - at times analysis of other markets can greatly increase the odds of making good calls in the market that one is focusing on. In today's essay we utilize this approach when describing USD Index and crude oil price patterns along with their link to the precious metals market.

In today's article we focus mainly on the white metal - not only do we analyze the silver chart itself, but we also look at the silver-to-gold ratio and the intermarket correlations in order to determine which one of these two is currently a riskier bet.

In today's article we take a look at the currencies: we try to see how strongly euro reflects Europe's present problems and how the USD benefits from it. We also analyze the current strength of dollar's influence on gold.

In today's essay we take a look at crude oil and its implications for the yellow metal. We also scrutinize various gold charts and try to figure out what the overall picture is.