During yesterday's trading price of "black gold" has played a big part proshlonedelnogo fall. Difficulties at the refinery, as well as serious flooding in Mississippi pushed futures Oil up. Were higher than projected April employment data in the U.S., which were published on Friday, encouraging that the economy can sustain higher prices. Thus, the prospects for demand for "Black gold", according to analysts, despite a fall last week, remain very favorable. Gold prices broke the mark of $ 1500. Now precious metal traded at $ 1510. Agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit Greece's rating by two points – to 'B / C' c 'BB-/ B', and it is up to five positions below investment grade.
Moody's has added a rating of Greece to the list for possible downgrade in the future. This weekend the finance ministers several evrostran in closed session discussing the situation in Greece. Have been refuted by reports of possible withdrawal of Greece from the eurozone, but the head of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker, declared that Greece was in need of adjustment economic recovery program, which starts next year. Greece, additional funding is required in addition to already-agreed by some 110 billion euros. According to analysts' RoyalMaksBrokers, market participants may be called into question the success of aid programs and Portugal. Proliferation risks of debt problems in Spain could become more likely. Anxiety about the problems of peripheral EU countries will have pressure on the policies of the ECB. Can calm down the talk about increasing the value of the Central Bank key rate in July.
In light of recent developments investors are actively getting rid of the euro, preferring to hedge risks purchase of assets of refuge. Analytical department of "RoyalMaksBrokers recommends traders do not miss the following events of the day: Today at 17:30 (MSK), a member of the FOMC statement will be Elizabeth Duke. At 18:00 (MSK), Census Bureau U.S. population published by the March data on the volume of wholesale orders. At the same time, the agency IBD publishes index of economic optimism.