-- latest Forecast Summary update: 18th August 2003

Forecast Summary (current view shown in bold type)
 
Market
Reference*
Forecast
Price
(at time of f/cast)
US Dollar 23-Jan-02 IU Short-term bearish on the Dollar 118.84
  06-Jan-03 WMU The US$ will reach an intermediate-term low during Q1 2003 102.42
  29-Jan-03 IU No longer short-term bearish, but still expect the US$ to move much lower over the coming 12 months. 99.30
  08-Apr-03 MA Short-term bearish on the US$ 100.80
  07-May-03 IU The Dollar Index will drop to 80 by the end of 2004 95.6
  28-May-03 MA No Longer short-term bearish on the US$ 92.9
  16-Jul-03 MA Short-term bearish on the US$ 97.6
Gold & Gold Stocks 27-Nov-00 WMU Short, medium and long-term bullish on gold  265.55
  06-Jan-03 WMU Gold will reach an intermediate-term peak during Q1 2003 350.90
  17-Mar-03 WMU The correction in gold stocks ended on 13th March. The gold price will possibly drop to the mid-320s before a bottom is reached. 336
  09-Apr-03 IU Gold has peaked for this year, but gold stocks will reach new highs over the next several months 325.50
  16-Apr-03 IU A reasonable target for gold over the next 2 months is $360 324.70
  26-May-03 WMU The break above $360 sets up $390 and $410 as likely targets 368
  04-Jun-03 IU Gold and gold stocks are about to accelerate higher 362.50
  25-Jun-03 IU Gold and gold stocks are likely to pullback for a few months before major advances get underway. 349
  22-Jul-03 MA A correction low for gold is probably in place and a major advance has begun. 351
US Stocks 21-Oct-02 WMU A push to a new recovery high over the next month will be followed by a decline to new bear-market lows 884 (S&P500)
  23-Dec-02 WMU Another major decline has probably begun 896 (S&P500)
  17-Mar-03 WMU A short-term bottom is probably in place. A 1-2 month rally is likely before the downtrend resumes. 833 (S&P500)
  14-Apr-03 WMU There are signs that the rally has ended and that the downtrend is about to resume 868 (S&P500)
  23-Apr-03 MA The market is close to an important peak 911 (S&P500)
  11-Aug-03 WMU Peaks are probably already in place for the NASDAQ100 Index and the S&P500/gold ratio, but a new recovery high in the S&P500 Index is likely over the next few months 980 (S&P500)
US T-Bonds 30-Dec-02 WMU Bonds have broken out to the upside, meaning that a move above the 2002 high is likely during the next 6 months. 4.79% (yield)
  17-Mar-03 WMU Bonds rallied to new highs and are now likely to decline for 1-2 months. 4.60% (yield)
  14-Apr-03 WMU Bonds will continue to move in the opposite direction to stocks. The increasing likelihood of new lows for stocks means an increasing likelihood of new highs for bonds over the next few months. 4.95% (yield)
  23-Jun-03 WMU If bonds haven't already reached a major peak they are likely to do so by the final quarter of 2003. 4.4% (yield)
  07-Jul--03 WMU A major bond market peak is probably in place  
  16-Jul-03 IU Bonds are probably close to an intermediate-term low and will rally for a few months before resuming their decline 112 (nearest bond futures)
Commodities 06-Mar-02 IU Short-term bullish on commodities 197 (CRB)
Oil (WTI Crude) 25-Sep-02 IU The oil price is close to an intermediate-term peak 30.64
  24-Mar-03 WMU Upside and downside risks in the oil price are now balanced 26.91
  23-Jul-03 IU Short-term bearish on oil (expect a move down to $22 over the next several months) $29.70
Australian Dollar 09-Oct-02 IU A monthly close above 0.5750 would indicate that a bull market had begun 0.5450
  03-Feb-03 WMU The January 2003 monthly close above 0.5750 projects a move to 0.67 over the coming 12 months 0.58
  07-Jul--03 WMU The A$ is close to an intermediate-term peak 0.68
Japanese Yen 2002 Forecast 2002 will be an 'up' year for the Yen.  
  2003 Forecast 2003 is likely to be a year of consolidation for the Yen, but the longer-term trend is turning bullish  
Japanese Stocks 02-Jun-03 WMU Long-term and short-term bullish on Japan US$6.79 (EWJ)
Silver 10-Dec-01 WMU Long-term bullish on silver  $4.27
  09-Dec-02 WMU The odds have shifted in favour of a rally over the next 1-2 months $4.60
  28-Apr-03 WMU Silver is likely to consolidate between 4.40 and 4.80 for a few more months  
  23-Jul-03 IU 5.80 is a reasonable target over the next few months $5.05
  * WMU = Weekly Market Update, IU = Interim Update, MA = Market Alert (e-mail)

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