Stock volatility continued to be the major news for the week as debates continued on whether the U.S. Federal Reserve would be able to follow through with its desire to conduct additional interest rate hikes in 2016 in the face of a faltering global economy.

Stock markets remained volatile this week as global Central Banks continued their reactionary tactics to try to stimulate their respective economies further.

It was another abysmal week for stock markets this week as economic data from China continued to drag and oil prices hit fresh lows.

It was another hectic week for stock markets as Asian markets, particularly in China, continued to tumble.

The New Year started off with a flurry of news and activity. Events in Asia and the Middle East sent stocks plummeting as 2016 officially got under way this week.

Precious Metals International would like to wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! It was another shortened trading week due to the timing of the New Year Holiday this year but the week still saw some newsworthy events.

PMI would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone the Happiest of Holidays! This week will be a shortened trading week as markets close early on Thursday for Christmas Eve and remain closed Friday for Christmas.

It was a wild week as the U.S. Federal Reserve opted to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade despite headwinds from a weak global economy.

This week saw renewed volatility in the stock market that appears to have largely been driven by the further collapse in the price of crude oil, and signs of continued economic weakness and further depreciation of the yuan in China.

December is here and the final month of 2015 is shaping up to be a memorable one. The first week alone saw a significant amount of market moving events and economic news.