Stocks Start To Retreat Amid Monetary and Currency Developments
It has been a very mixed morning for trading among equity markets around the world. Asia Pacific indices rendered a split decision with the Nikkei climbing 0.6% back up above 40,000, while the Hang Seng dropped 1.25%. In Europe today, the Dax is up 0.1% while the FTSE is down 0.2%. US index futures are […]
World Markets Digest China Data and Await Bank of Japan Decision
The new trading week finds investors awaiting the results of several central bank meetings this week. Tonight, the Bank of Japan is expected to end its ultra-dovish negative interest rate program with a widely anticipated bump of its benchmark rate up to zero. The Reserve Bank of Australia also meets overnight. On Wednesday the Fed […]
Stocks Slide as Producer Prices Rise and Retail Sales Disappoint
US markets have turned downward in the last few minutes following the release of several significant economic reports which suggest a stagflationary environment heading into next week’s FOMC meeting. US Producer prices (1.9% vs street 1.1% and previous 0.9%) jumped upward, suggesting inflation pressures are starting to build again. US retail sales (0.6% vs street […]
Steady Markets Digest Recent News and Moves
Yesterday’s 0.6%-1.6% rally in US indices which carried the S&P 500 to a new all time high has not carried through overnight trading. Asia Pacific trading was mixed between -0.4% and +0.4%, while in Europe this morning, the Dax and the FTSE are both flat. US index futures are flat to down 0.2% while the […]
Rising Consumer Prices Send Stocks Soaring
Headline US Consumer Prices (3.2% vs street 3.1%) and Core CPI (3.8% vs street 3.7%) came in hotter than expected, indicating that inflation pressures not only are not decreasing as fast as investors had hoped; they may be starting to increase again. This adds evidence to support the “higher for longer” theme that Fed speakers […]
Remaining Bulls Congregate In Cryptocurrencies
Last Friday, the NASDAQ, along with a number of senior technology stocks, staged a significant bearish reversal, rallying to a new all-time high before selling off and finishing the day with a 1.2% loss. The Dow and S&P fell a more moderate 0.2% and 0.6% respectively. US index futures have been quietly drifting downward overnight […]
Positive Employment Reports Boost Stocks
US index futures are trading flat to up 0.3% this morning, consolidating yesterday’s US index gains, which included rallies of 1.5% for the NASDAQ and 1.0% for the S&P 500. European markets are mixed heading toward the weekend with the Dax flat and the FTSE down 0.4%. US Nonfarm Payrolls were mixed as headline jobs […]
Central Bank Speculation, Trade Numbers and Retailer Earnings Move Markets
Building on yesterday’s bounces of 0.2%-0.6% for US indices, US index futures are up another 0.2% to 0.6% this morning. The US 10-year treasury note yield has stabilized near 4.09% heading into Day Two of Fed Chair Powell’s testimony to Congress. Overseas market action has been more mixed. Asia Pacific trading saw the Nikkei lose […]
Central Bank Day Starts Off With Markets Bouncing Back
World markets have been on the rebound this morning, clawing back some of yesterday’s losses. US index futures are up 0.3% to 0.9% after falling 1.0%-1.6% yesterday. European markets are in the green as well, with the Dax up 0.1% and the FTSE up 0.3%. Eurozone retail sales did not fall as much as feared […]
Stocks Slide as Service PMI and China Forecasts Fail To Impress Investors
Adding to yesterday’s US index losses of 0.25%-0.40%, US index futures are down 0.2%-0.6% this morning with little in the way of news to keep the party going. In Europe today, markets are quiet, trading flat to down 0.1% after Service PMI reports came in better than expected but still below 50 slightly in contraction […]