You wanted a rate cut, well you got it! And with that 25 bps rate cut you got an even stronger U.S. Dollar (DXY), pushing upwards of $98.80 and a flattening at the long-end of the bond yield curve (2s/10s = 15 bps spread). So what did Jerome Powell say that the markets adversely responded…
Ahead of Apple’s (AAPL) earnings results and the FOMC rate announcement, troubling Brexit concerns mounted on Tuesday and found the Eurozone indices tumbling. The German (DAX) led the way lower, down more than 2% on the day. The Eurozone equity sentiment found its way into the U.S. equity markets, resulting in a sharp move lower…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), boosted by shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) was the only of the the 3 major indices finishing in the green on Monday. Investors are preparing for the potential move in markets that will come after the FOMC rate announcement on Wednesday afternoon. The Nasdaq (NDX) was led lower by…
It was a mixed bag of index performances on Wall Street Wednesday. And for a change, the political or above board macro nonsense didn’t seem to impact the major averages as much as presumed. While headlines from the DOJ investigation into Big Tech companies swirled and Facebook settled with the SEC investigation for a $5bn…
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What’s the difference between Monday’s modest rally in the S&P 500 and the nearly .70% or 20 point rally on Tuesday; reiterating and detailing the reasons for U.S. trade delegates traveling to China for trade talks. With Tuesday’s stronger rally, it represented the first trading day the S&P 500 moved .5% or greater in 12…
While no easing or resolution to the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been revealed over the weekend, Wall Street found itself rebounding on Monday. The major indices followed the European indices higher on Monday and led by the Nasdaq (NDX), which was higher by .71 percent on the day. Without geopolitical relief,…
Equity markets took a deeper dive on Wednesday as earnings season rolled forward. Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAC) shares finished with a gain Wednesday, as the bank lowered its full-year outlook for net interest income, but still expected growth in the face of anticipated interest rate cuts and slowing economic growth. The consumer and…
Equities finished lower on Tuesday with the Nasdaq (NDX) leading the way lower as Federal probes and Congressional hearings spur headlines surrounding Facebook’s latest product development in the crypto currency realm. Those hearings will continue to evolve on Wednesday and as Bitcoin has found itself trading below $10k once again. Did the highly speculative leading…
Until the market finally pulls back lower, the permabear camp will look for anything and everything to dupe investors into believing the end is near. Kevin Smith of Crescat Capital, an infamous short fund, tries anything and everything to sway investors’ confidence in the market. His efforts rely mainly on others’ inexperience and unwillingness to…
