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Markets Rally Friday After Mixed Jobs Numbers, But Down on The Week After Hawkish FOMC Press Conference Prompt Rate Fears
Markets were down for the week after Wednesday’s FOMC meeting poured cold water on dovish hopes but rallied on Friday after mixed jobs data. Chairman Powell said that it was “premature” to consider a pause. Also, the Chairman specified he would prefer to overtighten, though he did not think they...
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Markets Rally on Hopes for Fed Pause, Earnings Have Been Mixed
Markets had their best day since June in a furious rally that was led by Materials, Financials and Technology. This was the third positive week in a row, and the first three-week winning stretch all year. A Wall Street Journal article by Nick Timiraos renewed hopes that the Fed would...
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Sept FOMC... markets expect +75bp and "hawkish" surprise less likely given last 4 weeks. Market's reaction to August CPI one of 10 worst since 1970.
The Fed's September FOMC meets this week and a rate decision will be made on 9/21. Last week, equities suffered the largest weekly loss in 2H2022 so far, falling 4.8% (4th worst week of 2022) on the heels of the August CPI.consensus is looking for +75bpfutures markets pricing in roughly...
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All Eyes on Powell as Markets Struggle Amidst August CPI Report
Good Evening, Markets had a treacherous week following the hotter-than-expected August CPI print, with major indexes posting their worst weekly performances in months. Following Tuesday’s CPI release, the Nasdaq 100 went completely “no-bid”, all 30 stocks in the DJIA declined, as did all 11 sectors in the S&P 500. Yields...
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Markets Has Third Consecutive Week Down, Unemployment Rises to 3.7%, Geopolitical Woes Rising Across Globe
Good Evening: Stocks had their third consecutive weekly decline after a positive start to Friday morning was wiped out. The market has experienced elevated volatility since Jay Powell gave the doves very little to hang onto in his Jackson Hole speech. While investors seemed initially comforted by the jobs report...
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Markets Shrug Off Disappointment After Red Wave Fails to Materialize, Climb on Decelerated Inflation Numbers
We saw three major influences on the markets this week: the midterm elections, the weeklong drama around the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and Thursday’s inflation-data releases. Ultimately, the market ended the week strongly. The SPX was up 5.88% for the week, the Nasdaq rose 7.78%, and Treasury yields fell,...
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Markets Have First Down Week in Four, Meme Stocks Make a Comeback
Good Evening: The market had its first down week after a strong rally. Macro concerns are high and there’s no shortage of bears on the street. At the same time, inflation rolling over has proven a strong catalyst. When inflation is high bonds and stocks are positively correlated, which gives...
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Markets Have First Down Week in Four, Meme Stocks Make a Comeback
Good Evening: The market had its first down week after a strong rally. Macro concerns are high and there’s no shortage of bears on the street. At the same time, inflation rolling over has proven a strong catalyst. When inflation is high bonds and stocks are positively correlated, which gives...
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Markets Fall and Then Recover After Strong Jobs Number
Good Evening: The market had a strong week and Consumer Discretionary and Technology led the gains. However, a negative catalyst in the form of exceptionally strong jobs numbers proved an obstacle for the rally. As economic data has been slowing in some areas, speculation had been mounting that a dovish...
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Markets Fall and Then Recover After Strong Jobs Number
Good Evening: The market had a strong week and Consumer Discretionary and Technology led the gains. However, a negative catalyst in the form of exceptionally strong jobs numbers proved an obstacle for the rally. As economic data has been slowing in some areas, speculation had been mounting that a dovish...