First Quarter Doldrums Amp Up Stock Market Fear FactorStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014May 18, 2014 – 08:41 PM GMTBy: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: Based on preliminary first-quarter data, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth is 0.1%.That’s not much.But then again, what do you expect for $3.4 trillion of Federal Reserve spending to boost the economy.First of all, the […]
SummaryRussia warns of catastrophic consequences.
Concerns increase about slowing growth in China.
Low conviction markets speak to increasing risk, calling for a diversified allocation.
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April 05, 2014 at 10:04 AM | written by Arthur Hill
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The S&P 500 has just fallen into negative territory after spending most of the day up nicely.Meanwhile, U.S. Treasuries are quickly regaining much of the ground lost earlier this morning, when risk sentiment was more in vogue.Some of the jitters may be on account of reports that Russia has sent troops into Ukraine’s Crimea region, but it appears that weakness […]
Better-than-expected economic data in the United States this morning have lifted stocks to new all-time highs as Treasuries slide, sending yields racing higher.The S&P 500 index is trading up 0.5% at 1862, a new intraday record high. 10-year U.S. Treasury futures, meanwhile, are 0.4% lower, and the yield on the 10-year note is 2.69%, 5 basis points below Thursday’s close.ISM-Chicago’s […]
2013 has come to an end and what a year it was. With that said, what an unpredictable year 2014 is shaping up to be as well. Since the market bottom in the spring of 2009 the prevailing theme in the financial markets could be aptly described with the saying, “a rising tide lifts all boats.” An improving and stable […]
U.S. stocks are sliding and yields are plummeting as Treasuries surge following the release of much worse than expected manufacturing survey data from the Institute of Supply Management.The headline index from the ISM report tumbled to 51.3 from December’s 56.5 reading, indicative of a sharp slowdown in American manufacturing in January. The consensus Wall Street estimate called for a much […]
Many prominent investing managers and firms are warning of a likely 10% stock market pull-back in 2014, so I figured it might make sense to assess what might cause the market to break-down, and additionally whether there are any good alternatives to re-position a portfolio given the high growth in stock values in the last year.First, there is the question […]
REUTERSAfter a two-day surge that propelled stocks to all-time highs, the market is giving back some of its gains in today’s session.The S&P 500 is down 0.3%, trading near 1842. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 0.6%, trading near 16,390.Earlier this morning, December consumer prices data came in line with expectations, and weekly initial jobless claims figures were lower […]
