(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures retreated and stocks looked set for a choppy start Monday amid worries about high inflation and as investors await Chinese trade data that may show the economic toll of Covid lockdowns. Contracts fell for Japan and Australia, while Hong Kong is shut for a holiday. Shares and bonds are coming […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — A week that began brimming with economic optimism ended up caving in on stock bulls, who find themselves increasingly helpless in the face of determined Federal Reserve inflation fighters. It was a stretch that may be remembered as the time bond investors reestablished themselves as rulers of the asset-market roost. Surging yields, whipped […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Cyclical shares tied to the U.S. economy’s health including banks, homebuilders and transports are struggling against the broader stock market, a telltale sign that investors remain hesitant to pour money into riskier corners of the market, according to BTIG, a U.S. brokerage firm. The S&P 500 Index has rebounded 8% since Russia’s invasion […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — A hawkish Federal Reserve, high inflation, war and pestilence are among the reasons to doubt the U.S. stock market rebound. Technical studies suggest such naysayers risk missing out on a run to a record high. Skeptics are presently fixated on proliferating inversions across the Treasury yield curve, where shorter-term yields exceed those for […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — The S&P 500 Index looks set to climb to “new rally highs” in the second half of 2022, but before that it will likely limp through a soft second quarter, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. The index has rebounded from the bank’s favored medium-term range of support between 4,100 to 4,300, as […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Investors are scrambling for safety as risks mount, from the war in Ukraine to rising interest rates and a global recession. They have found it in the U.S. stock market — particularly the biggest American companies. The S&P 500 Index is up more than 8% over the past two weeks, recouping all of […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Neither war, disease nor inflation are proving capable of preventing American stocks from doing what they’ve almost always done for 13 years: go up. How policy makers devoted to getting inflation under control will view that is becoming a hot topic on Wall Street. Right now, the 6.6% surge in the S&P 500 […]
Read More(Bloomberg) –Global markets may be getting too relaxed about downside risks related to war in Ukraine, strategists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said, warning that current prices no longer reflect more negative scenarios. The recent outperformance of European assets and a reversal of sharp gains for oil prices “points to a significant relaxation in the […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Citadel Securities LP was thrust into the spotlight in 2021, with day traders, lawmakers and regulators all scrutinizing the firm at the center of one of the U.S. stock market’s wildest periods. They’re about to learn that amid the uproar, the financial giant had its best year ever. Billionaire Ken Griffin’s stock-trading powerhouse […]
Read MoreFear is in the air, with global equities bouncing around and havens on the rise as investors enter a decisive week that could bring a war or regional conflict to Europe, if Russia can’t be persuaded to back off a Ukraine invasion. Wall Street is off to a mixed start, but a losing day would […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Even after a correction in tech stocks and surging yields on U.S. government bonds, investors still don’t understand the risks they’re taking in equity and debt markets, according to Mark Spitznagel, manager of the best-known fund protecting against so-called black swan events. “There’s a profound lack of appreciation for how dangerous the market […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Institutional investors are striking back in stocks, upending the brief and kooky reign of the retail day trader. So says veteran market-structure analyst Larry Tabb, citing a panoply of evidence including volume on legacy venues like the New York Stock Exchange as well as the quickly swelling value of shares changing hands each […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — In another week of severe equity turbulence, the S&P 500 saw three of the biggest intraday reversals of the decade, Microsoft Corp. swung 15% in 15 hours, and stock volatility doubled. In the end, for one last twist, the index rallied Friday, erasing losses for the week to post one of its smallest […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Monday’s U.S. market action was wilder than most in its history, with the S&P 500 falling about 4% before ending slightly higher. While positive turnarounds are often viewed as a good sign, that might not be the case here. According to calculations by Bespoke Investment Group, Monday was the sixth time since 1988 […]
Read MoreStocks are in a risk-off mood six trading days into the New Year for a multitude of reasons, prompting one veteran strategist to issue a blunt warning to over-enthused investors. “We have never seen equities priced quite this high. The adjusted price to earnings ratio is pushing up against 40 times. The last time we […]
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