US stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday after the FOMC minutes showed the Fed will likely raise rates sooner than earlier anticipated and could reduce its balance sheet shortly after it raises rates. The Dow Jones sank 393 points or 1.1% to 36407, after closing at a record level the …
Read More »S&P 500 Passively Performing Ahead of Fed Minutes
The S&P 500 is a little lower but trading within recent ranges under 4800 ahead of the Fed minutes release. Growth continues to underperform value, meaning the Nasdaq 100 is performing poorly while the Dow is holding up better.US shares are mixed in the run-up to the release of the …
Read More »Dow Jones Touches Goal, Eyes on The Fed 5/1/2022
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Read More »Wall Street Surges, But Tempered By Dipping Tech Stocks
Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as traders gear up for economic reports and company earnings to resume after the year-end holidays.The S&P 500 rose 0.3% as of 10:20 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 299 points, or 0.8%, to 36,883 and the tech-heavy …
Read More »Dow Jones Extends Its Gains 4/1/2022
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Read More »Weekly Recap 27-31 December
US Vice President Kamala Harris defended the Build Back Better (BBB) stimulus plan during an interview on CBS’ “Face The Nation” TV show. Harris stressed inflation and coronavirus as major concerns and top priorities in 2022. “The United States must address the rising cost of consumer goods”, she added.Risk sentiment …
Read More »Wall Street Surges To All Time Highs As Year End Looms
The S&P 500 has risen by 0.75% as the New York session begins. As the Santa Rally extends, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq surge between 0.39% and 1.16%.The S&P 500 has witnessed an upward bias, as buyers have tended to the 50 and the 100-DMA to open new buying …
Read More »Dow Jones Hits 36000 Points
US stocks rose for the third straight session on Thursday, the S&P gained 0.7% marching towards intraday record high of 4,743 hit on November 22nd, the Dow Jones added more than 200 points and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.8% as fears that the omicron variant would derail economic growth receded …
Read More »Biden Covid Speech: We are prepared for what’s coming
US President Joe Biden has said those not fully vaccinated have good reason to be concerned about omicron. All Americans have patriotic duty to get vaccinated, Biden added.Biden also noted “We are not going back to March 2020, we can keep our K-12 schools open”. US markets are brushing the …
Read More »US Shares Sharply Surge After Three Day Drop
Markets staged a considerable comeback on Tuesday, with all three major averages up more than 1% as investors weighed news of federal involvement to mitigate Omicron and imminent authorization of an at-home Covid-19 treatment.In a turnaround from earlier losses, the Dow rallied more than 500 points during intraday trading, up …
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