Brace for a 15% plunge in S&P 500 next year if the Treasury yield curve fully inverts

– Bond market is already firing a warning shot, says Oliver Jones, a Capital Economics analyst – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch Parts of the U.S. bond market are seeing short-dated yields push above their long-dated peers, a "warning sign" for the stock market as Wall Street's economic expectations for 2019 deteriorate. That's what Oliver Jones, an analyst for Capital Economics,...

Brace for a 15% plunge in S&P 500 next year if the Treasury yield curve fully inverts

– Bond market is already firing a warning shot, says Oliver Jones, a Capital Economics analyst – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch Parts of the U.S. bond market are seeing short-dated yields push above their long-dated peers, a "warning sign" for the stock market as Wall Street's economic expectations for 2019 deteriorate. That's what Oliver Jones, an analyst for Capital Economics,...

Closing in On an Oil Bottom

By Richard Turnill, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Strategist Oil prices are in a bear market. Both Brent (the international price benchmark) and WTI (the American benchmark) have declined more than 30% from 2018 highs. Where does oil go from here? We see oil prices near their nadir and a potential price recovery opening up opportunity for investors. One reason oil...

Closing in On an Oil Bottom

By Richard Turnill, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Strategist Oil prices are in a bear market. Both Brent (the international price benchmark) and WTI (the American benchmark) have declined more than 30% from 2018 highs. Where does oil go from here? We see oil prices near their nadir and a potential price recovery opening up opportunity for investors. One reason oil...

Key yield curve hits flattest in 11 years; 3-year and 5-year note invert for first time since 2007

– 3-year and 5-year note inverts for first time since 2007 – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch Bond investors are anticipating an increasingly dark landscape for the U.S. economy amid global growth headwinds, higher interest rates and the potential for a full-blown trade war. Against that backdrop, the yield curve's slope, measured by the spread between short-dated and long-dated yields, are...

Key yield curve hits flattest in 11 years; 3-year and 5-year note invert for first time since 2007

– 3-year and 5-year note inverts for first time since 2007 – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch Bond investors are anticipating an increasingly dark landscape for the U.S. economy amid global growth headwinds, higher interest rates and the potential for a full-blown trade war. Against that backdrop, the yield curve's slope, measured by the spread between short-dated and long-dated yields, are...

November’s big jobs report could spark a major market sell-off, Invesco warns

By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC Invesco's Kristina Hooper is concerned Wall Street is ignoring a major risk: Wage growth. But it may reclaim the spotlight as soon as Friday when the government releases its November jobs report. Hooper believes if the number ticks up too high, it could hint at price pressures that may shift the Federal Reserve's thinking on rates,...

November’s big jobs report could spark a major market sell-off, Invesco warns

By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC Invesco's Kristina Hooper is concerned Wall Street is ignoring a major risk: Wage growth. But it may reclaim the spotlight as soon as Friday when the government releases its November jobs report. Hooper believes if the number ticks up too high, it could hint at price pressures that may shift the Federal Reserve's thinking on rates,...

Weekly Market Outlook – The Bulls Charged, But Have Yet to Do the Hard Part

What a week! After slumping (hard!) in the holiday-shortened week before, stocks erased brewing doubts with some conviction last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 4.8%. It was the best week the market's had in seven years, though circumstances may have helped. Whatever the case, it was a much-needed confidence boost. Still, despite the big gain, the major indices haven't...

Weekly Market Outlook – The Bulls Charged, But Have Yet to Do the Hard Part

What a week! After slumping (hard!) in the holiday-shortened week before, stocks erased brewing doubts with some conviction last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 4.8%. It was the best week the market's had in seven years, though circumstances may have helped. Whatever the case, it was a much-needed confidence boost. Still, despite the big gain, the major indices haven't...
BECOME A BIG TRENDS INSIDER! IT’S FREE!