While stocks continue their journey along the edge of the cliff — though not yet slipping over it — and bonds continue their trek higher as yields drift lower, there's no denying both bonds and equities are a bit of a crapshoot right now. That is to say, both are a coin toss at this point, and traders can't afford...
– BMO Capital’s Lyngen and Kohli eye a steepening trade between the 2-year and 5-year Treasury note – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch For market watchers, the government’s debt ceiling deadline is a ticking time bomb forcing some to rethink their portfolios. Concerns that an 11th-hour resolution will fail to materialize has drawn concerns of a government shutdown, and a potential...
– BMO Capital’s Lyngen and Kohli eye a steepening trade between the 2-year and 5-year Treasury note – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch For market watchers, the government’s debt ceiling deadline is a ticking time bomb forcing some to rethink their portfolios. Concerns that an 11th-hour resolution will fail to materialize has drawn concerns of a government shutdown, and a potential...
A week ago, stocks were toying with the a major meltdown. What a difference a week makes. Not only has the market backed away from the cliff's edge, it's essentially rekindled the uptrend that began way back in early November. It remains to be seen if it will be able to follow-through on that effort. After all, valuations are stretched...
A week ago, stocks were toying with the a major meltdown. What a difference a week makes. Not only has the market backed away from the cliff's edge, it's essentially rekindled the uptrend that began way back in early November. It remains to be seen if it will be able to follow-through on that effort. After all, valuations are stretched...
– Fed still seen raising rates in December after announcing plan to shrink balance sheet later this month – By Greg Robb, MarketWatch The mildly disappointing jobs report in August will be little more than a speed bump on the Federal Reserve’s road to continue tightening, economists said Friday. Fed watchers think the Fed is locked in to a plan...
– Fed still seen raising rates in December after announcing plan to shrink balance sheet later this month – By Greg Robb, MarketWatch The mildly disappointing jobs report in August will be little more than a speed bump on the Federal Reserve’s road to continue tightening, economists said Friday. Fed watchers think the Fed is locked in to a plan...
With nothing more than a passing glance at the headlines, it would be easy to conclude that as of August, the U.S. jobs market wasn't rock-solid. Not only did the unemployment rate creep a little higher — from 4.3% to 4.4% — the total number of jobs created (net) last month didn't quite live up to expectations. There's a flipside...
With nothing more than a passing glance at the headlines, it would be easy to conclude that as of August, the U.S. jobs market wasn't rock-solid. Not only did the unemployment rate creep a little higher — from 4.3% to 4.4% — the total number of jobs created (net) last month didn't quite live up to expectations. There's a flipside...
It's officially here… the worst month of the year (on average) for the market. Stocks generally lose between 0.6% and 1.6% of their value in September, depending on how far back in time you look. And, though not every single September is a loser, it's one the only month of the year where a loss is historically more likely than...
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