Category: Interest Rates
Hot Inflation, Cold Chips
Hot inflation and an AI stocks selloff sank the Nasdaq 4.48% in the week of Oct. 12, while the Dow still eked out a gain. As Wall Street spent the week of October 12 learning that inflation is like a houseguest who promised to leave Sunday and is now asking for the Wi-Fi password. Hot…
Yields, Records, and Nerves
Wall Street spent the week of October 5 doing its favorite impression of a person who has had too much coffee and not enough sleep worrying about yields, records and nerves. Stocks pushed into record territory, bond yields sat at levels last seen when flip phones were still a thing, and oil prices jumped around…
Soft Jobs Report Cools Bond Market Yield Spike
Wall Street spent the week of September 28 arguing with the bond market, and the bond market was winning until Friday morning. Long Treasury yields punched through levels last seen when flip phones were fashionable, mortgage rates lurched higher, and stocks kept looking over their shoulder. Then the September jobs report arrived like a cold…
Five Shocks Hit Markets
Fed hiked rates, yields hit 5%, oil stayed over $100, shoppers spent big, and Buffett left Berkshire’s chair. Five shocks hit markets in five days and they still pretended this was a normal September. The Dow took the bruise. The Nasdaq finished the week higher, which is the market’s version of showing up to a…
Wall Street Tests Nerves
Wall Street tests nerves after Labor Day and everyone’s portfolio. While Friday brought a collective sigh of relief.
Turbulent Financial Markets
This week reminded everyone that turbulent financial markets still know how to throw a curveball even in late August. Stocks spent most of the stretch under pressure, bond yields made unwelcome history, and geopolitics kept the oil complex on edge. By Friday the major indexes managed a rebound, yet they still closed the five days…
Kept Traders Guessing
This week delivered a classic mix of inflation relief, consumer caution, and central bank patience that kept traders guessing and stocks climbing. From softer U.S. price data to a surprising retail sales dip and steady policy decisions Down Under, the financial markets had plenty to chew on between August 11 and 14. The major closed…
Fresh Record Highs
What a week it was on Wall Street and beyond. Investors started August with a mix of geopolitical relief, fresh record highs, and a jobs report that left more than a few economists scratching their heads. The combination kept trading desks busy and coffee pots working overtime. Since last Friday’s close the S&P 500 gained…
Week of Market Whiplash
What a ride this week with neck snapping market whiplash. From the Federal Reserve’s carefully watched decision to a softer GDP print and a bruising stretch for tech stocks, investors barely had time to catch their breath. Geopolitical swings in oil prices added extra drama, turning what might have been a quiet late-July period into…
