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Equity markets were rattled back-and-forth as Euro zone debt drama swept over Wall Street for another week. Volatility levels climbed higher across asset classes as profit taking pressures and bargain buying created a trading frenzy, although major stock indexes did end the week lower in red territory. Investors got no relief on the home front as the latest Fed minutes revealed that the domestic recovery is still sluggish at best [see also 3 Trading Tips You Are Missing].
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Equity markets tumbled into red territory for another day this week as investors fretted over sour economic data on the home front along with looming debt woes in the European currency bloc. Weekly jobless claims came in worse-than-expected as 370,000 people filed for unemployment benefits versus the expected 365,000. The Philly Fed manufacturing index also gave investors a reason to worry after this month’s reading came in at a negative 5.8, falling short of the 10 estimate as well as the previous reading of 8.5 [see also Which ETFs Will Own Facebook (And When)].
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Stock markets headed south last week as uncertainty over the political situation in Greece led many investors to question the health of the fragile currency bloc as a whole. Amidst the flurry of volatile trading on Wall Street, profit taking pressures also spread to commodities; futures prices for gold and oil both traded lower, settling [...]
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Stocks on Wall Street edged higher with a few bumps along the way as investors digested a plateful of mixed economic data. Good news included improving jobless claims data as well as an increase in consumer spending. Worse-than-expected data kept the lid on gains; a slight downtick in manufacturing coupled with a bad month for [...]
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Euphoria was quick to evaporate from the markets last week as investors fretted over ongoing uncertainty in the Euro zone. Selling pressures prevailed across equity markets as lawmakers have yet to outline a comprehensive plan of action for restoring stability to the debt burdened currency bloc. Gold futures tanked as investors took profits in the [...]
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Investors came back in a buying mood after the weekend, although domestic equity indexes lost momentum after it was reported that Standard & Poor’s would put all 17 Euro zone member nations under credit review. Nonetheless, optimism continues to build on Wall Street as the Nasdaq gained 1.10% on the day, while the Dow Jones [...]
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Domestic equity indexes snapped out of their loosing streak last week as investor confidence in the markets improved after a robust start to the holiday shopping season. The bulls charged through Wall Street on Wednesday after a global central bank initiative to lower the cost of dollar funding through swap arrangements sent a wave of [...]
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Domestic equity indexes sank desperately lower as ongoing Euro zone debt woes paved the way for rampant profit-taking across virtually every corner of the market. Investor confidence further declines as worries over the domestic supercommittee sparked waves of fear that the U.S. would soon be plagued by debt woes of its own. Bullish momentum failed [...]
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After another up-down week dominated by Euro zone debt drama, domestic equity indexes managed to clinch a gain amidst the volatility. Investor sentiment swayed wildly as the anticipation of Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi’s resignation coupled with ongoing Italian debt woes sparked sell-offs one day and rallies the next, across virtually every corner of the global [...]
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Good news from the Euro zone lifted investor’s spirits on Monday as equity markets cheered on agreement talks aimed at restoring financial stability in the debt-burdened country bloc. Earnings results from Caterpillar boosted domestic equity indexes higher after the construction giant reported a better-than-expected profit of $1.14 billion. Encouraging commentary from the company cited that [...]
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Stock markets around the globe plunged last week following the Fed’s decision to proceed with “Operation Twist“, which sent waves of fear and panic-selling across every corner of the market. Long-term U.S. Treasury bonds were the only securities that didn’t get slaughtered last week, the S&P 500 shed more than 6% while the MSCI Emerging [...]
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Domestic equity indexes climbed higher day after day last week, posting a very green performance as investors showed some (temporary) relief over the debt drama in Greece. In the bigger scheme of things however, there have been no real concrete measures undertaken by the ECB to fully restore confidence back in European financial markets; for [...]
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