Category: markets
NYT: Dow Industrials, S&P 500 Move Higher on Stimulus Hopes
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury dropped to as low as 1.031%. PHOTO: PATRICK SEMANSKY/ASSOCIATED PRESS US stocks rose and government bond yields fell as investors bet central banks would take […]
Bank Notes
Date: 3/02/2020 Events Date: Event Event Comments Coronavirus *coordinated central bank cuts expected *mkts repriced risk and adjusted base case of coronavirus contained and won’t […]
Bank Notes:
Date: 2/21/2020 Events Date: Event Event Comments Coronavirus *mkts monitoring if new cases growth rate is consistently slowing*travel, casino, airline stocks rally will be good […]
WSJ: USA Weighs Limitations on China’s access to Chip Tech.
US Weighs New Move to Limit China’s Access to Chip Technology PHOTO: QILAI SHEN/BLOOMBERG NEWS The Trump administration is weighing new trade restrictions on China that would limit the use of […]
Peak Asset: Arvo Wrap
As the Coronavirus rages Across China, hedge-fund managers are starting to open their wallets. Ray Dalio’s family charity and his hedge-fund BridgeWater Associates are donating $15 million to fight the […]
Peak Assets: Arvo Wrap
Thank you and goodbye Starbucks! Activist investor Bill Ackman exits his position in Starbucks after Pershing makes a 73% return. Not bad Bill! Tesla stocks seem to be […]
First Trading Day Of September
______________________________________________________________________________ Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements: Contract Settlement Net Change +/-% S&P 500 (ESU19:CME) 2924.75 -2.00 -0.06% DowJones (YMU19:CBT) 26,406 +28 +0.10% Nasdaq 100 (NQU19:CME) 7690.75 +21.25 […]
War! Good or Bad for Stocks?
War! Good or Bad for Stocks? Take a look at stock market behavior in times of war… and peace By Bob Stokes After the U.S. recently announced new sanctions against […]
MrTopStep’s Index Futures Recap
MrTopStep’s Index Futures Recap – Monday March 21st From Goldman Sachs: Over the past year, the Fed has repeatedly arrested the Dollar rise and this week’s FOMC, with the shift […]