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Day After: Still Digesting Big Sell-Off After Rate Decision, Awaiting Nike Earnings
Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 11:49am | 2362Read More...(Thursday Market Open) A day after the Fed hiked rates and stocks fell to new lows for the year, the dominant theme seems to be rehashing what the Fed said and what it might mean for the coming months. There’s a sense that even though the Fed stepped back from three hikes in 2019 and now only...
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Consequences of Rising Fed Rates
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 6:21pm | 208Read More...If the Fed must raise rates due to very strong employment numbers this Friday you will see: Dollar UP due to the fact that investors will move into the dollar as rates rise. Bonds DOWN due to the fact that bond values move opposite to rates and rising Fed rates will raise all rates at least...
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Stocks Little Changed After Mixed Economic Data
Friday, September 25, 2009 - 11:26am | 90Read More...US Stock Markets are trading near the flat line today after several pieces of economic data provided a mixed picture of the economy. New home sales were slightly up in August but the results were below expectations. Some analysts see this disappointment as the ending of the $8,000 home buyer tax...
