[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets US core consumer price inflation reared its ugly head as a 0.2% expected rise in the CPI index turned out to be wishful thinking with the real number showing a surge of 0.8% MoM, which represents an explosion of 4.2% YoY. As ZeroHedge pointed out, this is the biggest YoY jump since September …
Tech Reverses, But Broad Market Drops
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets We saw another wild day in the markets with the major indexes tanking, as the Nasdaq was still negatively influenced by rising valuations and ever climbing inflation fears. It was a strange day, because the tech sector rebounded in the afternoon, in part due to Amazon Buyback rumors, which traders took as a …
An Early Rally Bites The Dust
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets An early rally, at least for the Dow, petered out with all 3 major indexes diving into the close. The S&P 500 managed to hug its unchanged line for most of the day but succumbed to weakness in the end with the Nasdaq being the guilty party dragging down the indexes. Technology continued …
Dipping And Ripping
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Early weakness gave way to a mid-day pump, which was followed by a date session rip with all three major indexes closing in the green. The laggard again was the Nasdaq, as “value” continued outperform “growth.” YTD, the Russell 1000 Value index has gained 17%, while the Russell 1000 Growth Index shows only …
Walking Back “The Talk”
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Supporting the initial comeback bounce in the markets was Treasury Secretary Yellen, who completely reversed her hawkish talk on interest rates. ZeroHedge presented it this way: “Let me be clear it’s not something I’m predicting or recommending,” Yellen says about rates, flip-flopping her earlier perspective entirely. Then she addressed the issue of inflation, …
Fear Of Higher Rates Spanks Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets After yesterday’s strong bullish bounce into May, the picture looked anything but warm and fuzzy this morning, when the major dropped sharply but managed to rebound off their lows, however, only the Dow climbed back into the green. The Nasdaq had its worst day since March, as fears of rising inflation, concerns of …