ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-08302012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, August 31, 2012 US, EUROPE STOCKS RALLY AFTER BERNANKE HINTS AT QE 3 IN JACKSON HOLE SPEECH US stocks rallied Friday to cap a disappointingly low volume August with more gains following the US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech at …
Equity ETFs Sink As Hope For Further Stimulus Fades; Europe Ends Lower Over Weak Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equity ETFs retreated Thursday as a string of positive economic data dimmed hopes of further monetary stimulus ahead of Friday’s speech by Chairman Ben Bernanke. A Labor Department report showed number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits for the week ending August 25 remained flat at 374,000, slightly higher than an estimated 370,000 by …
Treasuries Snap Three-Day Gains As Fed Sees Gradual Expansion; Indexes Limp Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major indexes finished Wednesday with slim gains after the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book showed the US economy grew gradually across 12 districts with improving service-sector and retail activity offset by weak manufacturing. On another dull August trading day, stocks remained largely range-bound after the release of mixed economic reports on the day. A Commerce Department …
Going Nowhere In A Hurry Ahead Of Bernanke Speech; Draghi Skips Jackson Hole Citing Work
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US blue-chip stocks closed lower Tuesday while the NASDAQ composite finished in the green to extend gains for the second straight session as investors cheered better-than-expected housing data even as consumer confidence plummeted ahead of a potentially market-moving speech by the US Fed chairman later this week. The S&P/Case-Shiller index that surveys home price across 20 …
Markets Drift Lower On Indecision; Europe Rises On Tech And Banks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US blue-chip indexes closed lower while tech-stocks jumped as investors remained undecided ahead of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech in a global banking symposium later this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 0.3 percent after the blue-chip index’s breadth turned negative with 20 of the 30 stocks closing lower. The S&P 500 Index …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, August 24, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-08232012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, August 24, 2012 A ROLLER COASTER: NOW FED STIMULUS HOPES ARE BACK ON; EUROPE ENDS WINNING STREAK US equities fought back after a four-session slide ending the week on a high as hopes for monetary expansion received a boost after …