[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Extending their winning ways for the third straight session after the US Federal Reserve opted for a third round of quantitative easing to boost growth, the S&P 500 rallied to its highest level since 2007 Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) leapt 207 points, the highest since December 2007. Within the blue-chip index, breadth remained …
Markets Inch Higher On German Court Ruling, Fed Hope; Europe Marches Ahead And Nigel Farage Voices His Opinion
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US markets extended gains for the second straight day Wednesday, ending marginally higher after the German Constitutional Court ruling on the euro-area bailout fund, while investors remained cautiously optimistic on further monetary stimulus, as the Federal Reserve two-day policy meeting got underway in Washington. Risk appetite improved after a German Constitutional Court ratified Europe’s Permanent bailout …
US Stocks Rebound Ahead Of FOMC Meet, German Court Decision; Europe Stocks Push Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks fought back Tuesday, rebounding from yesterday’s pullback as investors grew positive ahead of a German constitutional court ruling on the EU-wide bailout fund while speculations grew the US Fed will announce further stimulus after its two-day FOMC meeting starting tomorrow. Treasuries retreated, pushing yields higher even though US auction for $32 billion of three-year …
Equity Indexes Fall As Concern Over Europe Overshadows Stimulus Bets; European Stocks Decline; German Court Ruling On Deck
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equity Indexes pulled back today after surging to multi-year highs Friday as risk sentiment weakened amid news reports that Greece has initiated talks with creditors after its ruling-coalition failed to reach an agreement over spending cuts. Markets are jittery ahead of Wednesday’s German high court’s decision on the validity of the EUR 500 billion European Stability …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, September 7, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/09/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-09062012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, September 7, 2012 US EQUITIES EDGE UP ON FED STIMULUS HOPES; EUROPE RALLIES ON CHINA STIMULUS US stocks continued their upward journey Friday with the major indexes settling higher for the first time in three weeks and extending multi-year highs …
ECB Invokes ‘Desperate’ Measures; Market Goes Into Mania Mode
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Boosted by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s announcement of an open-ended bond purchase scheme aimed at bringing down Spanish and Italian borrowing costs, US stocks broke-out Thursday to finish on a multi-year high even as the bank chief made good of his earlier pledge to preserve the common currency at any cost. Countries must seek …