[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks climbed Monday, the Nasdaq just barely, in a seesaw day as Wall Street shook off a two-day slump that was sparked by last week’s decision by the Federal Reserve not to raise interest rates. Crude Oil gained slightly today as well to close at $46.69 a barrel. In M&A news, Chipmaker …
The Guessing Game Is Over…For Now
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The Fed announced today that it is too soon to raise interest rates and that it will continue to keep its benchmark interest rate between 0% to 0.25%, despite a continuously improving labor market. The Fed could still raise rates when they meet again in October, but analysts speculate that if a …
Markets Shine Before Fed Meeting
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. indexes all gained over 1.10%, just a day ahead of the start to a crucial Federal Reserve policy meeting. Fed policymakers will convene Wednesday and Thursday to decide whether or not to raise interest rates for the first time in close to a decade. Industrial stocks led the pack of gainers …
Stocks Stay Above Board After China Currency Shift
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks had a “9th inning rally” today, as they were able to overcome substantial early day losses and close higher across the board. Investors were anxious as the day began, given the recent devaluation of the RMB and the rising concerns about the health of China’s wobbly economy. Given China’s clout …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For August 7, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-08062015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary MAJOR INDEXES SLIP DURING VOLATILE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets During this volatile week, the Dow managed to head for its longest slide in some 4 years with bio-techs, commodities and oil leading the trend towards bear …
Reversing the Slide
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major indexes managed to put a stop to the worst pullback since January as the markets simply got oversold. Helping to a good start early on were better-than-expected earnings by UPS and Pfizer while energy shares found some momentum to the upside and even copper managed to pull itself out of …