[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Sure, why not? After hurricane Harvey’s strike in Texas, which is still trying to get a handle on the amount of devastation and costs to rebuild, Irma struck Florida this weekend wreaking havoc in many parts, but the hit turned out to be less forceful than expected. That fact, combined with N. Korea …
Financials Tumble; Major Indexes End Mixed; Dollar Plunges
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets A host of events joined forces to keep equities in a state of uncertainty. It started with an ugly jobs data report showing that jobless claims spiked the most in 12 years, in part due to hurricane Harvey’s economic effects many of which are still unknown. Not helping matters was the announcement that …
Energy Rebound Assists Equities
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The markets were in rally mode, albeit modest, right after the opening bell and never looked back with the S&P 500 gaining +0.31%. Contributing to today’s bullish mood was some de-escalation with N. Korea, as Trump announced that “war was not first priority,” before agreeing to a 3-month debt-ceiling-can-kicking extension deal ending on …
Mission Accomplished: S&P Closes In The ‘Green’ For August
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The past few days, I have commented on the fact that the S&P was in danger of notching its first losing month in 2017, and that there was a good chance efforts would be made to push the index in the ‘green.’ That’s exactly what happened and, even though we managed to add …
Clawing Back From An Early Sell-Off
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The early morning sell-off, which had the Dow down nearly 135 points, is now in the rearview mirror with the index staging its best intra-day comeback in 9 months. All the worries of the day, like continued provocations from N. Korea, debt ceiling talk and more fallout from hurricane Harvey, were either ignored …
Dow & S&P Score Best Daily Rise In Four Months
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Some White House mumbling about Trump’s tax reform along with renewed war mongering from last night’s speech combined to provide the fuel to drive today’s rally enabling the Dow and S&P 500 to notch their best daily gain in some four months, but the Nasdaq was the session’s top performer with +1.36%. Across …