[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equity ETFs mostly advanced today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a five-year high after data released showed continued improvement in housing and companies including Pfizer and Valero Energy reported earnings that beat estimates. The indexes picked up pace and rallied as the S&P/Case-Shiller index of US property values rose 5.5 percent in November after …
Equities Rally On Economic Data; Europe Rises On Retailer Boost
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities advanced today, sending the S&P 500 to its highest level since December 2007 as better-than-forecast housing data and initial jobless claims offset mixed corporate results. The boost came after the Commerce Department reported a sharp rise in the number of new homes being built in December. Housing starts vaulted 12.1 percent last month, the …
Equities Advance On Fiscal Cliff Hopes; Europe Little Changed As Optimism Fades
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities firmed up Thursday with the S&P 500 rebounding from its worst slump in five weeks, as House Speaker John Boehner expressed optimism about reaching a deal with President Obama. Sentiment also got a boost after third-quarter economic growth was revised higher at an annualized pace of 3.1 percent, much higher than the 1.3 percent …
Fiscal Cliff Hope Fest Pushes Indexes Higher, But On Very Low Volume; Europe Surges
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks surged Monday to log their biggest single-session gain in months on positive housing data and increasing investor confidence that a budget deal would be reached in Washington. Mind you that a deal is pure hope at this time, and I have my doubts that total cooperation without any battle will actually be feasible. Wall …
Equity Indexes Rally On Fed Stimulus Decision; Are We Facing Another Bubble?
[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 …
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 …