[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities hit the pause button on a placid August trading session, as investors chose to wait ahead of the Federal Reserve’s minutes from the last meeting due out ater this week as worries about Europe offset gains in the technology and banking sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ …
US Equities Viagra Higher In Late Trading On EU Hope; XHS Rises, SLV Tumbles
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks closed with only small losses after speculations of a breakthrough in the ongoing EU summit in Brussels fueled a late-session recovery. The rumor over a possible progress in negotiations grew stronger after Bloomberg reported German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cancelled her scheduled press conference on Thursday night, raising hopes that European leaders will announce …
Major Market ETFs Rally As Fed Signals Low Rate Continuation; GDXJ Pops, VXX Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Major market ETFs rallied for the second day Thursday, marking its biggest two-day gain in 2012, as the Federal Reserve signaled continuation of low interest rate and accommodative monetary policies to avoid a slowdown. Sentiments were also buoyed after data released by the Chinese central bank showed new loan volumes were higher than estimated, reducing fears …
US Equity ETFs Rally Into The Second Quarter; GAZ Pops, VXX Tanks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks rallied Monday, extending last week’s advances, after better-than-expected latest domestic manufacturing data stretched Wall Street’s best first quarter since 1998. The Dow climbed to its highest level since 2007 after the Institute of Supply Management’s index on manufacturing activity rose to 53.4 in March, slightly beating market expectations. The Federal Reserve kept buying debt …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, March 23, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03222012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, March 23, 2012 EQUITY ETFs RISE TO SHAVE WEEKLY LOSSES; GDXJ SHINES, TVIX NOSEDIVES FOR THE SECOND DAY US stocks closed higher Friday as a weak dollar and a rise in oil prices boosted commodities related stocks, helping shave weekly …
U.S. Stocks Decline Despite Rising Service-Sector Index; GAZ Burns Bright, KWT Slumps
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. stocks ended lower Monday despite the service-sector gauge advancing in February. The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing index came in better-than-expected. However, its employment index dropped, while the inflation-measuring price index jumped in January. Not helping the markets were the Chinese lowest growth target in eight years for 2012 and a survey that showed a …