[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite continued weakness in Facebook (FB -2.56%), the tech sector as a whole managed to recover from yesterday’s sell-off with QQQ rebounding a modest +0.55%. Supporting action came from the loser YTD, namely the energy sector (XLE), which gained +0.56%. Facebook’s troubles with privacy violations continue to make headlines but, as I suggested …
Lingering Trade-War Fears Keep Market Jitters Alive
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets It was a mixed bag with the Dow managing to overcome a 3-day losing streak while the S&P & Nasdaq hovered on both sides of the unchanged line but slipped slightly into the red. The markets are still trying to digest Trump’s comments from yesterday that his administration intends to trim the trade …
Igniting Trade-War Worries Punish Markets; GDP Forecast Slammed
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets A host of headlines appeared to punish the markets by pushing the major indexes down for the third day in the row. First, there was more jawboning about tough trade talk with China, as the administration announced a $100 billion annual China deficit target from last year’s $375 billion. Of course, retaliation is …
Early Rally Fades As Bears Score A Win; Gold Pops As Dollar Drops
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Good thing inflation data was fairly benign, as the CPI rose ‘only’ +0.2% in February, after an alarming increase in January of 0.5%, or the markets might have really taken a dive. As it turned out, the major indexes slid slowly but steadily through the entire session wiping out early gains. Despite the …
Equities Drop and Pop
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets While we opened the session on a positive note, equities started slipping and sliding being spooked by early rumors as to who would get Gary Cohn’s job. However, that talk fell by the wayside when news headlines announced not only unlimited exemptions for Canada and Mexico from Trump’s tariffs but also allowed other …
Overnight Futures Carnage; Markets Recover And Wipe Out Losses
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The futures markets looked downright ugly last night with Dow being down over 400 points, as the fallout from Wall Street-friendly Gary Cohn’s resignation made headlines around the world. The weakness spread into today’s session early on, but by mid-day a slow and steady crawl back materialized with the Nasdaq gaining, the Dow …