ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2013/01/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-01172013/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, January 18, 2013 DOW RISES TO FIVE-YEAR HIGH AS US STOCKS RALLY; EUROPE DRIFTS MOSTLY LOWER US stocks on Wall Street rallied Friday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a five year high and logging gains for a third …
Equities Slump After Phil Fed Talk; Europe Rises On US Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks gave up early gains Tuesday to hit a two-week low despite positive reports on US housing and consumer confidence after Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said the central bank’s latest debt purchase program is unlikely to boost growth. Equities had moved north earlier after a Conference Board report showed US consumer confidence surged in …
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 …
Equity Indexes Fall As Concern Over Europe Overshadows Stimulus Bets; European Stocks Decline; German Court Ruling On Deck
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equity Indexes pulled back today after surging to multi-year highs Friday as risk sentiment weakened amid news reports that Greece has initiated talks with creditors after its ruling-coalition failed to reach an agreement over spending cuts. Markets are jittery ahead of Wednesday’s German high court’s decision on the validity of the EUR 500 billion European Stability …
ECB Invokes ‘Desperate’ Measures; Market Goes Into Mania Mode
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Boosted by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s announcement of an open-ended bond purchase scheme aimed at bringing down Spanish and Italian borrowing costs, US stocks broke-out Thursday to finish on a multi-year high even as the bank chief made good of his earlier pledge to preserve the common currency at any cost. Countries must seek …
Domestic Stocks End Flat Despite Better Economic Numbers; Germany And France Hold The Fort
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Domestic stocks pared better economic-data driven early gains Tuesday in the final trading hour, after media reports suggested Greece was set to seek more time to meet its budget-deficit reduction targets. As if more time would really make a difference. The Financial Times of London suggested Greece is expected to propose 1.5 percent deficit reduction annually …