[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended up higher after the release of minutes from the Fed’s meeting in March showed policymakers were divided on the timing of the first interest rate hike. The report remained consistent, however, with Fed policymakers’ forecasts that indicate the first hike in rates since 2006 is unlikely to take place before …
Post Holiday Hype Fades On Tuesday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks withered early gains and fell sharply in the last hour of trading, as the major indexes closed lower, breaking a two-day bunny hop winning streak. April has always been a volatile month, as investors are typically on edge in advance of Q1 earnings season. First-quarter earnings season kicks off Wednesday as …
Wall Street Bounces Back From Easter Holiday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Wall Street seemed to ignore the lackluster jobs report that was released Friday when the stock market was closed for Easter. Since bad news is good news these days, equities pushed sharply higher today amid a growing sense that the Fed will push back its first rate hike to sometime in Q3 or …
A Rough Landing To End Q1, But A New Month Is Coming
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets As I mentioned two days ago, March has never been a predictable month historically. Volatility remained in full force again today as stocks tumbled amidst a major sell-off that saw the Dow drop 200 points. The good news is, that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were able to manage their negative hits …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For March 27, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03262015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, March 27, 2015 STOCKS BREAK 4-DAY LOSING STREAK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks got a boost in late trading Friday and closed higher across the board breaking a 4-day losing streak, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet …
Stocks End Lower After Digesting Economic Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks drifted in and out of positive territory most of the morning, but turned downwards in afternoon trading as investors digested economic reports that showed an uptick in inflation and a big jump in new-home sales in February. Before the closing bell, the Labor Department reported that consumer prices were up 0.2%, …