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Weak hiring lifted stocks, but rising Treasury yields, strained fuel supplies and France’s fiscal troubles kept pressure on markets. What investors should watch.
Bad News Lifted Stocks. It Did Not Make Money Cheap. Read More »
Technology, Bitcoin and global equities surged as yields and crude fell. But diesel hit a record, another tanker was reportedly struck, and two wars kept squeezing the same fuel system. What Today’s Tape Is Saying Wall Street began the week by buying the future it wanted. The S&P 500 rose 1.49%, the Nasdaq gained 2.26%,
Wall Street Priced Peace Before the Tankers Got the Memo Read More »
Technology kept the index green as market breadth weakened, Treasury yields returned to the danger line, and Europe learned again that cheaper oil does not mean secure energy. What Today’s Tape Is Saying Wall Street finished an extraordinary week with a deceptively quiet close. The S&P 500 gained 0.17%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.39%. But
Oil lost $100. Bonds found 5%. Read More »
Stocks surged as the 10-year retreated below 5% and crude eased toward $100. But the energy system remained under pressure, reminding investors that relief is not the same as resolution. What Today’s Tape Is Saying Wall Street bought the reprieve. The Nasdaq climbed 1.69%, the S&P 500 gained 1.14%, and the Dow advanced 1.01%. The
Yields Fell. Oil Slipped. The Risks Did Not. Read More »
The Federal Reserve raised rates for the first time since 2023. The 10-year Treasury crossed 5% anyway, the dollar surged, and Wall Street discovered that one rate increase cannot repair an energy shock. What Today’s Tape Is Saying The Federal Reserve finally did what the bond market had been demanding. It raised the federal-funds target
The Fed Hiked. The Bond Market Kept Tightening. Read More »
Oil approached $100, Treasury yields climbed and stocks fell as geopolitical risk returned to the market’s most sensitive pressure point: inflation. What Today’s Tape Is Saying Wall Street returned from the holiday weekend and received an expensive reminder: geopolitics does not stay overseas when it reaches the oil market. The Dow fell 1.18%, the S&P
The Missiles Hit Saudi Arabia. Wall Street Got the Bill. Read More »