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U.S. Equity Markets bounced on strong jobs data, finishing the day higher led by the Dow which closed higher by 0.41% while the NASDAQ 100 closed lower by 0.33%. Strong jobs data served as a tailwind for markets. Jobless Claims hit a new post-pandemic low for the...
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U.S. Equity Markets resumed their march higher, finishing the day higher led by the NASDAQ which closed with a gain of 0.59% while the Small Cap Russell 2000 surged 2%. Once again, the Federal Reserve drew headlines. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida...
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U.S. Equity Markets took a breather after Monday’s gains closing lower, led by the Dow which closed with a small loss of 0.24%. Markets were largely flat as investors digested inflation news and economic data. On the inflation front, Federal Reserve regional bank...
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U.S. Equity Markets jumped to start the week, ending yesterday’s session higher, led again by the NASDAQ 100 which closed with a gain of 1.72%. This move higher saw the VIX fall 9%, closing at a price of 18.40. A drop off in inflation fears kickstarted a rally in tech...
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U.S. Equity Markets reversed earlier gains, closing mixed as the NASDAQ 100 led the declines with a fall of 0.61%. Economic data were mixed. Manufacturing PMI hit a record high this month, boosted by optimism among manufacturers. Along with a strong reading in...
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U.S. Equity Markets broke their losing streak, finishing the day higher, led by the NASDAQ 100 which closed higher by 1.94%, helping the VIX to fall 7%. Equity Markets moved higher following positive jobless data. Another 444,000 people filed Initial Jobless Claims in...
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U.S. Equity Markets continued this week’s sell-off, finishing the day lower after an incredibly volatile trading session which saw the VIX trading 18% higher before closing with a 4% gain at 22.18. The Dow led the decline closing lower by 0.48%. Markets fell in...
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U.S. Equity Markets bounced around for most of yesterday before selling off into the close, finishing the day lower led by the S&P which finished the session with a loss of 0.85%. The VIX which had been lower for most of the session, closed 8% higher. Federal...
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U.S. Equity Markets fell to start the week, finishing the day lower, led by the NASDAQ which finished yesterday’s session with a loss of 0.60%. This move lower saw the VIX close 5% higher. Inflation was in focus once again. Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael...
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U.S. Equity Markets rose to end the week, led by the NASDAQ which closed higher by 2.32%. This move higher helped the VIX to close lower by 19% at 18.81. Retail sales for April were unchanged on a month-over-month basis compared to the anticipated 1% gain, weakening...
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After two consecutive ‘’down days’’ U.S. equity markets rose yesterday as investors digested jobs and inflation data, with the Dow leading the recovery, closing higher by 1.29%. Weekly Jobless Claims hit another new post-pandemic low. That marked the second straight...
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U.S. Equity Markets sold off sharply again on inflation fears, finishing the day lower, led by the NASDAQ which finished yesterday’s session with a loss 2.62%. Inflation was the main story once again. U.S. consumer price index (“CPI”) came in well above...
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U.S. Equity Markets sold off as inflation fears ran rampant again, led by the Dow which closed lower by 1.36%. After the big jump in China’s PPI, there could be concerns that we could see similar spikes in inflation here in the U.S. Federal Reserve speakers...
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U.S. Equity Markets sold off sharply yesterday afternoon, finishing the day lower, led by the NASDAQ which ended the session with a loss of 2.63%. This move lower saw the VIX surge, closing higher by 17.80% at 19.66. Markets were mixed for most of the day ahead of...
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