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U.S. Major Averages Rebound and Shake Off Rate Path Worries

Apr 11, 2024
Barry Adams
Stock market indexes lacked direction on Wall Street after investors confronted a mixed producer price inflation report following the faster-than-increase in consumer inflation on Wednesday. The ECB held its rates steady and signaled its readiness to lower rates. China's indexes declined on deflation worries.

U.S. Indexes Trade Volatile After Producer Price Inflation Accelerates to a Three-month High

Apr 11, 2024
Barry Adams
Investors pared back rate-cut expectations after producer price inflation rose less than expected, but the annual rate of overall inflation stayed accelerated to a three-month high.

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Global Bond Market Adjusts to the Rising Possibilities of a No Landing Scenario

Apr 10, 2024
Barry Adams
The Federal Reserve has struggled for the last nine months to bring down inflation below 3%. The Fed's multiple rate hikes and 23-year high interest rate levels have so far failed to moderate persistent shelter and energy price inflation. 

Hot U.S. Inflation Report Drives Stocks and Bonds Lower

Apr 10, 2024
Barry Adams
Major averages on Wall Street turned lower after consumer price inflation accelerated in March and core inflation stayed elevated.

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Global Markets On Hold Ahead of the U.S. Inflation Report and Rate Decisions in the Euro Area

Apr 9, 2024
Barry Adams
Global markets traded sideways ahead of U.S. inflation reports, rate decisions in the Euro Area, and China's inflation and foreign trade statistics. Copper and gold futures prices traded at record highs, and the silver price hovered near a multi-year high.

U.S. Major Averages Trade Sideways Ahead of Inflation Reports

Apr 9, 2024
Barry Adams
The U.S. major averages rested, and Treasury yields edged slightly lower ahead of the release of the consumer price inflation report on Wednesday. 

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Earnings Take Center Stage as Rate Cut Expectations Fade

Apr 8, 2024
Barry Adams
The strength of the U.S. economy and labor market supported higher Treasury yields for the second session in a row. European markets advance ahead of ECB rate decisions. The yen in Japan hovered near a multi-year low.



U.S. Major Averages Looked Higher In Cautious Trading Ahead of Earnings Releases

Apr 8, 2024
Barry Adams
Stocks lacked direction in early trading, and investors shifted their attention to the upcoming earnings season, with banks leading the pack. Crude oil edged lower after tensions in the Middle East eased. 

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U.S. Stocks Rebound and Treasury Yields Hold Steady After Hiring Accelerates In March

Apr 5, 2024
Barry Adams
U.S. market averages rebounded and Treasury yields hovered near 4-month highs after the U.S. economy added jobs at a faster-than-anticipated pace in March.

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Friday Rebound Trims Weekly Decline In U.S. Indexes, Markets In Europe and Japan Extend Losses

Apr 5, 2024
Barry Adams
U.S. market averages jumped following the U.S. economy adding jobs at the fastest pace in ten months. Market indexes in Europe and Japan extended weekly losses as investors pared back rate-cut expectations and worried about the spillover effects of higher interest rates.

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Rebound 1%, European Markets Trade Near Record Levels

Apr 4, 2024
Barry Adams
Investors across the Atlantic looked beyond rate jitters as policymakers supported restrictive rates until stronger evidence emerged that inflation was trending towards the 2% target rate.

Wall Street Stocks Turn Higher, Investors Look Beyond Rate Jitters

Apr 4, 2024
Barry Adams
Stocks on Wall Street traded higher, and investors pared back expectations of rate cuts this year. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit jumped to a ten-month high after imports and exports rose in February. 

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The Fed's No Landing Scenario May Dominate Global Investor Sentiment

Apr 3, 2024
Barry Adams
U.S. major averages rebounded from the morning doldrums, and Treasury yields held steady as investors grudgingly accepted higher rates, staying longer, or no landing scenario.

U.S. Major Averages Rest, Investors Dial Down Rate Cut Expectations Amid Strong U.S. Economy

Apr 3, 2024
Barry Adams
Stocks rested on Wall Street as investors faced the reality of prolonged higher interest rates and pared back expectations of imminent rate cuts. 

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Investors Adjust Rate Cut Expectations, S&P 500 Down 1%

Apr 2, 2024
Barry Adams
Investors lowered their expectations of rate cuts after manufactured goods orders and construction spending rose more than expected in February. European indexes closed down, tracking losses in New York. Markets in China, India, and Japan struggled.