RoboStreet – April 7, 2022 Bond Market Has Priced In Rate Hikes The past two weeks have been dramatic in terms of movement in bond yields. The 10-yr Treasury has seen its yield spike from 1.73% to 2.65% as the Fed has telegraphed a more aggressive fiscal policy to bring inflation down. What the Fed […]

Stocks traded lower for the second straight session as the Fed minutes revealed a rapid balance sheet reduction plan. Nasdaq led in losses, down 2.2%, while the S&P and Dow also finished in the red, this comes after several weeks of solid gains. In the FOMC minutes, the Fed outlined a tentative plan, which could […]

Following reports of the potential to increase sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine and strong backing from the technology and communication sectors, major U.S. indices ended up the day in the green today. Nasdaq led with over 1.7% growth to open the week, this comes after Friday’s moderate performance which resulted in all […]

RoboStreet – March 31, 2022 It’s A Good Time To Hedge Portfolios  When it was thought that Russia was considering negotiations and a possible draw down in troops and attacks, it now appears that the Kremlin was simply buying time to rotate some military forces, reload and resupply their lines before re-engaging in more attacks […]

All three major U.S. stock indexes fell Wednesday, ending a four-day winning run as Russia said there had been no breakthrough in the Ukraine crisis and oil prices continued to climb. Despite Russia’s claim Tuesday that it would significantly reduce military operations in areas around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv, […]

The major U.S. indices ended the day in the green on investor optimism surrounding Ukraine and Russia. While the S&P and Nasdaq maintained gains throughout the day, the Dow Jones was able to reverse course to finish in the green today as the prospect of more productive ceasefire talks mostly supported indices worldwide. The latest […]

RoboStreet – March 24, 2022 Bullish Pivot Under Way For Big Cap Tech  Stocks have rallied seven of the past eight trading sessions on the notion that the Fed will be more proactive in fighting inflation and some fresh reports that behind-the-scenes negotiations are seeing some progress. This all comes as NATO is set to […]

After rising impressively last week, all three major U.S. indices finished the red to start the week today. On Monday, all three major stock indexes were lower as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell signaled at the potential of bigger rate increases to combat inflation. Treasuries were also down on Monday, with Powell, addressing the National Association […]

RoboStreet – March 17, 2022 One More Big Pull Back In-Store For Stocks  The market is enjoying a three-day rally based on the Fed making known the game plan for fighting inflation while leaving the door open for all manner of flexibility to dial back rate tightening if the economy shows sudden signs of slowing. […]

After the Federal Reserve unleashed its first interest rate increase in over two years, stocks returned gains, but still finished in the green, as investors worried about future rate hikes and balance-sheet reduction. All three major U.S. indices booked gains, with the Nasdaq up 2.33%, following the conclusion of the two-day Federal Open Market Committee […]