Markets: Gold up $21 to $2006 US 10-year yields down 1 bps to 4.83% WTI crude oil up $1.93 to $85.15 S&P 500 down 0.5% or 20 points to 4117 Nasdaq up 0.4% JPY leads, CHF lags The cross-currents were deep and violent on Friday. Let’s break them down: 1) The fog of war Early
Markets: WTI crude down 20-cents to $88.14 US 10-year yields down 7.6 bps to 4.91% Gold up $5 to $1978 S&P 500 down 56 points, or 13% GBP leads, NZD lags Equities took another beating but there were signs of optimism elsewhere. Buyers arrived in fixed income after a test of 10s early in US
On Friday markets were worried about the geopolitical risk in Israel. Gold surged Yields move lower on flight to safety Oil surged Stocks moved lower. USD moved higher Although tensions remain elevated in Israel, and bombings continue, there was not the ground and/or air assault expected. So there was a reversal of the trends. Gold
Markets: Gold up $60 to $1928 Oil up $4.74 to $87.65 US 10-year yields down 7.9 bps to 4.62% S&P 500 down 0.6% CHF leads, NZD lags This isn’t the kind of price action anyone wants to see while bombs are flying in the Middle East. The strength of the rallies in gold and oil
When the US jobs report came out and showed a stronger-than-expected 336K nonfarm payroll jobs (estimate 170K) and revisions of over 100K to the prior month’s, the US dollar moved higher, yields moved higher and stocks moved lower. However, then people started to look at things like the unemployment rate remaining at 3.8% (despite the
The day started with US yields down marginally after overnight saw the 30-year bond yield touch 5.0% (at 5.01%) before buyers came in and pushed the yield lower. The yield reached the highest level since August 2007 before retreating.. The 10-year yield reached 4.884% and likewise backed off those elevated levels. For the 10 year,
Markets: Gold down $16 to $1848 WTI crude oil down 78-cents to $90.93 US 10-year yields down 0.2 bps to 4.57% S&P 500 down 12 points to 4288 AUD leads, CAD lags The quarter ended with some drama as the US dollar shot higher, recouping losses from European and Asian trading and in some cases
The NZD and the AUD are ending the day as the strongest of the major currencies. The JPY is the weakest. The latest central bank decision came before the US open, when the Bank of Japan in The rates unchanged but did say that they would consider easy policy exit 1 achievement 2% inflation is
The EUR is ending the day as the strongest of the major currencies. The USD is also mostly higher with gains vs all the major currencies with the exception of the EUR. The JPY and the NZD were the weakest of the majors. The strongest to the weakest of the majors. The gains in the
Markets: Gold flat at $1918 US 10-year yields flat at 4.26% WTI crude oil down 48-cents to $87.35 S&P 500 up 0.2% CAD leads, JPY lags The euro ends the day flat but it certainly wasn’t quiet as some hawkish ECB sources reports ahead of next week’s meeting, along with some lumpy flows led to
