US equity close: A flat start but another good weekly gain

On the day: S&P 500 +0.1% Nasdaq Comp +0.1% DJIA flat Russell 2000 +1.2% Toronto TSX Comp +0.6% On the week: S&P 500 +2.2% Nasdaq Comp +2.4% DJIA +1.9% Russell 2000 +5.3% Toronto TSX Comp +2.6% That’s a nice weekly gain for the Russell 2000 but it’s a long way to go to get back

Fed's Daly: Policy is in a very good place

Policy is in a very good place Risk of over tighten and under tightening are balanced News on inflation has been fairly good It is far too early to declare a victory Not ready to say what that next move will be. Policy is significantly restrictive Not sure policy restrictive enough at current settings Need

The high Oil price is good for the US and bad for the Eurozone – Natixis

Share: OPEC countries’ new strategy is driving up Oil prices. Economists at Natixis analyze the big difference between the effects of high Oil prices on the US and the Eurozone. The Eurozone is getting poorer relative to the US The new strategy of the OPEC countries, with their production cuts, will result in

Following the Fed is a good clue on when to buy bonds

The market is 50/50 on whether the Federal Reserve is done with rate hikes this year but we’re very likely close to the peak. With that, eyes are on bonds and what might be a rare opportunity to get 4.5% in 10-year notes. Is it time to buy? Today, Deutsche Bank notes that history suggests

Bad news is still good news for US equities. But for how long?

US equities are set for another gain today with S&P 500 futures up 0.6%. They rallied after US unemployment rose to 3.8% from 3.5%. The caveat for corporation is that rising unemployment came on a surge of people entering the labor force, which increases labor availability and dims wage pressure. The economy also added 187K

Market Update – August 31 – Markets sustain the “Bad News Is Good News” stance

Asian stock markets traded mixed overnight, with mainland China bourses underperforming. Chinese manufacturing contracted in August for a 5th straight month, while Chinese property stocks fell after Country Garden, once the country’s largest developer by sales, reported record losses and China Vanke cancelled a share placement. China’s property sector is dealing with a renewed liquidity

Is September a good month for assets?

“September is the worst month of the year for Equities, period; median return for 500 since 1928 is -1.56% “. This was the warning from the Goldman Sachs research department a few days ago after a difficult month for stock indices. To be fair, the sentiment has improved quite a lot since this note was