Stocks rose in overnight trading and surged higher in early trading as investors celebrated a continuation of easy-monetary policy despite their demands for the Fed to tighten. Treasury yields rose in overnight trading, giving back all of yesterday’s decline but buyers were trying to reverse the move in early trading. Initial claims fell to 400k, … Read more
Stocks and Treasury yields rose in overnight trading. Stocks struggled in early trading while Treasury yields fell slightly. Mortgage applications rose +5.7% last week as purchase applications fell -1.6% and refinance applications rose +9.3%. The Department of Energy reported crude oil inventories as Crude: -4.089mm (-2.928mm expected), Cushing: -1.268mm, Gasoline: -2.253mm (-916k expected), and Distillates: … Read more
Stocks fell in overnight trading following an ugly session in China which sent Chinese stocks sharply lower for the second straight day. Treasury yields also fell in overnight trading with 30-year Treasury yields holding at 1.90% ahead of today’s auction. Both stocks and yields remained lower in early trading. Durable goods new orders missed expectations … Read more
Stocks were flat in overnight trading and up slightly in early trading as investor enthusiasm to take stock prices higher is waning today. Treasury yields fell in overnight trading but investors wanted none of that as they sold yields back up to Friday’s closing level. New home sales fell -6.6% in June for the third … Read more
At the current pace, it is likely the Fed could nationalize the entire money market system through its Overnight Reverse Repurchase Program (ONRP). The Fed’s hostile takeover of money markets is not a reason to panic if you have money market accounts. The implications of the Fed’s actions are not due to a structural problem … Read more
Stocks rose in overnight trading and continued higher in early trading. Treasury yields reversed yesterday’s decline in overnight trading and were fighting to hold their overnight reversal. The preliminary Markit Manufacturing PMI showed the manufacturing sector is expanding at a slightly faster rate in July while the Services PMI showed the services sector is expanding … Read more
Stocks started the day slightly higher but were unable to gain much traction in early trading as small caps were heading lower. Treasury yields were flat in overnight trading and heading lower in early trading. Initial claims rose +419k last week and total claims, including all forms of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, fell -1.262 million to … Read more
Dip buyers continue to be rewarded for their efforts as stocks rose in overnight trading. Treasury yields also rose in overnight trading, with 30-year Treasury yields moving over 1.9% as sellers double down on their inflationary bets. Mortgage applications fell -4.0% last week as purchase applications fell -6.4% and refinance applications fell -2.8%. The Department … Read more
Stocks started slightly higher and buyers were lined up at the opening bell to drive stock prices higher in early trading. Treasury yields fell in overnight trading and sellers aggressively drove yields back up with 30-year Treasury yields touching just over 1.85% in early trading. Building permits fell -5.1% in June to 1.598 million permits. … Read more
Stocks and Treasury yields fell sharply in overnight trading but buyers were eager to buy the dip in equity prices as stock prices were rising off their morning lows in early trading. Treasury yields extended their decline until sellers attempted to push back. The National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index fell to 80 … Read more