The Treasury sector, with a staggering $25 trillion under its sway, remained in control of the financial market on Thursday. Long-dated yields were once again approaching the 5% mark, influencing the equities market and aiding the resurgence of the greenback to recover this week’s losses. Investors resumed a strong sell-off...
Early on Wednesday, the recent surge in U.S. stock futures came to a temporary halt as market participants focused on upcoming events, including the release of inflation data and the kickoff of the corporate earnings season. Current Activity in Stock-Index Futures: Recent Market Performance: On the previous trading day, the...
Crucial Insights for U.S. Traders: The stock market is showing signs of further gains, while bond yields are on the decline. Following a holiday break, bond markets are rallying, partially driven by increased demand for safe-haven assets in response to the recent attacks by Hamas in Israel. Additionally, two Federal...
Early on Monday, U.S. stock futures faced a decline due to an escalation in violence in the Middle East, impacting investor sentiment. Here’s a breakdown of how stock-index futures were performing: On the previous Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) recorded a gain of 288 points, or 0.87%, reaching...
U.S. stock index futures saw a modest rise on Friday morning prior to the release of the September jobs report. What’s happening On Thursday, there were small decreases in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite. The Dow Jones went down by 10 points (equivalent to 0.03%)...
Adding to the array of challenges facing the U.S. stock market, a new concern emerges: systematic trend-following funds are reducing their market exposure, potentially exacerbating downward pressure on the markets in the upcoming weeks. Goldman analysts estimate that commodity trading advisors (CTAs), a subset of trend-following hedge funds typically engaged...
