A Hot CPI Report This Week May Send Rates and Dollar Surging
The March CPI report could result in the dollar and rates surging, tightening financial and sealing the stock markets fate.
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Stocks Plunge As The VIX Spikes Ahead Of Big Jobs Report
Stocks finished the day lower as implied volatility surged heading into the big March Job report.
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Stocks Stall On April 3, 2024, As Copper and Oil Break Out
Copper and oil prices surged on April 3, and showing signs of possibly going higher as stocks stall out.
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Rates Breaking Out Will Be Bad News For Stocks
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Interest Rates and The Dollar Soar On Hot ISM Data
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Draining Reserves May Lead To A Turn Lower In Stocks
The BTFP program at the Fed is draining, and that means that reserves balances are likely heading lower from here, and that could create a liquidity challenge for the market.
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Stocks Drop As Credit Spreads Start To Widen on March 25, 2024
Credit spreads are starting to widen, and that needs to be watched closely.
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Stocks May Be In For A Wild Week of Trading Starting on March 25, 2024
Stocks could be in for a strange week of trading starting with a lunar eclipse on March 25 and ending with a Jay Powell Q&A session on March 29, a day the market is closed.
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A Lack of Control Over Inflation Appears To Be Taking Hold
Stocks and the dollar rise following weak central bank actions.
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Stocks Trade Higher As Implied Volatility Melts, As Expected
Stocks rose today as the implied volatility fell sharply during the FOMC press conference, as previously noted.
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The VIX Falls Ahead Of OPEX and The FOMC Meeting
The VIX fell on March 19, but the VIX 1-day rose ahead of the FOMC meeting.
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Stocks Rally on March 18 Ahead of Key Events Later This Week
Stocks rallied on March 18 ahead of the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve policy decisions later this week.
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The Fed and The BOJ Will Take Center Stage The Week of March 18, 2024
The Bank of Japan will be on Tuesday to make a decision on monetary policy followed by the Fed on Wednesday.
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Stocks Drop As Hot Inflation Report Shocks Rates And Dollar Higher
Stocks fell on March 14, 2024 as a hot PPI report sent interest rates and the dollar sharply higher.
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Inflation Is At Risk Of Roaring Back To Life
Stocks fell today, but commodities prices were breaking out all over the place as inflation risk coming back to life.
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Stocks Rally Despite, Higher Rates and Hotter CPI
Stocks rose today as Implied volatility fell sharply despite rising rates and hotter CPI.
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The Stock Market May Care More About Tomorrow’s CPI Report Then You Think
CPI inflation swaps are pricing in a hot CPI report on March 12 and the equity market moved implied volatility sharply higher today.
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Nvidia May Not Be Able To Save The Market From A Hot CPI Report This Time
The CPI report is due to come on Tuesday, and swaps are pricing in a hotter than expected report for February.
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Stocks Rise on March 7, 2024 As The AI Machine Goes Manic
The AI mania appears to be running the asylum.
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Powell Puts Stock Market Bears To Sleep On March 5, 2024
Stocks bounced back on March 5, 2024 after Jay Powell gave pretty dull commentary in front of Congress.
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