Stocks bounced around today as worry exists over a trade war between the US and China (that’s better than a shooting war.)
Bonds bounced on the same data with increased interest rates.
Gold fell a little today. Oil and gasoline went sideways.
The Dollar is falling, and falling fast right now. Why??? It’s simple. The FED is printing [...]
Stocks jumped today based on earnings in the financial industry. Bonds continue to hold their lower interest rates.
The Dollar and gold moved sideways.
Oil and gasoline continue to slowly make new lows – great news for gasoline prices (they’re coming down folks).
In the news today…..
Budget Deficit – is now officially over $1 TRILLION. This is a [...]
Stocks soared today on Lowe’s good performance, and housing sentiment. (Neither is a good reason to soar, but they are the reasons that the stock market follows.)
Bonds fell (increased interest rates) today significantly.
Gold and the Dollar went sideways today.
Oil and gasoline drove higher, and are threatening higher energy prices across the board to all Americans. [...]
Stocks exploded today on the announcement that Treasury has a plan to eliminate the “toxic securities” held by the big banks. Stocks went up 497 points. Bonds were steady, as was the Dollar
Oil and gasoline gained on this latest news as speculators are gambling that this major Treasury step will lead to a recovery in [...]
Stock rocketed forward as the economic news couldn’t have been worse. Kind of confused? That’s the way markets react – irrationally. The very bad news was the Unemployment Rate going way up beyond where anyone had predicted. And, it’s only been one month in 2009.
Bonds, the Dollar and Gold went sideways.
Oil and gasoline fell slightly.
In [...]
Stocks were flat all day except at the end, and they jumped 410 points on news that the government is thinking about creating an entity to take over bad bank’s debts. More delirium.
Bonds moved lower (higher interest rates slightly) on the stock market news.
The Dollar, oil and gasoline moved sideways.
Gold had another massive jump today [...]
Sorry to have missed yesterday’s market, but international travel does have its hiccups. However, I’m now connected.
Stocks fell for the last 2 days. The main reason is the fear of more financial meltdowns, and that fear is a real one – not just one that the market makes up to move itself. Bonds reacted correctly [...]
Stocks rose on the good news about the financial sector (What good news??) Bond interest rates fell on the same news.
Oil, gasoline and gold fell back to yesterday’s starting levels, that’s fun. So, more sideways movement.
The Dollar gained ground again moving strongly against most currencies, especially the Euro. Europe is seen as not being proactive [...]
Stocks moved mostly sideways awaiting tomorrow’s FOMC meeting, ending down 42 points. Bonds did the same, as did the Dollar. Gold dropped $10 as the news is only “good” for the economy – can you believe that??
Oil and gasoline dropped a lot. Oil fell more than $3 – even though there’s a storm off of [...]
Stocks fell 200 points at the market open, but ended down only 97 points at the close. Bonds continued their decrease in interest rates.
Gold and the Euro continued their march upward, but only a little.
Oil and gasoline fell off, big time, with stock market pundits hoping this would turn the market around, and pull the [...]