D&D Note (7.6.2022) ~ FED Minutes Spark Late Day Rally ~ Treasury Rates where volatile today swinging the overall markets. Post the FED minutes release bond yields reversed to 2.93% on the 10 Year Note and stocks rallied in the last hour of trading. Markets gave back some of the gains but finished in the … Continue reading
D&D Note (8.20.2020) ~ Tech Lifts Markets But Lack Of Breadth In Todays Rally Keeps S&P 500 Below Record High ~ Yesterday we saw markets fall post the FED minutes release which the FOMC walking back providing guidance in their upcoming September meeting. US Jobless claims tick higher with 1.1 million new claims. The uptick … Continue reading
D&D Note (5.23.2018) ~ Dovish FED Minutes Boost Stocks ~ #StockMarket #FED Rarely does the release of the FED minutes move markets, this was not the case today. Stocks got a boost to rally into the close following the FED minutes from the last FOMC meeting. The catalyst for the move was the statement of … Continue reading
D&D Note (4.12.2018) ~ Banks Lead Market Rally ~ Easing geopolitical tensions helped the markets to rally today. Yesterday investors digested the FED Minutes, where all members see higher GDP and inflation, more rate hikes, and saw trade war as downside risk. The Financial sector led today ahead of tomorrows big earnings from the banks. … Continue reading
D&D Note (2.21.2018) ~ FED Minutes Rally Fades Into Close ~ The stock market was on a rally today and pushed higher immediately following the release of the FED Minutes. However about 20 minutes later investors began reading between the lines of the dovish statement and found reason to be hawkish and the market sold … Continue reading