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D&D Note (6.10.2022) ~ Markets Tank on Hot Inflation the Highest Since 1981 ~ The Consumer Price Index CPI report showed inflation rose 8.6% in May, the highest reading since 1981. Here are the May Year-over-year changes: Fuel Oil up 106.7% Airline Fares up 37.8% Used Cars & Trucks up 16.1% Food at Home up … Continue reading
D&D Note (6.3.2022) ~ Bear Market Bounce Fades as Markets Give Back Yesterdays Gains ~ It would appear that the recent Bear Market Bounce has ended today with markets giving back the gains from yesterdays rally and the gains for the week. The Jobs Report today came in above estimates at 390,000 added compared to … Continue reading
D&D Note (6.2.2022) ~ Markets Rally Despite Microsoft & FED Fears ~ Markets began the day down on news from Microsoft cutting Q4 guidance on unfavorable FOREX rates. The company cut its Q4 sales about 1% to $51.94B to $52.74B. Earnings range also cut by 4c or about 1.7%. And expects additional $460 impact from … Continue reading
Stocks started the day in the green and then lost steam to hit the lows of the day during the lunch hour and then modestly clawed back to finish off the lows but still in the red. The FED and the war in Ukraine are setting us up for an “Economic Hurricane” said JP Morgan … Continue reading
D&D Note (5.31.2022) ~ FED Chair Powell Meets with President Biden to Discuss Inflation ~ The markets gapped down to open today in the red after last Fridays rally. Throughout the session stocks attempted to stage a rally and got back in the green briefly before falling back down in the last hour of trading. … Continue reading
D&D Note (5.27.2022) ~ Stocks Continue to Rise with Inflation Showing Deceleration ~ The markets biggest worry right now is inflation, so when we got a positive read in todays report stocks took off to rally. But is this just an oversold bounce with month end rebalancing? The Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index rose … Continue reading
D&D Note (5.26.2022) ~ Markets Rally On Strong Retail Earnings ~ Investors sighed a bit of relief after a spout of recent Retail Earnings beating on earnings. Many were worried about the American consumer after the disappointing Target and Walmart earnings. Last night Williams Sonoma reported and smashed same store sales boosting the stock 15% … Continue reading
D&D Note (12.7.2020) ~ All Eyes Back On Stimulus After Last Weeks Jobs Report ~ Stocks traded mixed today on light volume. After last weeks bad jobs report investors are now expecting to see some sort of stimulus being passed this week. There is a $908 billion Covid relief package on the table potentially being … Continue reading
D&D Note (11.9.2020) ~ Joe Biden Election Win And Pfizer Vaccine Results Sends Markets Higher ~ Markets immediately went up day over day post last Tuesdays election with President-elect Joe Biden’s win and the Senate looking to remain in GOP control. This creates political gridlock which causes more certainty in the markets thus the rally. … Continue reading
D&D Note (11.2.2020) ~ Stocks Rally Ahead Of Election Although Tech Still Under Pressure As Money Rotates Into Cyclicals ~ The market is pricing in a Joe Biden win ahead of tomorrow’s Presidential Election. A drawn-out contested election is not fully priced into the market and is a potential re-pricing event. A full Blue Wave … Continue reading
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