RISK-ON SENTIMENT INTENSIFIED FOLLOWING A SLEW OF POSITIVE EARNINGS
as the Dow Jones Industrial Average
spiked 230 points. J.P. Morgan and Disney were among the companies that reported on Friday,
J.P. Morgan announced the “impact of higher rates”
elevated earnings, JPM closed 4.5 percent higher.
Disney surged 11 percent
after revealing a rival streaming service to Netflix. Economic concerns have dissipated,
“Strength in [JPMorgan’s] consumer franchise shows that despite the uncertainty in the fourth quarter of last year, consumers continue to spend and give strength to the overall U.S. economy”.
10-year Treasury note rose 6.4 basis points
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TREASURY YIELDS ROSE ON THURSDAY upon the release of positive economic data on the labor market calming fears of a slowing economy, 10-year Treasury note increased 3.4 basis points. Equities settled lower as investors anticipate a lackluster quarterly earnings season set to kick off this Friday. Chief equity strategist Terry Sandven at U.S. Bank Wealth Management sees opportunity, “Expectations for first-quarter results have been ratcheted down on the heels of sluggish global growth, so the bar is low and it could set the stage for upside surprises”. S&P -0.11%, DOW -0.19%, NASDAQ -0.31%
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TREASURY YIELDS ROSE ON THURSDAY
upon the release of positive economic data on the labor market calming fears of a slowing economy,
10-year Treasury note increased 3.4 basis points. Equities settled lower as
investors anticipate a lackluster quarterly earnings
season set to kick off this Friday. Chief equity strategist Terry Sandven at U.S. Bank Wealth Management sees opportunity,
“Expectations for first-quarter results have been ratcheted down on the heels of sluggish global growth, so the bar is low and it could set the stage for upside surprises”.
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INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT ROSE AGAINST JUNK BONDS in net prices linked to actual trades. Fed meeting minutes from March released on Wednesday indicated a holding pattern will continue, “A majority of participants expected that the evolution of the economic outlook and risks to the outlook would likely warrant leaving the target range unchanged for the remainder of the year”. 10-year Treasury note declined 3.1 basis points. S&P +0.27%, DOW -0.06%, NASDAQ -0.61%
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INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT ROSE AGAINST JUNK BONDS in net prices linked to actual trades. Fed meeting minutes from March released on Wednesday indicated a holding pattern will continue,
“A majority of participants expected that the evolution of the economic outlook and risks to the outlook would likely warrant leaving the target range unchanged for the remainder of the year”.
10-year Treasury note declined 3.1 basis points.
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U.S. THREATENED TO SLAP TARIFFS ON HUNDREDS OF EUROPEAN GOODS dragging stocks lower on Tuesday. Job openings fell sharply in February by more than a half million slipping to levels not seen in over a year, “Like the rest of the economy, the labor market is not perfectly steady on its feet”. Gold rose to nearly two-week highs settling above $1307.8 per ounce. 10-year Treasury note dipped 2.5 basis points. S&P -0.58%, DOW -0.68%, NASDAQ -0.46%
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U.S. THREATENED TO SLAP TARIFFS ON HUNDREDS OF EUROPEAN GOODS
dragging stocks lower on Tuesday.
Job openings fell sharply
in February by more than a half million
slipping to levels
not seen in over a year,
“Like the rest of the economy, the labor market is not perfectly steady on its feet”.
Gold rose to nearly two-week highs settling above $1307.8 per ounce.
10-year Treasury note dipped 2.5 basis points.
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JUNK BONDS SLIGHTLY REGAINED FAVOR AGAINST INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT in net prices linked to actual trades. Treasury yields for U.S. Government bonds ticked higher as investors await the release of critical inflation data, 10-year Treasury note gained 2.7 basis points and the 30-year note rose 0.7 basis points. Equities settled predominantly higher despite the DOW shedding nearly 100 points following Boeing receiving a downgrade from Bank of America Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan downgrading GE. S&P +0.04%, DOW -0.48%, NASDAQ +0.15%
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JUNK BONDS SLIGHTLY REGAINED FAVOR AGAINST INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT
in net prices linked to actual trades. Treasury yields for U.S.
Government bonds ticked higher
as investors await the release of
critical inflation data,
10-year Trea
sury note gained 2.7 basis points and the
30-year note
rose 0.7 basis points. Equities settled
predominantly higher despite
the
DOW shedding nearly 100
points following
Boeing receiving a downgrade
from Bank of America Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan
downgrading GE.
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U.S. EMPLOYMENT ACCELERATED IN MARCH growing by 196,000 jobs rebounding from a 17-month low in February. “This was a Goldilocks report, with a rebound in job growth to calm fears of an imminent recession, and wage growth that was solid enough without triggering inflationary concerns,”said Curt Long, chief economist at the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions. 10-year Treasury note shed 2.2 basis points. Equities rise to six month highs amid strong economic data, S&P+0.44%, DOW +0.18%, NASDAQ +0.58%
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