Indices Dow 29,590 –1,232 or –4.0%. Nasdaq 10,867 -581 or –5.1%. S&P 3,693 -180 or –4.6%. USD10Y 3.697% +24.9bp or +7.2%. WTI Crude $79.43/bbl -$5.97 or –7.0%. Fed Hikes Rates As expected, on Wednesday, the Fed raised rates by 75 bp. For those of you scoring at home that’s five rate hikes this year for a total of 300 bp. While Fed Chair Powell acknowledged (pages 1
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Hot CPI Crushes Rally, Fed to Raise Rates Again Next Week (September 16 Market Recap
Indices Dow 30,822 –1,329 or –4.1%. Nasdaq 11,448 -664 or –5.5%. S&P 4,067 -194 or –4.8%. USD10Y 3.448% +12.7bp or +3.8%. WTI Crude $85.40/bbl -$0.70 or –0.81%. Hot CPI Crushes Market Rally Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index print was a major disappointment and spelled doom for the four-day rally. August headline CPI was +0.1% vs expectations of –0.1% and last month’s
Market Breaks Three Week Losing Streak but Inflation Data Looms (Sep 9 Market Recap)
Indices Dow 32,151 +833 or +2.7%. Nasdaq 12,112 +482 or +4.1%. S&P 4,067 +143 or +3.6%. USD10Y 3.321% +12.8bp or +4.0%. WTI Crude $86.10/bbl -$4.69 or -5.1%. Markets Break Three Week Losing Streak All three indices enjoyed a long overdue rally, and the S&P retook and surpassed its 50-day moving average of 4,030, an important technical level. However, other than