Mr Market is confused. Stocks slightly up, oil down, as Fed watch begins
From the wildly gyrating price of oil to China trade and the upcoming Wednesday Fed watch, Mr Market is confused about it all as headline risk abounds.
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China Syndrome solution? Stocks explode upward in huge Thursday rally
Beijing just agreed to re-open trade talks with the US next month. Has the US government finally come up with a China Syndrome solution?
Dudley, Fed, Deep State all in on defenestrating Trump in Election 2020
Dudley seditiously suggested the “independent” Deep State run Federal Reserve wreck the US economy in 2020, the better to dump Trump in Election 2020.
Yo-yo time for Mr Market: Crash and rally mode continues
Our yo-yo image reappears. Its return symbolizes the current crash and rally habits of August's majorly strung-out Mr Market.
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy stoking fear, hurting the economy
The Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy is the cause of any economic slowing. The trigger for the drop in the stock market was the inverted yield curve.
Yo-yo investing: Back in style on Wall Street as Friday stocks pop
It’s yo-yo investing time once again as we close out another bizarre Wall Street week. Options expiration and scare headlines dominate today's trading.
Awaiting the Fed interest rate news, Mr Market screws with traders’ minds
Stocks and broader market averages are doing it again today. Looks like Mr Market is messing with traders’ minds. Just like Fed interest rate policies.
Flat Dow, feisty NASDAQ dominate boring Monday stock market action
With a nothingburger market open Monday, including a flat Dow Jones Industrials (DJI) and a feisty NASDAQ, many theorists claim support for their theories.
Fed interest rate confusion battles Microsoft earnings beat in Friday trading
Investors parsed contradictory Fed interest rate opinions Friday as President Trump blasted the Fed’s interest rate confusion and inept policies once again.
June job numbers are good. But how strong is the US economy?
The US added 224,000 jobs in the month of June, a considerable jump from May figures. So how strong is the US economy, really?
US markets confused by Powell comments, rally hard, then pull back
US markets seemed confused by those Powell comments, at least thus far in Wednesday trading action on Wall Street. Washingtonspeak still reigns in D.C.
The remarkable Donald Trump and the rise of an exceptional presidency
The remarkable Donald Trump presides today over what history will eventually come to regard as a most exceptional presidency.
Trump to meet with Xi at G-20, as Fed interest rate move looms
Tuesday, the White House said that President Trump and China’s President Xi will meet at the G-20 summit. Fed considers a long-overdue interest rate cut.
Wall Street party resumes. Traders convinced Fed will cut interest rates.
Traders are convinced the Fed will cut interest rates. Friday morning, all three major averages are up sharply, as Thursday's Wall Street party resumes.
Google, Facebook, Amazon stock suplexed by DOJ, stocks rally on Fed
Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission) launched anti-trust investigations of tech Google, aka Alphabet Facebook and Amazon.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell kneecaps Mr Market with secret word
Today, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell decided once again to needlessly kneecap Mr Market with one very special secret word.
Bloody Friday massacre slaughters Wall Street bulls. What’s next?
Having enjoyed an exhilarating rally Thursday, shocked Wall Street bulls ran into a Bloody Friday massacre of considerable force.
Trump vs Fed: Score one for Trump truth as Dow tanks over 400 points
Fed Chair Jerome Powell awoke from his haze, halting 2018’s robo-rate hiking habit. At least for 2019. More or less. Score one for Trump vs Fed.
Dovish FOMC report rescues stocks from a nasty Wednesday setback
The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy NASDAQ, down earlier, have broken back into the green zone. The reason: Today's FOMC report was clearly dovish.
Low employment numbers hit Friday stocks. More negatives to come?
he alleged reason for Friday's market downdraft: February’s surprisingly low employment numbers. Just 80,000 US workers landed new jobs last month.