NewsWare‘s Trade Talk

Yields Slip with Powell's Dovish Sentiment

Markets have taken hits this morning as traders assessed a growth slowdown in China and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s dovishness which comes despite a hawkish tilt across global central banks. Powell said it was too soon to scale back to monetary support even though inflation has risen faster than expected.

The 10 year US rate dropped to 1.33% and the dollar has weakened against haven currencies. Netflix (NFLX) has jumped in premarket on plans to expand into video games.

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Banks' Earnings Boost Markets Today

Markets are moving higher this morning as heavyweight banking companies continue to roll out earnings reports. Meanwhile, investors are still evaluating a surprise US inflation jump that stirred the debate on how long the Federal Reserve will maintain ultra-loose policy.

Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 are looking up this morning after US tech giant Apple was said to have prepped suppliers for a boost in next generation iPhone sales. On top of the releases that showed the the highest inflation since 2008, earnings reports from major banks like JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs were mixed.

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Traders Look Toward Bank Earnings to Gauge Inflation

Markets have paused a bit this morning as traders look toward key American inflation data and second quarter earnings reports from the world’s biggest banks, seeking for indicators as to whether the price spike has peaked.

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NewsWare's Trade Talk Monday July 12th

Monday Morning Markets Update - Futures are slightly lower but starting to turn ahead of the start of Earnings Season.

Stocks Rise and Bonds Rally

All in all markets have remained relatively steady this morning while treasuries have halted an eighth day rally fueled by concerns about global growth amid the spread of COVID-19 variants.

We’re seeing some fluctuation in Nasdaq this morning after a report that President Joe Biden’s taking aim at big tech by encouraging regulators to reinstate net neutrality rules.

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Rise in Delta Variant Brings Concern to Recovery

Markets sliding lower comes as a result of growing anxiety that the spread of COVID-19 variants will upend growth expectations, undoing popular reflation trades. The pandemic’s reach and death toll continues to grow and the World Health Organization is urging caution on reopenings globally.

Bonds are trading higher while third-year US treasury yields have touched their lowest level in five months as inflations expectations eased.

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Futures Positive as Traders Look Toward Fed Minutes

Investors are waiting for clues on policy makers' thinking on interest rates and stimulus, through the most recent Fed meeting minutes to be released today.

Didi Global extended its losses in the US after a Chinese crackdown on firms listing their shares abroad.

Elsewhere in markets, ten year treasury yields were steady after hitting February lows in the US hours. The dollar has remained flat agains major world currencies. Oil has continued gains amid the OPEC+crisis. In commodities, copper has declined while gold has advanced for a sixth day.

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Concerns for Oil Price War - Saudi Arabia and UAE Quarrel

Markets are steady moving into the new week with the dollar relatively unchanged and gold having risen for a fifth day. Ride hailing firm Didi plunged 20% in premarket after Chinese regulators ordered the removal of its platform from app stores just days after its US listings.

Oil has jumped to a six year high after a fight between Saudi Arabia and the UAE  brought an end to OPEC+ supply talks and Saudi raised the price tag per barrel. On thing to consider about all of this is that the risk of conflict escalating into a price war could hamper the global economic recovery and add to inflationary pressures. This could even become a way to strengthen the Federal Reserve’s case for tightening policy as the risk of oil at $100 a barrel is something that could make for an edgy market.

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Bonds Rise Ahead of Payroll Reports

Markets are relatively unchanged while treasuries have gained this morning as traders await American employment data likely to be positive considering the advances that have been made in vaccinations. As employment improves and inflationary pressures build. The upcoming payrolls report will be seen as a gauge of how close the Fed is to tapering policy accommodation.

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Techs Lag, Dollar Strengthens

Markets have fluctuated between declines in tech stocks and gains in cyclical shares. The dollar has strengthened having one of its best months since March of last year. Treasuries have remained steady and oil has climbed ahead of an OPEC meeting to discuss output policy as well as Iranian nuclear talks.

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