Michael Sheldon
Michael Sheldon
Michael Sheldonis a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League...
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We're not seeing a lot of conviction, either by buyers or sellers, so far this week.
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Today, the markets once again pushed to new highs for the indices but the rally appears to have stalled. The likely culprit is that higher bond yields may finally be weighing on the minds of investors.
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Today's weak market performance is the result of some worse-than-expected earnings reports and a decline in the consumer confidence report.
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It's going to be an interesting week for the markets with a slew of economic and corporate news on tap.
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It's been a choppy few weeks. While the Dow and the S&P 500 have started to perform better, the Nasdaq is still below its 50-day moving average and its January highs.
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Once bond yields started moving higher again, investors reflected on the interest rate environment and decided to take profits off the recent highs.
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A further rise in oil prices and a retreat in Treasury yields could also create more headwinds for the market,
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Everyone expects the Fed to raise (a quarter point) and everyone wants to see if there is a change in the outlook that gives hints about future meetings.
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The bond market finally caught up with the stock market.
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Stock prices moved lower for most of the day, but closed off their lows after oil prices retreated. All in all, there was a lot of hesitation before the earnings by the two tech bellwethers.
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The fall has traditionally caused anxiety for investors and produced some big declines, particularly in late August and early September.
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The news from Cisco was disappointing for tech investors. The longer-term outlook was positive, but shorter term there were a few items in the report that unsettled.
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The news from Cisco was disappointing for tech investors,
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When all was said and done, the market showed its resilience once again, ... The market performed well despite today's extremely weak consumer sentiment number. Investors seem to be looking over a softer economy for the next few months towards a stronger economy to start 2006.