Market Commentary

Global government bond yields extended their climb with the US 30-year reaching the highest point since 2011 and other benchmarks returning to

Will trading in option contracts known as zero days to expiration (ODTE) become the bane of the markets?  Goldman wrote yesterday “a flurry of trading in ODTE caused the S & P 500 to slide about 0.4% in 20 minutes.”  Goldman stated there is not

It is widely believed the Fed is near the end of its tightening campaign, a campaign that has sent rates logarithmically higher from 0.00% in March 2022 to

Second quarter GDP rose at a 2.4% annualized rate, above the consensus view of 1.8%.  The GDP deflator rose at a 2.2% rate, well below the consensus of 3.0% and the core rate was 3.8% also below

Trading was muted yesterday ahead of earnings from two tech mega caps—MSFT and GOOG– and the Fed meeting.

Markets were bifurcated yesterday as both TSLA and NFLX profit reports were disappointing.  The NASDAQ dropped about 2.3% and the Dow was up about 0.5%.  Markets were also spooked by

The debt ceiling is dominating today’s headlines.  House Speak McCarthy has gone on record saying that the limit on the government’s borrowing must be raised this week to avert a

The Fed appears to be splitting into two camps; one to pause and the other not to pause. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard is backing two more interest rate hikes in 2023. His Minneapolis colleague Neel Kashkari says next month is a

Equites were again mixed as all were parsing comments about the prospects of a debt deal and latest Fed speak.

The headlines about the market’s reaction to the debt ceiling debate are conflicting.  RBC writes “markets are betting on a rocky end to the debt ceiling debate roiling Washington, but if they are