Markets and Economy
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Closing Market Update
Stocks fell on rising crude prices amid Middle East tension and a rally in Treasury yields after Friday's hot jobs report. Cautious trading prevailed ahead of key inflation data.
Today's Options Market Update
Stocks are lower while bond yields and oil prices push higher on fears of heightened Middle East tensions.
Climbing Yields, Crude, and Dollar Hit Stocks
Stocks fell on rising crude prices amid Middle East tension and a rally in Treasury yields after Friday's hot jobs report. Cautious trading prevailed ahead of key inflation data.
Is China Investable Again?
Should China deliver sufficient stimulus to break the cycle of tightening fiscal policy, we may find China, and emerging markets, investable again.
Weekly Market Outlook
Chief Global Investment Strategist Jeffrey Kleintop's 90-second take on the markets for the week ahead.
Opening Market Update
Wall Street is on a four-week win streak but started Monday under pressure from rising yields, a rally in crude oil, and a strong dollar amid geopolitical and inflation concerns.
Looking to the Futures
Crude oil futures (/CLX24) finished Friday’s trading session in the green as ongoing Middle East tensions and improving U.S. Jobs data sparked buying interest in oil.
Making Sense of the Current Economic Cycle
Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders examine the current rate-cutting environment in the context of previous economic cycles.
Weekly Trader's Outlook
It's the economy, silly. Stocks push higher, with the S&P 500 less than 1% below all-time highs, following September's strong Nonfarm Payrolls report.
Jobs Data Lift Stocks, But Big Rate Cut Hopes Dim
Stocks soared on monster September jobs growth, though the same data sent odds of a 50-basis point rate cut next month to zero in futures trading. Inflation data ahead next week.