Matthew Krumholz

MARKETS TODAY Dec 5 (Vica Partners) – The U.S. indexes all fell Monday following Friday’s stronger-than-expected wages data and today, U.S. services sector activity report is keeping pressure on the Fed to further tighten monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 483 points. The S&P 500 declined 1.79%, and the Nasdaq declined 1.93%. Key … Read more

MARKETS TODAY Dec 2 (Vica Partners) – The U.S. indexes were mostly flat Friday following the stronger-than-expected growth in jobs and wages data. The probability of a 75-basis point hike at the Fed’s December meeting rose today to 30.1% vs. the 21.8% yesterday, keeping pressure on the Fed to further tighten monetary policy. The Dow … Read more

MARKETS TODAY Dec 1 (Vica Partners) – The U.S. indexes finished Thursday mixed, with the Dow and S&P 500 falling after data showed that consumer spending rose sharply in October and job growth in November remaining strong. Today markets pricing in a 79% chance that the Fed will increase its key benchmark rate by 50 basis … Read more

MARKETS TODAY Nov 30 (Vica Partners) – U.S. stocks up on the last day of November as stocks rise following Powell’s comments and that U.S. private-sector job growth slowed from October however third-quarter U.S. GDP did come in higher than what economists expected. Markets already had been pricing in about a 65% chance that the … Read more

MARKETS TODAY Nov 29 (Vica Partners) – U.S. stocks closed mostly lower Tuesday as the Dow gained a mere 3 points following Monday’s selloff.  Traders await both Jerome Powell’s remarks on economy and a slew of reports out later this week that could spark renewed worries among investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3 … Read more

MARKETS TODAY Nov 28 (Vica Partners) – U.S. stocks pulled back Monday on Federal Reserve remarks on inflation and protests across China against the country’s zero-Covid policy which both renewed worries among investors about the outlook for growth. The S&P 500 fell 1.54% as of 4 p.m. ET and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost … Read more

MARKETS TODAY Nov 23 (Vica Partners) – The Dow rose 153 points, or 0.45% to 34,347, it’s the third consecutive session of gains. The S&P 500 finished flat 0.03% at 4,026. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.52% to 11,226. U.S. stocks closed mixed Friday, in soft market volumes, as investors looked to the start of … Read more

MARKETS TODAY Nov 24 (Vica Partners) – US Markets closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday Asian shares gained Thursday as US Markets are beginning to price in that the Fed will slow and pause interest rate hikes in order to protect the economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.0% to finish at 28,383.09. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 … Read more

MARKETS TODAY Nov 23 (Vica Partners) – The S&P 500 up +0.59% as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 96 points, or +0.28%, to 34,194. The tech based Nasdaq up +0.99%. Markets gain in Wednesday trading session with all 3 key stock market indexes up, the 10-year Treasury yield down at … Read more

MARKETS TODAY Nov 22 (Vica Partners) – The S&P 500 up +1.36% as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 398 points, or +1.18%, to 34,098. The tech based Nasdaq up +1.36%. Markets gain in Tuesday trading session with all 3 key stock market indexes up, the 10-year Treasury yield down at 3.762%, … Read more