Daily Investment Interpretations
Thursday, June 7, 2012
2012-6-7:
(Thursday Night): The
markets leaped today and then fell, to close mixed: Wall Street's rally fizzles;
Stock rally fades as Bernanke kills stimulus buzz. The NASDAQ Composite closed
down 13.70
points
(-0.48%) to end at 2,731.02. The Dow added
0.14
points
(-0.01%)
to close at 12,460.96; the S&P 500
advanced 7.32 points
(0.57%)
to settle at 1,314.99. Oil ended the day at 83.01: Oil ends higher, but supply data cap gains;
gold logged off at 1590: Gold falls after Bernanke, China rate cut.
The VIX dropped 0.44
to 21.72.
"Dow steps back from an earlier triple-digit
advance while Nasdaq and S&P see day's gains vanish."
"U.S. stocks ended mixed Thursday,
trimming gains from earlier in the day, as comments from Ben Bernanke
tempered hopes for immediate stimulus by the Federal Reserve. More".
The markets were looking for follow-through today and
they didn't get it. Looking at the charts, I would expect further market
erosion tomorrow. In our headline-driven market environment, I'd want to
be in cash in case any wicked surprises show up over the weekend.
Marketwatch says:
Fed keeps its guard up.
Fed's
Fisher: China must open financial sector.
30-year mortgage at 3.67%
Jobless claims fall
Todd Harrison writes that Deflation is elephant in room.
China's central bank cuts interest rates
Rate cuts across the globe.
Germany and France can’t afford euro-zone bailout
Fitch cuts Spain credit rating to BBB
Kevin Marder gives us 3 reasons to like this rally
David Callaway avers that Obama’s following me; and the bull is back
Darrell Delamaide writes that it's Time to start throwing money at euro crisis
State of the Markets articles include:
Looking Ahead to Friday's Market
Technical
Talk: Bulls Looking For Follow-Through
Bernanke Says Fed Stands Ready if Economy Threatened "Fed
Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered testimony on Capitol Hill saying that the
Federal Reserve stands ready to help protect the economy and the financial
system if... ... Read
More »"
Can Hope Continue To
Prevail? "After the near 10% correction (the S&P 500
fell -9.936% on a closing basis to be exact) that occurred from April 1 through
Friday, it is safe to say that there wasn't a whole lot of hope in the market.
No, as of Monday morning, reality had become the dominant force. As in the
reality that almost all of the economic reports in the U.S. had come in WTE
(weaker than expected). As in China's economy was no longer growing at a 10%
rate. And as in the reality that there wasn't going to be ... Read
More »"
Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index Improves
Report: Spanish Banks Will Need 40 Billion Capital Infusion
Spanish Bond Auction Raises Maximum
EU Says No Bank Rescue Plan For Spain in Works
Market futures are modestly (~⅓ %) lower tonight.