Brussels, France, and the Stockholm markets manage to go green…Asian markets end lower
Comments »Monthly Archives: August 2011
Flash: US Futures Knifing Lower Again
First we were down 300, then up 300. Now we are down 78.
Comments »German Markets are Down Another 5%
Make that 23% in a week.
Comments »Heng Seng Closes Down 5.7%
Hardly inspiring.
Comments »Flash: European Indices Plunging Lower
Dax down 3%+, FTSE -3.5%
Comments »Italian/Spanish CDS Drop
Spanish down 17bps to 332 and Italian down 10bps to 329
Comments »Flash: European Indices Off 2%+
So much for that relief rally. It lasted about 15 minutes. All european indices are now sharply lower, with the FTSE100 down 2.3%
Comments »Flash: US Futures Moderating as European Indices Dive Lower
Dow futures are up 52 now, up from -300, but down from recent highs of +300. Crazy indeud.
European stocks opened sharply higher; but are now diving lower, with the FTSE off more than 2.5%.
Comments »Yields on Italian 10 yr Continues to Ease
Now at 5.16%
Comments »Volatility Grips Europe; Indices Reverse Lower
After opening higher, most European indices are now in the red, with England leading the way lower by 1.1%.
Related: Dow futures are moderating, now +146.
Comments »Flash: Dow Futures Up 300
That’s a 600 point reversal from the lows aka a face ripping short squeeze rally.
Comments »Rumor: Fed to Announce Massive QE Program Tomorrow
Perhaps lending to the sharp reversals in world markets and US futures.
Comments »Flash: France, Italy and Spanish Markets Open Higher
Flash: US Futures Are Exploding to the Upside
Dow futures are now +110, up from -300.
Comments »FLASH: NASDAQ FUTURES TURN GREEN
U.S. futures are reversed steep losses of more than 3%, currently in the green by 1 on the Nasdaq and 8 on the Dow.
UPDATE: They are back down 9.5 and 48 on the Dow. It’s a very thin and volatile futures market right now, but still well off the lows.
Comments »Blackrock Australia: Selling Bonds and Gold to Buy Stocks
“Gold and bonds are doing really, really well and we’re making profits on them and putting these into the asset classes that are getting cheaper and cheaper, which are definitely equities,” Sydney-based Holt said in an interview.
Comments »NIKKEI Closes Off by 1.68%
Significantly off the lows.
Comments »Spanish and Italian Spreads Narrow versus Germany
Italian 10 yr yields now 5.28% and Spanish 10 yr yields are 5.34%, both down almost a full percentage point over the past week.
Comments »Alert: Asian Markets in Full Rally Mode
Hong Kong -750
ASX ORD +34
ASX +46
NIKKEI -190
All significantly off the lows.
Related: Dow futures are down 104 now, up from down 300.
Comments »Marc Faber: “Stocks Are Incredibly Oversold” (video)
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