August Outlook: Month’s Highlights Include Key Earnings Reports, Fed’s Jackson Hole Trip
Sometimes it seems like the Fed’s the centerpiece for investors every month, like a big turkey on Thanksgiving. Everything else tends to get a bit overlooked, like the candied yams your aunt brings every year that just receive a polite taste.
Kai Volatility’s Cem Karsan Unpacks Implications Of Fed Taper, Shift To Fiscal Policy And More
What implications do record valuations and the growth of derivatives markets have on the future of policy, the economy and financial markets?
In answering that, Benzinga chatted with the founder and senior managing partner at Kai Volatility Advisors, Cem Karsan.
Packed Earnings Week Begins, With Apple, Amazon, Facebook Among Companies Reporting
Welcome to a week that might offer something for everyone.
The next few days include earnings from four of the five “FAANG” companies and one-third of the S&P 500 overall. There’s also a Fed meeting, and Congress could be making progress on an infrastructure bill. Get ready for possible volatility amid all this news.
Monday’s Market Minute: Risk-Off To Begin The Week…
Let’s take a market minute to get ahead of what you should be keeping an eye on.
Snap, Twitter Earnings Impress, Potentially Setting Table For Facebook Next Week
Last Friday was when the bottom began to fall out. A week later, things feel very different as earnings continue to hold the day.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Turns 125
The Dow turned 125 in May, but it’s hardly in a retiring mood. The oft-cited stock index originated during a time when smokestacks and slaughterhouses dominated the American economy, but today’s Dow very much reflects our digital age. Plus, everyone knows what it is and what it stands for, said Jamie Farmer, chief commercial officer with S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Bond Market Pricing In At Least One Interest Rate Hike In 2022
One of the biggest fears among investors so far in 2021 has been that higher-than-expected inflation could prompt the Federal Reserve to act sooner and more aggressively with tightening measures, including potential interest rate hikes.
Covid Back In Headlines As Cases Ramp Up, Pushing Travel Stocks, Multinationals Lower
A ramp-up in new Covid cases is bringing fear that we may take a step backward here, weighing on stocks to start the week. Wall Street continues to show signs of tracking the bond market, and bond yields posted fresh five-month lows this morning.