Bonds Rally as Weak Retail Sales Bolster Fed Bets: Markets Wrap

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(Bloomberg) – The bond market completed the week with solid profits, as retail sales on retail sales, which was reborn to cut federal bets.

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The gathering in the charges pushed the 10-year yield below 4.5%, with which the fifth round of the year is related to the longest nomination since 2021. S & P 500 hung near the high level of all times. The dollar has been hit freshly for 2025.

The US retail sale has fallen to a maximum of two years, indicating the sharp feedback from consumers in the 2024 closure costs costs. profit in December.

“Consumer mood report showed that people were nervous, and the weak number of today’s retail sales confirmed it,” said David Russell. “However, the resulting wreck is good news for Fed and the balance is slightly bent over the exchange rate cuts.”

In interactive brokers, Jose Torres says that a weak report of weak consumption is reopened by the possible nourishing reduction door of this summer, which wet the “piping heat” inflation earlier this week.

The S & P 500 was small. NASDAQ 100 added 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial average fell by 0.4%. Monday US markets will close for presidents’ day. Meta Platforms Inc. has grown for the 20th consecutive session. The Dell Technologies Inc. jumped on the news, it’s more than $ 5 billion server deal for Elo Musk XAI. Intel Corp. fell on Friday, but he had been closed in his best week since 2000.

The yield of 10-year treasures decreased from the point of five bases to 4.48%. Bloomberg Dollar Spot index fell by 0.3%.

“Consumers have suffered heavy after spending on the generous holiday season, but they were still ready to open their pocket books,” said Ellen Zent. “This suggests that households remain confident in the economy, even since the uncertainty of politics has risen.”

Gary Schlosberg Wales Fargo Investment Institute, the evidence of the slowdown is not enough to strengthen the last indicators of strengthening inflation and recycling the latest changes in expectations.

“Do consumers take a break?” said Bret Kenwell in Etoro. “Investors must be careful not to be too much important from one data point. However, weaker retail sales on growth or persistently high inflation is a burden on consumers and companies for us. It is too early to call it a tendency, but if that trend develops, it would be a worrying sign. “

 
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