Nervous and seeking that safety. Now you have the 10 year yield higher. Over the long run, if that continues, that will actually be a headwind. Today you have to take it as a signal investors not wanting havens. , the new yorkand faang complex, the mega cap tech stocks, that is down 1 . That part of the market is still weighing on the s p 500 while you have the financials and the energy and some of the other cyclical sectors doing well. David talk about that faang index. Earlier you said the real story is not the index, it is what is going on with amazon. What is going on with them . Abigail there two day prime event was last week. If you look at the stocks from that event to today, almost in a correction, down nearly 10 from peak to trough. That is not a great sign. The stock is underperforming its peers by about 5 during that same time. If you have a stock coming out of a bullish event into an Earnings Report suggests that hiphop ahead. Hiccup ahead. A the company could be under pres
Sunday. Meanwhile we should note that this comes as joe biden is going to be attending a town hall on abc this evening. That is set to begin at 9 00 eastern. It comes as President Trump will also have a town hall at the 8 00 eastern our, and they will be on abc and nbc respectively. This is supposed to be the night of the debate, but that has been canceled. David dueling town meetings on two rival networks. Is there any reason to believe this information will interfere with that town hall meeting from joe biden tonight or with Kamala Harris being back on the campaign trail monday . Kevin no. They are saying theyre having rapid tests throughout several days, they test both of the candidates and staffers. President trump weighing in earlier today, saying he takes frequent tests but did not specify how many tests. David thank you so much to our chief washington correspondent. Every day bring some new development that may or may not affect the election. What are the markets telling us abou
Europe here. We initially saw quite a negative story coming out of europe. In the United States, maybe some stimulus talks helping propel the story a bit higher. The s p up by over 1 . The euro has come back. It is still negative on the day. We did have a 1. 16 handle. We now have a 1. 17 handle, but we have seen continuing dismal inflation data out of the eurozone. Yesterday was germany. Today it is france. A 0. 6 print. We get the final number friday. Alix totally different from the u. S. , in that we are able to generate some inflation. Christine lagarde with her strongest signal that the ecb will change its goal. She said it may be worth examining a strategy that allows inflation to temporarily rise above the target rate, similar to the feds shift. We need to thoroughly analyze the forces driving inflation dynamics today, and consider whether and how we should adjust our strategy in response. The anchoring of fixed rate expectations might have loosened. The wider discussion today i
The days to come. David we have heard that the president is still contagious. Him fromey isolate people around him . And how will he do the debate next week . He says he is going to do it. Are a lot ofre challenges with keeping somebody who is infected in a safe space and not creating danger to those around him. We have seen this with the the fda plans to work as quickly president when he was going into as possible and will not cut the residence last night when he scientific corners to rush a had taken off his mask. Vaccine. We note there were photographers around him at that point. Hurricane delta continues to it is going to be important that strengthen as it moves toward not only the president wear a the gulf of mexico. Forecasters say it is a dangerous category 4 storm with mask but that his staffers and Anyone Around him also wear them in addition to keeping the distance, at least six feet from him. We do not know how long the end virus that virus can be infectious and it is a poin
Internet stocks popping higher, even with netflix in the mix. The at the david at same time when the equity markets do not give us a clear picture, we look at things like debt, the 10 year yield on u. S. Government debt, and also the dollar. Is there some thought that stimulus may, in is that affecting the dollar and debt . Theail absolutely, that is bigger driver on the day. When we take a look at the 10 year yield bond, we have bonds lower, that tells us yields are climbing higher. We have the 10 year yield starting to pop out of the middle of a range. Should that continue, and it seems likely to press up closer to 1 , and of course that is coming on the narrative stimulus is around the corner at some point. Then the idea you will have yields continuing to climb. At what point does that spook investors for a variety of reasons . Earlier today it is 1. 5 . In june when the 10 year yield 1 ,allowed was around that is when stocks could be wobbly, selected be what we are seeing today on