Investors unnerved by claims against the chairman. This is a Bloomberg Markets asia. Taking a look at the markets and investors really checking themselves, taking money off the table and there is plenty to take off the table after equities had one of their best starts to any year. In 2018,he most so far and that negativity is trickling through, a lot of it coming from the selloff. 2. 7,d the 10 year pushing and that level is creating nerves when it comes to contagion. Take a look at the early asian sessions, the nikkei 225 just off. Topics also turning lower. Singapore lower ahead of the open. Thenoble group, one of biggest movers, really taking after investors restructuring the debt. The company saying the commodity trader will be safe from bankruptcy, but control will be handed over to creditors and essentially wiping out current shareholders in no ball. A lot of what has been happening with appreciation is down to dollar weakness. That is all seemingly changed in the last 34 hours w
Year this all has been happening as treasury yields started to pick up yesterday that kicked off the concerns the twoyear treasury yesterday topping 2. 16 . That was the highest level since september 8, 2008. You can see the twoyear this morning, yields have come back down a bit 2. 108 the tenyear is where the focus was yesterday. The yield there nearing 2. 73 . That yield backed off a bit, too. We will see the last meeting of fed chair janet yellen today at the fomc nice stories about janet yellen today the finale here as jay powell gets ready to begin february 1st. Some big stories were watching this morning jpmorgan saying that jamie dimon will stay in his role for about five more years. That time frame could suggest hes not planning on running for Political Office which has been speculated about for some time we talked to him about that last week in davos on this show the bank is promoting daniel pinto and gordon smith to copresident s and coos pinto oversees Corporate Investment b
The impact on the markets. Fed chair jay powell steeping out on cap hill. He signals the fed will keep raising rates. On that note lets go to senior economics reporter Steve Liesman for more highlights. Thanks very much. Yeah, fed chairman Jerome Powell in his first testimony before Congress Says that he doesnt believe this is going to happen, but one of the risks out there is an overheating of the economy. And he opened the door in a very subtle way to a possible fourth rate hike. Saying, you know what, the economy is strong. Weve had fiscal stimulus. His view on the economy strengthening as well. Heres what he said. Weve seen fiscal policy become more stimulative. So, i think each of us is going to be taking the developments between since the december meeting into account and writing down our new rate path as we go into the march meeting i wouldnt want to prejudge that. Heres what jpmorgan says about that economy todays comments appear to open the door for others on the committee to
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One of the big ripple effects is utilities. Take a look at this chart behind me were seeing the death cross thats what some technicians call it when the shorter term 50day moving average of a stock or etf falls below longer term trend, the 200day average were seeing it with the excel, the spdr sector utility, xlu this does not portend bad things but something to Pay Attention to its not the only that were keeping an eye on. Were seeing some action play out in some parts of the market. Namely in the real estate stocks the vanguard reit index is sinking down to multiyear lows. As we take a look at whats happening with this, its already in correction territory, off about 10 plus the highs we saw a couple years ago well take a look at another part thats perhaps a brighter spot while all these guys are making these multiyear lows, one thats not is the consumer staple sector. This is actually just a stones throw away from alltime highs would you believe it or not, more than half of the index