Level. Toestors downright giddy get clarity on a biden transition and a wave of news on the covid vaccine. There is ambiguity about the unequal economy. Rise, Consumer Sentiment falls. Sentiment points pretty positively, though. Joe yeah, i mean, ok, we didnt hit record highs on the s p 500, so the fed has to cut rates. But the big picture is, yes, clearly this is a market with a lot of exuberance. Small caps, this is a part of the market that really lagged for several months even after the recovery began in the spring. They have been on a tear lately. Searching past the old record. So many names even on a day like today. Pause for the speculative euphoria. Caroline you look at the industries that have been so beaten up. Energy suddenly in the last five days absolutely killing it, no other way to describe it. It has fallen hard and fast. When it moves higher like this, it is not the almighty pull like big check, but energy financially catching some sort of break. Isgoes to show this ro
Expected treasury secretary nominee janet yellen. Americans expectations for the future even grimmer. With no fresh round of stimulus and covid cases surging, many people are not feeling so optimistic as we head into the holidays. One Positive Side of the economy is housing. Joe it was one of the early strong parts of the economy this summer and continues to show incredible momentum. The speed of Housing Price growth through multiple measures. Month over month, i think that is the fastest pace of home price growth ever. Sincet sequential growth 2013. I dont even know if that is a good thing. If you own a home, i guess that is good. If you are looking to buy a home, not great. Caroline there is always the haves and havenots in any story. Consumer confidence, we know that the u. S. Economy is determined by the strength of our desire to spend here. Consumer confidence was not looking so pretty. We had dana talking about the worry that there is in peoples minds, that they do not see the ma
Policy speech. The city faces rising infection rates and a clamp from beijing. Joe biden names his Foreign Policy and Security Team as he with to calm Relations International friends and foes. He says america is back ready to lead. Haidi lets look at the set up at the start of trading. We are seeing some green shoots at the open, about. 4 higher. Global stocks as well as asian stocks continuing to be on a tear. We are watching keenly for developments in kiwi assets, given we had the rbc releasing its semiannual stability report. This is pushing the kiwi dollar higher. U. S. Ashed through . 70 yesterday and we are seeing expectations of negative rates dissipate even further. Unlovedtors rotate into areas, it may not mean the end of things that have been successful so far. John praveen is Portfolio Manager for qma. He joins us on the phone from new york. We are talking about what happens to big tech given the rotation trade gaining a more solid footing. Is it the behavioral changes, chan
Caroline when it comes to markets, longterm optimism is winning out over shortterm fear. The seven day average in new covid cases, the u. S. Is claiming in every state. California governor kevin newsom says he is pulling the emergency brake. The dow at a record high, closing just shy of 30,000. S p 500 index at a record high. Rotation caps, we have into value and cyclical sectors. Right here, right now, companies are facing the covid reality. Luckily, the race is on free vaccine. Joe last monday it was pfizer. This monday, moderna expected. In itsefficacy preliminary analysis. They are also touting the ease of the logistics. Refrigerated temperature for 30 days. Vaccine has to be very cold. Shares rising more than 9 today. The good news is that light at the end of the tunnel continues to pile up. It means we have certain stocks on a complete tear. Carnival cruise. The reopening trade is back on. Airlines, boeing outperforming. Pfizer on the downside. Trade,yathome something that has do
Still have a crack at taking the senate, but with biden inching to the white house, what policymaking is the market baking in . Biden hasy rains, but taken many by surprise. Joe the real winner this week, not biden, not trump, the good old 6040 portfolio. Everybody had left it for dad not long ago. Theof the best weeks for 6040 portfolio in a long time. End of election volatility. We are not likely to get a big stimulus. The diversified investor wins again. Romaine another big winner on the week was anyone shorting volatility. Most volatility measures started to pick up. The idea that we were going to get a contested election, at least today it looks like we may get a result here. That seems to have settled the market a little bit here. Some clarity as to what congress will look like. Your main measures of market volatility, and bond market volatility, all moving forward. Keyline diversification is and Asset Classes for the year that have beaten all of them, crypto. Who would have thou