The dollar index stronger by about 0. 3 . We are not back at the previous strength. Just one stock to watch, d. R. Horton. If though Goldman Sachs upgraded the homebuilders, it actually put a sell rating on d. R. Horton. Eurodollar, you mentioned what was happening with the bloomberg dollar index. You can see that reflected in the euro. Negative by 0. 4 . The relative growth story out of other side of the atlantic looking quite different at the moment. Weve had some bad german data today when it comes to manufacturing. Initially after the payroll number came out, we spike higher. We since faded that move here and the german tenyear. We are back to flat. Just went to quickly show you what is happening with the brent market as well. A big move over the last few minutes as we start to get details from the opec meeting. We are going to get a 500,000 barrel a day cut, but it looks like saudi is going to shoulder the bulk of that, which probably means this is more of a real cut than the mark
That is pleasing most investors. Isnt stocks soaring. Sent stocks soaring. We are certain to be speaking yields. The10 year in u. S. Surface we are rotating towards a more defensive bias. The food and beverage sector is the outperforming sector. These are attaching a bid once again. The car sector is down today. Those sectors have done really, really well over the last few sessions, as we have seen the risk on rally really get into gear. The german tenyear, a potential bid with two basis points, as you can see, on the move. We are down, that means bond prices are moving up. What we are seeing today is a move against some of the emergingmarket currencies. The ruble is on offer, the South African currency is on offer. You are seeing that around the world. These look a little flat, but actually i think it is probably a risk off five into the markets. Charles evans says that the u. S. Economy is in a good place. In an interview with tom keene he said that the fed has engineered and accommo
Climbing ill tell you how its done. Market reached unheard of levels by triumphing over the concerns that caused Money Managers to stay on the sidelines to buy lower prices often hear we climb a wall of worry to get to exhausted levels but today we just didnt scale a wall but beached and busted through mine fields, force fields and cauldrons of boiling oil. This is a quite bull market. Tonight i want to go over obstacles weve overcome amazing list, outside of president on twitter seems to be celebrating is down. Challenges conquered thats a graphic obstacle number one, impeachment. I told you wouldnt matter to stock market based on bill clinton. Buying opportunity, not selling. But sitting president incredibly pro business and House Democrats are trying to take him down and stock market is ignoring whole process, maybe should impeach all president s works out for the averages obstacle number two, recession fears. Job growth is still robust versus the historical norm but over the summer
Prompted money guys to were in his camp. Neil the dow up 250 points. Edward lawrence what might be the fierce of all this an extended trade war. Reporter the president in almost a News Conference before he left, uploaded some very critical thoughts about a trade deal with china. Listen. Were talking with china. Were not ready to make a deal. Well see what happens. Weve been hurt by china for 25, 30 years, nobody has done anything about it. We have no choice but to do what were doing. Reporter the president upping the ante and pressure on the chinese economy. He says no u. S. Cop will do business with huawei. That will halt of process of 35 Companies Going through for a special license to sell to huawei. The u. S. Labeled china a currency manipulator. The yuan hovering seven to one with the dollar lessening impact on tariffs. The president doesnt want to artificially weaken the dollar but believes he needs more help from the Federal Reserve. We have virtually no inflation in our country
Senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs will come to order. Today is a hybrid format. Our witnesses are in this person but members have the option to appear in person or virtually to consider the nominations of dr. Lael brainard to be vice chair of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve system. And acting director Sandra Thompson to be director of the federal Housing Finance agency. Its amazing what a difference a year makes. We have today safe and effective vaccines that are saving lives, that are getting people back to work. 207 million americans have fully vaccinated. In 2021 we added 6. 4 million new jobs, more in any year since 1939. Workers are demanding raises. Theyre finally getting them. Theyre changing jobs at record rates because people finally have some options. The past year has illustrated our economy works best when it works for everyone, not just wall street, not just the top 1 . Everyone. Whether you punch a clock or raise children or care for an