It is hip to be square used to be at least. Lets check out u. S. Equity futures. Things are relatively flat and that isa good thing. A bit of a difference after the big swings weve seen. Right now dow futures up about 3, s p 500 up about 2, nasdaq up by 13. Of course this is after a done day for the m down day for the markets yesterday. Treasury yields are something to start paying attention to because we did see a pickup in treasury yields to the highest levels weve seen since june the ten year is yielding 0. 813 . And i know it doesnt seem like a lot, but it is the highest level weve seen in a while and there is so much that rides on that including mortgage pricing which has been a key part of what has been happening in the housing sector, a strong point in the economy so far. Lets get over to washington. Well talk about id call it a soap opera, but really it is a reality show and means a lot to so many millions before nancy pelosi says she is now optimistic that democrats may be abl
That this may reflect an extension of that stayathome trade weve been watching. Look at all the stocks popping early on those are all Companies People were giving up on even ten days ago when they felt the trade was the mike corbat trade. You recognize if you can do what some companies are doing, which are saying its up to you if you want to come back. I think now the onus is saying im not coming back. No way lets dig n get bin and get bet cybersecurity. Those are the stocks that are popping. I respect that from people who say i do not want to be back at that building. The pandemic is not done and the pandemonium has begun. What explains boeing up 1 , carnival up 2. 5 i assume were looking at hopes that these demonstrations and protests will not result in a further outbreak of the virus, and that these epicenter stocks will continue to outperform. We keep betting you have to have it. Its been seven days now the incubation period, theres a lot of news stories saying the new strain is ou
And it just got a hunl buy call. Well debate in our call of the day. Halftime report starts right now. All right, welcome. Good to have you on this wednesday. Our Investment Committee, jon and pete, anastasia is the global strategist at jpmorgans private bank rich, one of barrens top 100 Financial Advisers we begin with the late e on the markets. Stocks are higher again hour the dow is barely holding on to a gain as are the major averages the nasdaq did a new record even as the house stands to impeach a sitting president for the third time in the history of this country. Well get to d. C. In a moment, but lets begin with the surge rick, you want to take a stab at the sector that keeps marching higher 70 is a new Record Facebook tops 200. Adobe. Nvidia, lamb research, all hitting new highs. Every investment portfolio has to have tech stocks its a part of the market and its important to have them for a lot of characteristics number one, theyre generating large amounts of Free Cash Flow.
It is not but we are thrilled to have you here lets take a look at where the u. S. Equities are. Dow up by about 72 points. With these gains, the dow would actually erase the loss for the week at these levels s p up about eight points. S p up around 7. 5. Youll see the 10year note is yielding 1. 716 Global Markets continue to follow the headlines learning trade talks between u. S. And china are set to resume october 10 sources say Vice President premier lu will represent the delegation weve had lower level things happen but this is the next big event. Its the back drop amazing. Trump keeps plugging away. There is so many Business News headlines i think Portfolio Managers are losing sight we are coming up on the quarter. The dollar rally but most of the conversations im having right now, it centers on the Fourth Quarter of last year everyone is reflecting upon it and thinking to themselves basically, you go into the Fourth Quarter of a Football Game with a 207 lead and end up losing 272