Still waiting for the French Market and the German Market to really get into their stride perhaps this morning. he british pound up around 0. 3 as we hone in on december 12. The Options Market is currently adjusting itself around that kind of timing. The dollar index is down by around 01 . 1 . s look at 0. Lets get a look at the sector perspective. And the outer space, what is good for one company doing m a might be bad for another. Financials looks to be an area of red, as does health care. A couple of areas of green coming through their but essentially read in both of those, as is staples. Utilities and staples looks to be fairly green. That looks a bit defensive on of what we are seeing here from sectors. One of the sectors we have focused in on a lot is the auto sector of course. The vw share price is trading higher, up by 1. 9 . There was no change in revenue on margin guidance from vw. Weve been speaking to the vw ceo, that is frank witter, about the cut to the forecast. Frank ma
Certainly the same as it had been in the past the labor market remains strong. Economic activity is rising as a moderate rate, these are the same phrases used in the prior statement in september job gains, Unemployment Rate has remained low Business Investment and exports both have weakened the fed says. Inflation remains below the 2 target the fed says a sustained expansion, stronger labor market and inflation near the target are the most likely outcomes uncertainties about this outlook remain one more time, let me go over the phrasing that the fred changed here before the fed said it would monitor the implications of incoming information for the Economic Outlook and act as appropriate to stay in the expansion. Now the fed is saying it will monitor the implications for the Economic Outlook as it assesses the appropriate path of the funds rate, guys, back to you. Why is that an important distinction, steve i think one has been used its been taken by the market to mean a rate cut is com
Weak. In the two statements two fed precedents dissented, kansas city president Esther George and boston president rosengren dissented that is the third time they both dissented. Jim bullard did not dissent on decision. He thinks this is where the fed needs to be with the 25 basis point cut. He believes this is enough. He wanted since last meeting, he want ad 50 basis point cut. This time he got the level he believes. Fed lowered rate on excess reserves to accompany rate cut is 1. 55 . The big news, the Federal Reserve cutting the federal funds rate quarter of a point but signaling a pause for future rate cuts, changing act as apappropriate to assess going forward. Charles edward, thank you. Here to discuss key words and phrases from powell to be impact on this market, former dallas fed advisor Danielle Dimartino booth, paul schatz and former Jpmorgan Chase chief economist anthony chen. We have Katherine Rooney vera. I have to start with you, danielle. The dow is up four points. We wer
To 3. 6 . Despite the economic outlook, Federal Reserve chairman jay powell announced a rate cut. He took questions following the announcement. Good afternoon and welcome. My colleagues at the Federal Reserve and i are dedicated to serving the american people. We do this by steadfastly pursuing the goals that congress has given us. Maximum employment and stable prices. We are committed to making the best decisions we can based on facts and objective analysis. Today we decided to lower the Interest Rates for the third time this year. We took this step to help keep the u. S. Economy strong in the face of Global Developments and to provide insurance against ongoing risks. As i will explain shortly, the policy adjustments weve made since last year are providing and will continue to support meaningful support to the economy. We believe Monetary Policy is in a good place. The u. S. Economy is in its 11th year of expansion. The baseline outlook remains favorable. The overall economy is growin
Outperformance of a lot of these subsectors, you are looking at transports, small caps up almost 3 on the day. These other good signs we want to see. Obviously a lot of optimism that a deal between the u. S. And china is being worked out. A lot of this predicated on a couple of tweets i President Trump that seem to intimate that something is imminent. We dont know what, but right now that is enough for the market to rally on. In the bond market here, your 10 year yield 1. 75 . Keep in mind where we were it week ago today, about 21 basis points lower than that. Your three months10 year yield curve spread, we inverted back in may. We inverted for the First Time Since we inverted we uninverted for the first time today since may. Your dollar a little lower today. We will keep an eye on what is going on in the oil market. A little bit of negative news with regards to what we heard with that iranian tanker. Guy the pound trading sharply higher. Feels like a squeeze. Probably is a squeeze. We