Dropping below the s p 500 dividend yield which is crazy. You can make more money on the yield on the s p 500 than on the 30 year. Unfortunately the algorithms are utilizing global yields as the correlation to equities and that seems to happen from time to time. Remember prior to that it was the chinese currency any time that traded above a 7 Point Equities move lower. So youre looking at global yields and youre basically understanding that protectionism doesnt exist in global asset pricing. What do you mean . Thats exactly what is going on right now so the United States is blessed with technology. The United States is blessed with low energy. Zero versus the rest of the world. Correct but why is that becky . Because we are seen as the best economy globally and thats where i see protectionism doesnt exist in asset pricing the rest of the world is just driving capital here. So you can see bond yields coming down precipitously but still see it being something that doesnt drag the stock m
Thats where were going to start, because thats where the pain was being felt, but now services green, financials green, tech green, health care is green, as well. We were going to say tech was mostly lower, the gain in nvidia not enough, but as we said, the situation continues to change which is why we have to watch this final stretch is closely. Our talk of the tape, when will stocks stabilize . Are they in the process of doing that. Is tomorrows jobs report the key . Do we have to wait for earnings or beyond that. Lets ask the Wharton School professor Jeremy Siegel who joins us from philadelphia. Always good it see and talk to you. Good to see you, scott. You know, market is changing and a lot of people are concerned were in the most of moving lower because rates move higher. How concerned are you right now . Well, i think there should be no question now that fed should be done. Weve had almost 50 basis points of tightening on the long end since last meeting and by the way, tightenin
At 4,994, close to 5,000 obviously. At 1,249 is where you find the russell. Bob pisani is at the New York Stock Exchange. Janet yellen is giving her prepared speech in cleveland. Have we seen any kind of reaction in the stock or bond markets . It didnt have to be because the whole world gapped up at the open. I would say modest reaction but no big surprises in her commentary. Important thing is what happened overnight. Were 51 almost advancing to declining stocks. Its been that way almost the whole morning. Tech materials, consumer staples, financials, all the riskon group here everything is up 1 because the whole world went up 1 . The s p 500, we gapped up 20 points at the open. Thats really rare folks. Thats 1 right at the open. That was on greece. We surged overnight when the details on the greece talks came out and they were offering concessions, at least from the greek side. It even happened more strongly in germany. We had a 2 gap up in germany. You can see the Straight Line ther
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