S&P 500 FINANCIALS INDEX
| Value 198.15 | Change -1.04 | % Change -0.5% |
The Alerian MLP Index jumped 6 to 297+ while the Dow Jones REIT Index fell 1 to the 198s. MLPs received a nice mention in the link below. Junk bond funds rebounded after yesterday's selling, up 1% or so. The VIX has had a bumpy time of it in the last month (shown below), but it has settled down in the last week. However, 30 still qualifies as a high reading from nervousness. Today it dropped ½ to the 29s. Treasuries continued weak, taking the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond up 4½ basis points to 3.38% (another sign of easing fears, at least for the moment).
Bottom Up Stock Analysis For MLPs Yields Key Stocks For 2010 And 2011 From Swank Group: Specialty Refiner And Growth Oriented Pipeline Two Key PicksWall Street Transcript
Alerian MLP Index --- 1 month
Dow Jones REIT Index -- 1 month
VIX --- 1 month
Oil had a good day, but remains range-bound while gold slipped again. The weak € has not been helping either Treasuries or gold, unusual.
| CLN10.NYM | ..Crude Oil Jul 10 | ..74.42 | .. 1.56 ......(2.1%) |
| GCM10.CMX | ..Gold Jun 10 | ..1,208.00 | .. 12.60 ......(1.0%) |
The group of 20 central banks (G-20) are delaying their withdrawal of emergency stimulus as Europe’s debt crisis shakes financial markets & threatens to hinder the global recovery. G-20 countries began talks to identify investor reaction to Europe’s indebtedness as a hurdle to higher interest rates. It's anticipated that the countries are less eager to tighten given uncertainties in the global economic recovery. The European $1T bailout financing will be discussed, the package hasn’t been enough to pacify investors concerned sovereign debt is the biggest threat to the recovery from last year’s global slump. Central banks are concerned the biggest threat to the recovery is banks ceasing to lend & financial markets freezing as happened in 2008, rather than weaker European demand. Stay tuned for announcements over the weekend.
•G-20 Central Banks Delay Stimulus Exit as Europe Debt Woes Rattle Markets
The graph below shows the fall of the € in the last 3 months, pretty dramatic. The decline over the last 5 years is more disturbing. This loss is what the finance ministers are fighting. Today the € sank to $121½, not good.
Euro (€) -- 3 months
Euro (€) -- 5 years
As usual at this time of the month, markets are trying to guess what the unemployment report will show tomorrow. Estimates for the gain in jobs ranges from 200K- 700K+, quite a range. My guess is that 500K+, at a minimum, is already baked into the markets. Less would be disappointing. The G-20 meeting also has the power to shake markets one way or the other.
Dow Jones Industrials -- 1 month
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