Dow rose 40, advancers over decliners 2-1 & NAZ added 30. The MLP index rose fractionally to the 264s & the REIT index gave back 5+ to the 329s. Junk bond funds fluctuated & Treasuries were flat with the yield on the 10 year Treasury holding at 3.08%. Oil slid below 71 & gold was off 1 to 1288 after yesterday's big decline.
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Stocks cautious as North Korea tensions weigh on markets
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Not too much going on stock market after North Korea appears to be pulling out of its talks with the US. As usual in these situations, it's all fluid. Higher interest rates are real & that is getting thru to traders. But they are shrugging off that news today. The Dow still has a good rise in May, shown below. The future remains fuzzy with all that is going on, especially the trade talks.
Dow Jones Industrials
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| CL=F | Crude Oil | 70.91 | -0.40 | -0.6% |
| GC=F | Gold | 1,290.60 | +0.30 | +0.0% |
Stocks were flat, with traders
following Treasury yields, as well as the latest economic data reports & corp earnings. North Korea canceled a
high-level meeting with South Korea over US-South Korean
military drills & says it has no interest in the summit with Trump if
it's going to be a "one-sided" affair where it's pressured to give up
its nukes. The latest reading on the housing sector was released, which
showed home-builder permits fell 1.8% in Apr to a 1.35M rate
while housing starts dropped 3.7% in Apr to a 1.29M rate.
Other economic data included US industrial capacity which rose to 78
in Apr from a revised 77.6 in Mar. Stocks fell yesterday, ending the Dow's 8-day winning streak as a
mixed earnings reports & rising Treasury yields
weighed on the market. The benchmark Treasury yield steadied today after climbing above 3% yesterday to hit its highest mark in 7 years, potentially raising borrowing costs for consumers &
businesses. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was steady after climbing to a 7-year high on yesterday. In commodities, gold was lower, even after closing at its lowest price of the year on yesterday. Oil futures were also lower.
Stocks cautious as North Korea tensions weigh on markets
US builders broke ground on fewer apartment
buildings last month, pushing overall home construction down 3.7%
from Mar. The Commerce Dept said
that housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate
of 1.29M in Apr, lowest since Dec. Apartment construction
tumbled 12.6% to 374K. Construction of single-family homes
blipped up 0.1% to 894K. Still,
housing starts are up 10.5% from Apr 2017 on a 7.2%
increase in single-family homes & a 19.1% surge in apartments. Home
construction has grown steadily since the housing crash hit bottom in
2012. The pace of homebuilding is still below its long-run average of
about 1.5M a year, which has led to a shortage of homes on the
market. Millennials are increasingly moving out on their own to buy
their own homes. Demand for housing is strong despite an uptick in
mortgage rates: The rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate home loan
is 4.55%, up from 4.05% a year ago. In
Apr, housing starts fell 16.3% in the Midwest, 12% in
the West & 8.1% in the Northeast. They rose 6.4% in the
South. Building permits, an indicator of future construction, fell 1.8% in Apr to a seasonally adjusted 1.35M rate.
US home building slides 3.7% in April
Macy’s shares soared after the company
released its latest quarterly results, which surpassed expectations, as
the company experienced double-digit growth in its digital business
while same-store sales blew past expectations. The better-than-expected results prompted the retailer to hike its full-year 2018 forecast. EPS was 48¢ (adjusted), topping
the estimate for 37¢ on revenue of $5.54B, also beating the
estimate for $5.36B. In the year-ago period, Macy's reported an adjusted EPS of 24¢ on revenue of $5.34B. Same-store sales on an owned basis grew 3.9% &
by 4.2% on an owned-plus-licensed basis, well above the
consensus for a same-store sales increase of 0.7%. Macy's
announced that it will end its joint venture with China’s Fung
Retailing, but will remain on Alibaba Group (BABA)
Tmall platform & social media channels. The
company said that most of the
benefits of its strategic initiatives will be seen in H2. Macy's increased its fiscal 2018 EPS expectations 20¢ to $3.75-$3.95, excluding
certain charges. Sales are expected to range from a 1% decline to a
0.5% increase from $24.8B last year compared to the prior call
for a decline of 0.5%-2%. Full-year same-store sales on an owned-plus-licensed are expected to be up 1%-2%. The stock shot up 1.85 (6%).
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Macy’s easily beats forecasts, lifts full-year expectations
Not too much going on stock market after North Korea appears to be pulling out of its talks with the US. As usual in these situations, it's all fluid. Higher interest rates are real & that is getting thru to traders. But they are shrugging off that news today. The Dow still has a good rise in May, shown below. The future remains fuzzy with all that is going on, especially the trade talks.
Dow Jones Industrials
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