• It was another tumultuous day of trading on Wall Street as the Dow fell 597.65 points; the S&P, -1.55%; and the Nasdaq,-1.63%. 
• Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains center focus, driving crude oil over $100 a barrel and giving wheat and gold prices a boost.

• Markets provided some bounce back relief following remarks by Fed Chair Jerome Powell who testified on Capitol Hill.
• The Dow jumped 596 points, the S&P is up 1.86%, and the Nasdaq advanced 1.70%.
• Powell reassured the markets by saying that the Fed expects to make a 0.25% rate hike this month, enough to begin tackling inflation but not too big a hike to kill economic growth.

• Stocks slipped today with the Dow pulling back 96 points, the S&P falling a mere 0.53%, and the Nasdaq taking the hardest hit, down 1.46%.
• News of a third round of bilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia helped ease investors' fears who saw the prospects as neutral.
• Meanwhile, crude oil’s advance took a pause while other commodities like grains and various metals continued to move higher.

• Another wild day of trading in the books as stocks continue to move sharply lower to end the week..
• The Dow fell 179 points; the S&P, down 0.79%, and the Nasdaq ended the day lower by 1.41%.
• Overnight news of fighting near a nuclear power plant in the Ukraine—the largest power plant in Europe—spooked the markets.
• The jobs report delivered positive news of 678,000 news jobs in February with wages flat” on the month but up 5% year over year.

• Wall Street kicked off the week with another big plunge with the Dow declining 797 points, the S&P falling almost 3%, and the Nasdaq losing 3.75%.
• The war in Ukraine continues to inject uncertainty into the markets.
• Crude oil spiked to a 13 year high over $130 a barrel as the US considers a stand alone ban on Russian oil.

• Stocks staged a remarkable reversal after a tumultuous session with the Dow swinging 800 points before closing down only 184 points. The S&P lost 0.72%, and the Nasdaq ended lower by 0.39%.
• President Biden announced that the US will be banning all Russian oil imports.
• Unverified reports that Ukraine’s President Zelensky will be withdrawing the country’s request to join NATO, leading to a potential ceasefire, helped buoy market sentiment, reversing its plunge.

• The Dow rallied 808 points before closing up 653 points higher. The S&P rose 2.5% while the Nasdaq got a boost of 3.58%.
• The dizzying market action came in part from crumbling WTI crude oil prices, plunging 10% overnight as news that the UAE has agreed to possibly ramp up oil production to ease the supply shortage.

• Another choppy trading day minus the kind of volatility we’ve been seeing over the last few sessions, the Dow fell over 400 points to end the day down 112 points. The S&P fell almost half a percent while the Nasdaq ended the day lower by 1.10%.
• The latest CPI read on inflation came in at a 40 year high: 7.9% year over year.
• And this was before the Russia-Ukraine war, meaning before crude and other commodities began surging in price due to constrained supply.

• Wall Street capped off a downbeat week with more choppiness.
• The Dow, -229.88 points; the S&P, -1.30%; and the Nasdaq, -2.13%.
• The Dow is now riding a five-week losing streak; the most since May 2019.
• Selling accelerated across the markets after President Biden called on Congress to suspend normal trade with Russia, clearing the way for tariffs down the road (something markets tend to view unfavorably).

• Another early rally fizzled out mid session today.
• The Dow ended unchanged, the S&P down a mere 0.74%, and the Nasdaq fell the most by 1.92%.
• More chaos in the Ukraine added to the markets many layers of uncertainty including inflation, Fed rate hikes, and slowing global growth. 
• In short the fundamentals are beginning to look murkier by the day.

• Markets staged an impressive comeback, adding to the technical outlook that the markets may be finding a bottom.
• The Dow jumped 599 points; the S&P advanced 2.14%, and the Nasdaq got the biggest boost, up 3.16%.
• The day kicked off on a positive note when the February PPI came in lower than expected; in addition to this, crude oil prices collapsed due to China’s economic slowdown, easing fears of advancing inflation. 

• Markets continued the previous day’s rally with the Dow advancing 518 points. The S&P and Nasdaq were also up, 2.24% and 3.7% respectively.
• The positive kick off was the Federal Reserve’s 0.25% rate hike, which came at the level markets had already priced in.

• Stocks staged another remarkable rally this Thursday with the major averages finally breaking out a very tight trading range over the last couple of weeks.
• The Dow, +417.66 points; the S&P, +1.23%; the Nasdaq, +1.16%.
• The Energy sector led the charge, while banks were the biggest loser.
• The problem with today’s rally, however, was that the action was very choppy; in short, not a lot of buying conviction.

• Markets wrapped up another eventful week with strong gains.
• The Dow managed to gain 274 points; the S&P advanced 1.17%; the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 2.14%.
• Today, it was Tech stocks and Consumer Discretionary stocks that led the charge; the biggest loser was Energy.

• Markets ended the day relatively unchanged.
• Although stocks rallied for most of the morning session, it was Fed Chair Powell’s statement that took the markets down mid-day.
• Powell expressed a renewed sense of urgency over the longer-term threat of inflation; raising the possibility of a more aggressive rate hike program in the months to come.

• Stocks edged higher wiping out all of yesterday’s declines.
• The Dow sprung forward a solid 254 points; the S&P gained 1.13%; the Nasdaq ended up 1.94%.
• Yields of 2-year and 10-year Treasuries have also risen to levels not seen since 2019.

• Markets took a breather from an impressive rally as the Dow ended lower by 448 points; the S&P declined 1.23%; the Nasdaq, lower by 1.41%.
• 10-year yields are rising after Powell earlier in the week opened the door to a possible 50 basis point rate hike in the coming FOMC session.

• Stocks took another step forward, resuming its recovery from a one-day slip.
• The Dow, +349.44; the S&P, +1.43%; the Nasdaq, +2.20%.
• Today saw the lowest level in weekly jobless claims in more than 50 years spotlighted the tight labor market.
• Investors also gave some credence to the Fed’s idea of lifting rates several times in the coming months without doing much harm to workers.

• Rate fears and worries over oil supply disruptions contributed to the choppy market actions but overall, the markets continued their advance.
• The Dow rose 153 points with the S&P gaining half a percent, and the Nasdaq sliding a mere 0.08%.
• If you noticed, lately the stock market values have been reliant on oil prices; when oil goes up, stocks go down.
• Investors are looking forward to a deluge of data this coming week including new home prices, consumer prices, and the March jobs report,

• Stocks clawed their way up from their session lows with the Dow rising by 94.65 points, the S&P holding ground at 0.71%, and the Nasdaq making the largest strides at 1.58%.
• With only three days left in the quarter, the S&P is down only 4% which is remarkable considering the long list of uncertainties the market has been grappling with throughout the entire month.

• Wall Street found its boost today in positive news concerning bilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia.
• The Dow gained an impressive 338 points, the S&P rising 1.23%, and the Nasdaq advancing by 1.68%.
• Futures jumped on headlines saying that bilateral talks in Turkey were constructive and that Russia has agreed to scale down military activity in Northern Ukraine.

• The market rally took a pause as investors began having doubts that Russia will hold true to its pledges of scaling down military activity in Northern Ukraine.
• The Dow fell 65 points; the S&P fell 0.63%; and the tech-heavy Nasdaq pulled back 1.10%.
• Rising rates are beginning to take a toll on the housing market as mortgage refi demand plunged 60% year over year.

• Wall Street wraps up its first losing quarter in two years.
• Reporting mid-day, the Dow slipped 180 points, the S&P 500 slid roughly 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.6%.
• Core PCE prices, one of the Fed’s favorite inflation measures, came in at 5.4% growth year over year for February. Economist consensus expected a rise of 5.5%.