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Stocks reverse earlier gains to close lower with inflation data in focus

Stocks reverse earlier gains to close lower with inflation data in focus

U.S. stocks pared gains and fell in the final hour of trading Tuesday to close a second straight session in the red as investors assessed fresh inflation data out of Washington that showed prices in March further accelerated to a new 40-year high.

The S&P 500 retreated to fall 0.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up an intraday climb to cap trading roughly 90 points lower. The Nasdaq Composite faltered after an earlier advance, declining 0.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. Meanwhile, Treasury yields slightly retreated, but the benchmark 10-year yield remained above 2.7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, the highest level since January 2019.

The moves follow an earlier bounce in stocks after some key elements in the Tuesday’s read on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in less severe than anticipated, with the core figure coming in close to consensus numbers.

“While today’s inflation print hit a four-decade high, there was a sigh of relief as some components of core inflation weakened,” Allianz Investment Management senior investment strategist Charlie Ripley said in a note.

Investors were focused on the latest gauge on inflation in the U.S. in Tuesday’s session. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) CPI index rose 8.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in March compared to the same month last year, according to the latest report released Tuesday. The figure marks the fastest rise since December 1981 and follows a 7.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} annual increase in February. Heading into the report, consensus economists were looking for an 8.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} jump for March, according to Bloomberg data.

“Regarding peak inflation, we have been at this juncture before where subtle shifts within the data make it appear that the level of inflation has reached its peak for the cycle only to keep marching higher,” Ripley said. “Going forward, the greater concern is really around how entrenched inflation has become as Americans continue to worry about rising prices.”

The red-hot print comes as investors grapple with the likelihood Fed officials will act more aggressively to combat inflation after a hawkish readout of minutes last week from the central bank’s March meeting suggested “many” policymakers “would have preferred a 50 basis point increase” in benchmark interest rates last month.

“Investors are laser focused on what the Federal Reserve is going to do in its upcoming meetings and it’s looking like 50 basis point hikes are more and more likely,” Commonwealth Financial Network head of investment management Bill Price said in a reaction to the CPI print. “The market seems to be discounting 50 basis point hikes and several members of the Fed have been pretty vocal about their desire to curb inflation.”

Although investors are largely prepared for the likelihood Fed policymakers will be more combative in their inflation-fighting efforts, worries have emerged that a ramp up in monetary tightening may cause an economic contraction.

Strategists have begun to discuss the possibility of a recession more widely in recent weeks, notably with economists at Deutsche Bank recently warning central bank measures could materially slow growth in the second half of 2023.

Some have said it’s too early to make such a call but that the possibility is on the table.

“I would say that it’s probably closer to a coin toss that the economy will be moving into recession by the end of the year,” said Dreyfus and Mellon Chief economist and macro strategist Vince Reinhart on Yahoo Finance Live.

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4:00 p.m. ET: Stocks close lower following U-turn from earlier advances

Here’s how the main indexes fared at the end of Tuesday’s trading session:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): -15.18 (-0.34{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,397.35

  • Dow (^DJI): -88.19 (-0.26{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 34,219.89

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): -40.38 (-0.30{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,371.57

  • Crude (CL=F): +$6.23 (+6.61{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $100.52 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): +$23.90 (+1.23{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,972.10 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): -5.5 bps to yield 2.7250{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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12:39 p.m. ET: JPMorgan shares are down nearly 16{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} year-to-date

JPMorgan is the first mega-bank to unveil first quarter results Wednesday as it kicks off the earnings season. Analysts estimate the company will report earnings per share (EPS) of $2.72, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates.

Financials have lagged the broader market meaningfully year-to-date amid concerns over U.S. bank ties to Russia and worries of an economic slowdown. In his recent annual letter to shareholders, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned the bank is positioned to lose as much as $1 billion over time as a result of the war.

Although the major bank said it is not worried about its direct exposure to Russia, the institution is concerned about the “secondary and collateral effects” the crisis and sanctions pose on so many companies and countries.

Shares of JPMorgan were down slightly in intraday trading by 0.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $132.64 a piece as of 12:37 p.m. ET. The stock is down 15.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} year-to-date.

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12:18 p.m. ET: Lululemon climbs after expansion of trade-in and resell program

Shares of athletic apparel retailer Lululemon (LULU) rose as much as 6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to the highest intraday level since Jan. 3 following an announcement the company will broaden its trade-in and resell program “Lululemon Like New” nationwide.

Lululemon Like New will be available to customers across the U.S. starting on Earth Day, April 22 after a successful two-state pilot in 2021. The retailer will reinvest 100{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of profits to support its Impact Agenda, including making 100{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of products with sustainable materials and end-of-use solutions by 2030.

LULU was up 4.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $384.80 per share as of 12:14 p.m. ET, likely boosted by an up date in the broader markets after CPI data came in less severe than anticipated, with the core figure coming in just below the consensus numbers.

The S&P 1500 Consumer Discretionary Index rose as much as 2.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

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9:30 a.m. ET: Stocks push forward despite report showing red-hot inflation in March

Here were the main moves in markets during Tuesday’s opening bell:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): +28.07 (+0.64{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,440.60

  • Dow (^DJI): +100.67 (+0.29{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 34,408.75

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): +162.91 (+1.21{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,574.87

  • Crude (CL=F): +$4.36 (+4.62{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $98.65 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): +$25.20 (+1.29{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,973.40 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): -6.1 bps to yield 2.7190{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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8:35 a.m. ET: March CPI climbed more-than-expected 8.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} over last year

U.S. consumers paid more for a variety of goods and services in March compared to the prior month as price levels across the economy continued to accelerate amid persisting supply and demand disruptions.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 8.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in March compared to the same month last year, according to the latest report released Tuesday. That marked the fastest rise since December 1981. This followed a 7.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} annual increase in February. Heading into the report, consensus economists were looking for an 8.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} jump for March, according to Bloomberg data.

With definitive signs of a peak yet to be seen in inflation, members of the Federal Reserve have escalated their rhetoric on using monetary policy tools to bring down fast-rising prices. Last week, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said that bringing down inflation was “our most important task,” while San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said that high inflation was “as harmful as not having a job.”

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7:10 a.m. ET: Contracts on S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq flat as investors await CPI print

Here’s how the main indexes fared in futures trading ahead of Tuesday’s opening bell:

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +1.25 points (+0.03{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,410.25

  • Dow futures (YM=F): -1.00 points (-0.00{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 34,218.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +14.25 points (+0.10{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 14,014.25

  • Crude (CL=F): +$3.81 (+4.04{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $98.10 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): +$10.30 (+0.53{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,958.50 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +0.00 bps to yield 2.7800{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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6:40 a.m. ET: US small business sentiment falls as inflation worries rise

Confidence levels among small business owners across the country further waned in March, and a higher number of mom-and pop-shop operators reported inflation as their single most important concern, a survey out Tuesday showed.

The National Federation of Independent Business said its Small Business Optimism Index dropped 2.4 points to 93.2 last month to mark the third straight month of readings below the 48-year average of 98. The index has declined every month this year so far.

Of respondents, 31{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} identified inflation as their single most important problem, up 5 points from February’s survey. The figure is the largest share of participants citing inflation as their biggest concern since the first quarter of 1981, also replacing worries about “labor quality” as the number one problem confronting small businesses.

High inflation caused by shortages, massive fiscal stimulus and low interest rates have pressured the economy in recent months.

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6:10 p.m. ET Monday: Stock futures little change ahead of Tuesday’s inflation data

Here’s where markets were trading ahead of the overnight session on Monday:

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +2.75 points (+0.06{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,411.75

  • Dow futures (YM=F): +29.00 points (+0.08{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 34,248.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +9.75 points (+0.07{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 14,009.75

  • Crude (CL=F): +$0.97 (+1.03{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $95.26 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): +$9.30 (+0.48{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,957.50 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +6.7 bps to yield 2.7800{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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Investors Are Loving This Massive Data Center REIT | Smart Change: Personal Finance

Investors Are Loving This Massive Data Center REIT | Smart Change: Personal Finance

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Stock futures fall amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, investors await jobs data

Stock futures fall amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, investors await jobs data

Stock futures headed for a lower open Friday morning as investors awaited a key update on the labor market’s recovery and continued to monitor for global economic fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Contracts on the S&P 500 fell to extend declines from Thursday. Treasury yields pulled back further as traders piled into safe havens including bonds and gold, and the benchmark 10-year yield dropped to below 1.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. The risk-off tone Friday morning came amid news that Russia had seized Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, after Russian shelling set fire to the facility earlier.

A fresh set of economic data due for release Friday morning is expected to reaffirm to investors that the U.S. economy has recovered sufficiently to allow monetary policymakers to ease their crisis-era supports. The Labor Department’s February jobs report is expected to show a fourteenth consecutive month of payroll gains, with jobs rising by more than 400,000 and the unemployment rate edging lower to 3.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} — or the lowest since February 2020 before the pandemic. Such a result would mirror the much better-than-expected private payrolls data out from ADP earlier this week.

And already, Fed officials have declared victory on fulfilling their employment mandate for the economy. In congressional testimony this week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that most Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members would agree that the labor market in the U.S. is now at a level consistent with maximum employment.

And even ahead of the February jobs report, Powell said he would back a 25 basis point interest rate hike at the Fed’s March meeting, putting to rest speculation that the central bank might press ahead with a more aggressive 50-basis point hike to jump-start its efforts to bring down inflation. But persistent price increases have left open the question of how aggressively the Fed will need to tighten monetary policy over the rest of the year.

Inflationary concerns have only compounded as crude oil prices spiked to hover at multi-year highs, with both West Texas intermediate and Brent crude oil prices rising more than 40{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} for the year-to-date and holding well over $100 per barrel. But for monetary policymakers, these concerns have had to be weighed against the uncertainty now generated by the crisis in Ukraine.

“The recent action over the last week, given the combination of the Russia-Ukraine situation but also the continued prints from inflation, have moved expectations down within the market to closer to five hikes, maybe even lower,” Matt Kishlansky, GenTrust Wealth Management Principal, told Yahoo Finance Live. “So I think the Fed needs to signal to that effect that they think that that’s really where they’re going to be.”

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7:22 a.m. ET: Stocks head for lower open

Here’s where stocks were trading Friday morning:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): -42.5 (-0.96{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,317.50

  • Dow (^DJI): -322 (-0.95{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,416.00

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): -126.25 (-0.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,904.25

  • Crude (CL=F): +$2.43 (+2.26{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $110.10 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): +$15.20 (+0.79{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,951.10 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): -6.5 bps to yield 1.779{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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6:13 p.m. ET Thursday: Stock futures rise

Here were the main moves in markets Thursday evening:

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +6.5 points (+0.15{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,365.75

  • Dow futures (YM=F): +54 points (+0.16{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 33,792.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +31.25 points (+0.22{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 14,061.75

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 28, 2022. U.S. stocks closed mixed on Monday as investor eyed updates regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 166.15 points, or 0.49 percent, to 33,892.60. The S&P 500 decreased 10.71 points, or 0.24 percent, to 4,373.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 56.78 points, or 0.41 percent, to 13,751.40. (Allie Joseph/NYSE/Handout via Xinhua)

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 28, 2022. U.S. stocks closed mixed on Monday as investor eyed updates regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 166.15 points, or 0.49 percent, to 33,892.60. The S&P 500 decreased 10.71 points, or 0.24 percent, to 4,373.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 56.78 points, or 0.41 percent, to 13,751.40. (Allie Joseph/NYSE/Handout via Xinhua)

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Stocks jump as investors eye strong data, Russia’s attacks in Ukraine

Stocks jump as investors eye strong data, Russia’s attacks in Ukraine

Stocks rallied Friday for a second day in a row as traders eyed the latest developments in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the world’s response.

The S&P 500 advanced more than 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, rising further after a 1.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} jump on Thursday. The Dow and Nasdaq also built on Thursday’s gains to add more than 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} intraday on Friday. The Dow closed up by more than 800 points, or 2.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, posting its best day of 2022. The Nasdaq ended higher by more than 200 points, or 1.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. The move came after new economic data showed U.S. personal spending rose more than expected in January, even accounting for a surge in inflation. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE), a closely watched gauge of inflation, soared by 6.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, or the fastest rate in 40 years.

Stocks moved higher even against the backdrop of Russia’s military attack of Ukraine and Western nation’s sanctions on Russia. Though equities have been sliding and energy commodity prices soaring in recent sessions as investors considered the financial market impacts of the conflict, markets at least temporarily stabilized in absence of further evidence of U.S. economic damage.

“The market is going to overreact to good news and bad. The news [Thursday] morning was sell, sell, sell,” Allan Boomer, Momentum Advisors chief investment officer, told Yahoo Finance Live on Thursday. “And now we analyzed the news … I think what the market has decided is that this Ukraine-Russia [situation] is a tragedy, [but] it’s not necessarily a global event that’s going to cause us to fall into a deep recession.”

“I think the biggest factor right now is the Fed,” he added. “And if anything, this Russian event may make the Fed a bit less hawkish.”

And indeed, market participants have now priced in a much lower probability that Federal Reserve officials will front-load their interest rate hiking cycle and raise rates by 50 basis points at the end of their March meeting. The last time the Fed raised rates by more than 25 basis points in one meeting was in 2000. While such a move would serve as an aggressive shift by the Fed to begin actively reining in inflation, it could also further roil financial markets that have already endured increased volatility this year and that have now also been spooked by the specter of further international conflict.

“This has been the second worst start to the year for U.S. equities since 2000. Yet, these moves are not solely (or even mostly) driven by the Russia/Ukraine tensions,” Seema Shah, Sharing Principal Global Investors chief strategist, wrote in an email. “Equity declines began in January and were, at least initially, driven by inflation concerns and expectations for significantly sharper central bank tightening.”

“Energy prices had been rising steadily throughout the pandemic recovery and in response to lower-than-expected OPEC+ production. Concerns around Federal Reserve balance sheet reduction caused credit spreads to start to gap out in early January,” she added. “The Russia/Ukraine situation is certainly significant—but it has simply compounded these already challenging market conditions.”

Other strategists also suggested that U.S. stocks would trade primarily based on the monetary policy and earnings implications of any impacts of the latest geopolitical tensions.

“The U.S. economy has pretty low exposure directly to Ukraine and the situation with Russia. However, the important thing here is, how does it impact inflation expectations? And that’s really what we’re keeping an eye on,” Anna S. Han, Wells Fargo Securities equity strategist, told Yahoo Finance Live on Thursday. “As inflation becomes a variable for corporates, the potential for it to eat away at earnings, or a potential for it to really steer the Fed to accelerate or decelerate that rate hike cycle — that’s what we’re looking at.”

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4:00 p.m. ET: Dow bas best day of 2022

Here were the main moves in markets as of 4:00 p.m. ET:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): +95.92 (+2.24{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,384.62

  • Dow (^DJI): +834.72 (+2.51{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 34,058.55

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): +221.04 (+1.64{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,694.62

  • Crude (CL=F): -$0.60 (-0.65{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $92.21 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$34.20 (-1.78{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,892.10 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +1.7 bps to yield 1.9860{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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1:12 p.m. ET: Ford to pause F-150 production due to chip shortage

Ford (F) said on Friday that it would pause production of its top-selling F-150 pick-up trucks at its Kansas City factory due to the ongoing chip shortage.

The automaker is one of many to suspend or pull back on production due to supply chain-related disruptions. In September, General Motors cut production at a number of North American assembly plants due to chip shortages. Earlier this month, Ford had said it expected sales to drop by the single to low-double-digits due to semiconductor shortages.

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11:50 a.m. ET: Stocks head for back-to-back day of strong gains, Dow adds 600+ points, or 1.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

The three major stock indexes soared Friday midday, looking past geopolitical tensions and instead focusing on a bevy of solid economic data.

The S&P 500 jumped by 1.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, with the financials, healthcare and materials sectors leading the way higher. The Dow added more than 600 points, or nearly 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} as Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Amgen outperformed. The Nasdaq added 1.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

The risk-on mood extended to Bitcoin, which jumped more than 9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to trade above $39,000. Treasury yields rose slightly, and the benchmark 10-year yield added 0.7 basis points to hover around 1.98{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

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10:09 a.m. ET: Pending home sales unexpectedly sink by the most since Feb. 2021 in January

Pending home sales posted the largest decline in nearly one year at the start of 2022, with rising interest rates and tight inventory levels weighing on housing market activity.

Homes under contract to be sold declined by 5.7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in January compared to December and fell by 9.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} compared to the same month in 2021, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said Friday. The monthly dip was the largest since February 2021, and represented a third straight monthly decline.

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10:00 a.m. ET: Consumer sentiment edged up in late Feb., but still hovered at 10-year low: University of Michigan

Consumer sentiment edged up in late February but still marked the lowest level in a decade, according to the University of Michigan’s closely watched monthly index.

The institution’s headline index from its Surveys of Consumers was upwardly revised to 62.8 in the final monthly print, up from the 61.7 previously reported. Still, even with the revision, this was the worst reading in about 10 years. In January, the index had stood at 67.2.

“The loss was still entirely due to a 12.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} decline among households with incomes of $100,000 or more,” Richard Curtin, Surveys of Consumers chief economist, said in a statement. “The February descent resulted from inflationary declines in personal finances, a near universal awareness of rising interest rates, falling confidence in the government’s economic policies, and the most negative long term prospects for the economy in the past decade.”

“The financial harm and growing angst among consumers about rising inflation have pushed nearly nine-in-ten consumers to anticipate interest rate hikes,” he added. “The Fed’s clinging to the transient hypothesis meant missed opportunities to nip inflation at its earliest stages; aggressive actions are now needed to avoid the potential establishment of an inflationary psychology that acts to form a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

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9:31 a.m. ET: S&P 500, Dow open higher

Here’s where stocks were trading Friday morning:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): +12.35 (+0.29{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,301.05

  • Dow (^DJI): +174.10 (+0.52{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,397.93

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): -10.12 (-0.08{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,464.71

  • Crude (CL=F): -$0.78 (-0.84{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $92.03 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$37.30 (-1.94{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,889.00 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +0.9 bps to yield 1.981{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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8:41 a.m. ET: Personal spending rises 2.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in January, exceeding estimates

U.S. consumer spending rose at a faster rate than expected in January even adjusting for price increases, suggesting the biggest part of U.S. economic activity was holding up despite persistent inflationary pressures.

Personal spending rose at a 2.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} rate in January, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) said Friday. This came in well above the 1.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} jump expected, according to Bloomberg consensus data, and helped reverse a 0.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} monthly drop in spending in December.

Real personal spending also exceeded estimates, rising by 1.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} during the month versus the 1.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} increase anticipated.

The latest consumer spending data tracked with the Commerce Department’s better-than-expected January retail sales report released earlier this month. That report showed a 3.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} rise during the month, or well above the 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} increase expected at the time.

BEA data Friday also showed a flat monthly reading on personal income, following a 0.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} rise in income in December. Still, this was better than the 0.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} drop anticipated.

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8:36 a.m. ET: PCE inflation jumps by most since 1982 in January

A closely watched measure of inflation soared at the fastest rate in 40 years in January, adding to a bevy of recent data underscoring persistently elevated levels of inflation reverberating throughout the U.S. economy.

The Personal Consumptions Expenditures (PCE) index jumped 6.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in January over last year, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Friday. This represented the fastest rise since 1982, and topped expectations for a 6.0{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} year-on-year increase, according to Bloomberg consensus data. In December, PCE rose by 5.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} on an annual basis. On a month-over-month basis, the PCE rose 0.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, matching expectations.

Core PCE, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, rose 5.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} over last year in January. This core measure of inflation — and the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of underlying price trends — also accelerated from the 4.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} annual rate seen in December. And at 5.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, this marked the fastest increase since 1983.

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7:29 a.m. ET Friday: Stock futures point to slightly lower open

Here’s where stocks were trading ahead of the opening bell:

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -13 points (-0.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,272.00

  • Dow futures (YM=F): -119 points (-0.36{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 33,037.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -18.25 points (-0.13{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,948.25

  • Crude (CL=F): +$0.49 (+0.53{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $93.30 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$23.20 (-1.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,903.10 per ounce

  • 10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.3 bps to yield 1.995{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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6:01 p.m. ET Thursday: Stock futures open lower after rally

Here were the main moves in markets Tuesday evening:

  • S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -21.5 points (-0.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,262.50

  • Dow futures (YM=F): -145 points (-0.44{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 33,011.00

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -86.75 points (-0.62{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,879.75

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on February 22 2022, in New York. - Wall Street stocks retreated early on February 22 as Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest escalation of the Ukraine conflict stoked volatility in markets. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on February 22 2022, in New York. – Wall Street stocks retreated early on February 22 as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest escalation of the Ukraine conflict stoked volatility in markets. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Alternative data jobs in finance are going crazy

Alternative data jobs in finance are going crazy

It was not all that extensive back that a fund which observed an authentic supply of facts could operate with it to crank out alpha for a while. Not any more. The new complaint between knowledge science industry experts in the hedge fund industry is that the alpha-creating life time of data sources is diminishing. – Resources that want to keep their edge want to be for good wanting for new resources of data.  And the new information wants to be various. In field parlance, it requires to be “choice.”

Substitute data is simply just outlined as non-conventional info sources. It really is, “any form of dataset, which is not typically utilized in just economical markets,” in accordance to Saeed Amen, a former Lehman Brothers trader who’s been writing about choice information for a long time. It might be info based on newswires like Bloomberg, it might be satellite imagery exhibiting the variety of autos in a retailer’s vehicle park, it may be information reflecting historic credit history card expending, it may well be data on climate.

As the urge for food for choice data grows, investigate by Thinknum – itself an substitute info supplier – demonstrates that jobs in the room are raising exponentially. The chart underneath, showing employment mentioning choice knowledge marketed by 40 top rated economic companies corporations, together with main financial institutions and hedge cash above the earlier three a long time, implies that late 2021 was the inflection issue.

Marta Lopata, main growth officer at Thinknum, suggests their personal knowledge suggests that alt-details jobs are up 460{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in a six-thirty day period time period. Not all the positions mentioning “alt-knowledge” are alt-data precise, on the other hand: they consist of every thing from details science and details engineer employment, to employment for quant researchers and ESG knowledge professionals. 

As different knowledge careers go by means of the roof, Lopata suggests classic finance skills like the CFA Constitution are failing to hold rate. The CFA involves a substantial time dedication, but has a very nominal information-concentrate, says Lopata. Operating with Amen, Thinknum has produced a new Choice Facts Academy based on e-discovering to enable fill the hole. 

Component of the issue is that doing the job with option knowledge isn”t the exact as working with common facts – it tends to be really unstructured and to involve weighty ‘cleaning’ prior to use. Information cleansing is not the most pretty position in knowledge science, but it truly is vital in the alt info market, and it desires to be performed rapid. Businesses like Crux Informatics, which specialize in ‘data ingestion and onboarding’, are information cleaning professionals. Crux performs with financial institutions like Citi and Goldman Sachs and hedge funds like Two Sigma. 

Crux would empower Two Sigma to “broaden the spectrum of datasets” it takes advantage of, stated Two Sigma main knowledge scientist, Ali-Milan Nekmouche, in 2018 when the two companies commenced operating alongside one another. On the other hand, Business Insider documented in 2020 that Crux appeared to be getting challenges acquiring its item off the floor. – Working with alternative facts is just not straightforward, which might be why so several people are required to operate in the space. 

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Data Complaint Filed Against Plan to Sell Telenor Myanmar | Business News

Data Complaint Filed Against Plan to Sell Telenor Myanmar | Business News

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Enterprise Author

BANGKOK (AP) — A consumer of Telenor’s Myanmar telecommunications business has submitted a complaint with Norway’s details security authority, declaring the company’s strategy to sell the small business challenges a potentially risky breach of privateness, the legislation agency symbolizing the person claimed.

After the armed service ousted Myanmar’s elected govt last 12 months, Norway-based mostly Telenor Team announced it would sell its enterprise there to the M1 Team, a Lebanese-centered financial investment company. It also wrote off the price of the business. Ultimate information of the sale stay unclear.

The complaint filed Monday on behalf of a Myanmar resident, whose identify was withheld to secure them from reprisals, contends that these kinds of a sale could outcome in “the perilous transfer of management over delicate person knowledge,” in accordance to a duplicate offered by the regulation business, SANDS Advokatfirma DA.

The criticism to the Norwegian Facts Security Authority asks it to examine and ensure the sale will not infringe on the knowledge rights of all those afflicted.

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The Feb. 1, 2021, military takeover has provoked a huge community disobedience movement and peaceful protests that safety forces have quashed with raising violence. Far more than 1,500 civilians have died, in accordance to the Help Association for Political Prisoners.

In January, Telenor introduced the sale of its fintech organization Wave Dollars to its primary husband or wife in the venture, Yoma Strategic Holdings. The sale of Telenor Myanmar is predicted to be finalized before long, with M1 obtaining a area partner. Critics of the armed forces management say they anxiety the area lover would be unlikely to resist military requests for data on men and women suspected of opposing the coup.

The case involves issues of cross-border security of privacy that have bedeviled other engineering and telecoms providers. Telenor Myanmar is topic to Myanmar regulations requiring info to be stored for at the very least five decades. But as a member of the European Economic Area, Norway has pledged compliance with much more stringent European expectations for defense of privateness.

Telenor, a major company of mobile telecoms in Myanmar right after possessing helped create the process approximately from scratch, has reported the deteriorating circumstances there have created it extremely hard to abide by global human rights requirements, citing that as a motive for promoting off the enterprise.

Telenor did not answer to requests for remark and for an update on the standing of its plan to provide the corporation.

On its website, the business says its foreign subsidiaries are essential to abide by area legal guidelines, not European standards. But it also states it has set “minimum requirements” for handling details.

The complaint filed Monday suggests data held by Telenor include things like the title, deal with, mobile phone number, ID variety, messages and call data of its clients. The corporation that buys Telenor Myanmar’s telecoms enterprise would not be subject matter to the exact same amount of privacy protections as Telenor, the complaint states.

That involves furnishing interior controls to make sure compliance with non-public defense procedures, transparency about how info is managed, education for staff members and actions to address breaches of privacy, it suggests.

The grievance follows a request produced in July for mediation with Telenor about knowledge protection concerns. It was submitted by the Netherlands-based mostly Centre for Study on Multinational Corporations, or SOMO, on behalf of 474 Myanmar-based civil society groups. In accordance to SOMO, Norway’s “Contact Level” for implementing details protections acknowledged the request but the situation was not fixed.

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