Fixed Income Market Overview
Treasury yields remained stable as investors focused on the upcoming key inflation report on Friday. The 10-year Treasury yield held steady at 4.259%, while the 2-year yield edged up by 1 basis point to 4.743%. With a summer interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve unlikely, markets are looking to September for potential changes, hinging on the personal consumption expenditures price index expected to show a cooling inflation rate. Traders are pricing in a 66% chance of a September rate cut. Key economic data and speeches from Fed officials will be closely watched this week.
Major Indicies
| Symbol | Price | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJIA | 39,411.21 | 260.88 | 0.67%↑ |
| NASDAQ | 19,474.62 | -225.81 | -1.15%↓ |
| S&P 500 | 5,447.87 | -16.75 | -0.31%↓ |
| NIKKEI | 38,804.65 | 208.18 | 0.54%↑ |
| HSI | 18,027.71 | -0.81 | 0.00%↓ |
| VIX | 13.33 | 0.13 | 0.98%↑ |
Bonds
| Name | Yeild | CHG |
|---|---|---|
| US 10-YR | 4.24% | -0.02 |
| US 30-YR | 4.37% | -0.03 |
| US 5-YR | 4.26% | -0.02 |
| JPN 10-YR | 0.99% | 0.01 |
| UK 10-YR | 4.08% | 0.00 |
Futures & Commodities
| Name | Last | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTI CRUDE | 81.63 | 0.90 | 1.11%↑ |
| NAT GAS | 2.811 | 0.106 | 3.92%↑ |
| GOLD | 2,344.40 | 13.20 | 0.57%↑ |
| SILVER | 29.53 | -0.09 | -0.30%↓ |
| COPPER | 4.437 | -0.005 | -0.11%↓ |
Equity Market Overview
On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 341 points (0.9%) as investors shifted from big tech to sectors like banks and energy. The S&P 500 increased by 0.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell by 0.3%. Information technology was the only sector in the red, down 0.8%, while energy, financials, and utilities each gained over 1%. Key Dow members JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Chevron rose by more than 1%. Nvidia dropped 5%, following a 4% decline last week, despite being up 150% for the year. Analyst Larry Tentarelli described the tech pullback as healthy, indicating a positive rotation into other sectors. The market, buoyed by AI enthusiasm, has seen the S&P 500 rise nearly 15% this year. Investors are now looking to May’s personal consumption expenditure data, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday. This comes after a record-setting week for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, marking the end of June and the first half of 2024.
