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6/20/2013, 7:45 AM ET

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Wednesday, June 19, 3:13 PM Markets start to fall in earnest as the reality of a tapering and then ending in QE sinks in - even as the chairman is at pains to prove it's anything but a tightening move. The DJIA (DIA -0.8%) is off 145 points as the 10-year Treasury yield soars 15 bps to 2.33%, its highest level in 2 years. Reversing sizable early gains is the mREIT sector (REM -2.3%) - a leveraged holder of the paper the Fed will no longer be buying - with American Capital (AGNC -2%), (MTGE -1.5%), Annaly (NLY -2.2%), Invesco (IVR -2.5%), Two Harbors (TWO -3.5%), and Anworth (ANH -2.2%) leading the way. The greenback (UUP +0.9%) continues to fly higher. 21 Comments [On the Move]
Monday, June 17, 2:54 PM Behind the rise in rates and the slide in stocks is the FT reporting Bernanke is likely to signal the Fed is close to tapering at his post-FOMC meeting press conference on Wednesday. Bernanke has a dual communication issue: To signal economic improvement is leading the Fed to taper, while at the same time reassuring markets the Fed remains and will remain extraordinarily accommodative. The Dow (DIA +0.3%) is up just 50 points now. 15 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, June 13, 2:46 PM It's officially a rally with the Dow (DIA +0.8%) up 120 points. You won't see these names in any S&P 500 screens, but savagely beaten-up income names are the day's strongest performers. Against the trend of late, the rally in stocks isn't leading to a selloff in bonds - the 10-year yield is off 5 bps to 2.18%. 2 Comments
Wednesday, June 12, 12:00 PM Stocks turn decidedly lower at lunchtime, the Dow (DIA -0.5%) off more than 60 points after opening higher by over 100. Rising intrest rates seemingly took the steam out of the rally, but the selloff in equities has the 10-year yield back to unchanged at 2.19%. The slide occurred alongside another rip higher for the yen (the new VIX), with dollar/yen falling to about its lowest level of this bear move, ¥95.19. 4 Comments
Tuesday, June 11, 10:40 AM After a sizable overnight fall, Treasury prices turn green on the session, the 10-year yield falling to 2.22%. The retreat in yields looks to be helping stocks climb off their lows, the DJIA (DIA -0.5%) now off just 75 points vs. about 150 near the open. 4 Comments
Friday, June 7, 11:58 AM The about inline payroll report was just fine for stocks - where the Dow (DIA +1.2%) is up nearly 200 points at lunchtime - but it's too fast for Treasurys where the 10-year yield has jumped 7 bps to 2.14%, and the long bond price has dropped nearly a full point. 4 Comments
Thursday, June 6, 12:15 PM Stocks turn down at lunchtime, the Dow (DIA -0.3%), S&P 500 (SPY -0.2%), and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ -0.4%) all at session lows as some may be trimming positions ahead of what should be a vital employment report tomorrow morning. Long-term Treasury prices (TLT +0.4%) move to their highest levels in about 2 weeks. 4 Comments
Wednesday, June 5, 11:16 AM Stocks broadly tumble in late-morning trade, the S&P 500 (SPY -0.8%), the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ -0.8%), and the Dow (DIA, DOG) off triple-digits. The financial sector (XLF -1.3%) leads the way, headed by a 2.1% decline in Citigroup. Higher interest rates may be the worry, but the stock market's fall pretty much means they're not coming. The 10-year Treasury yield slips 3 bps to 2.10%. TLT +1%, TBT -1.8%. 14 Comments
Tuesday, June 4, 1:47 PM Stocks turn notably lower in afternoon trade, the S&P 500 (SPY -0.7%), the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ -0.6%), and the Dow (DIA) off triple digits. Interest rates were higher earlier, but falling equities have given Treasurys a renewed bid. Posting sizable gains earlier, junk bonds (HYG, JNK) have returned to flat on the session. Comment!
Friday, May 31, 2:49 PM Stocks turn lower (DIA -0.5%) 90 minutes ahead of the bell as Treasury prices tumble anew (TLT -1.2%), the 10-year yield gaining another 9 bps to 2.20%. The levered Treasury short ETF (TBT +2.5%) hits a 52-week high. Again hardest hit are the previously hot defensive sectors whose yields no longer stand so tall over Treasurys. Health care (XLV -1.1%), Consumer staples (XLP -1.1%). Utilities (XLU +0.1%) however, get a respite from an ugly month. 6 Comments
Thursday, May 30, 3:47 PM Causing a quick move higher in the yen and (it's all connected) a few points to come out of stocks is a Nikkei story reporting Tokyo's plans for new rules on forex trading - "intended to protect investors and limit scope for speculation." Firms will be required to settle trades even when traders are ahead, with the fine for a violation as much as ¥100M. FXY +0.5%, DJIA (DIA +0.3%) is up 52 points vs. closer to 90 minutes ago. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, May 29, 11:15 AM Stocks tumble to session lows in late-morning trade, the DJIA (DIA -1%) off 168 points. Gravity continues to take hold of the previously-leading defensive sectors as their dividends are starting to face competition from Treasurys - Healthcare (XLV -1.7%), Utilities (XLU -1.9%), Consumer staples (XLP -1.8%). Residing in tech, but favored for its high dividend, Verizon (VZ -2.9%) is off about 5% from its gap open yesterday. 3 Comments
Tuesday, May 28, 10:29 AM Stocks are at session highs following the Consumer Confidence beat, the DJIA (DIA +1.4%) up 214 points. In addition to the bounce to 76.2 for the composite, the Present Situation Index rose to 66.7 from 61 and Expectations jumped to 82.4 from 74.3. The labor market outlook is more upbeat, with those expecting more jobs in coming months rising to 16.8% from 14.3%. Treasurys (TLT -1.2%) sell off, the 10-year yield touching a 2013 high of 2.08%. 12 Comments
Friday, May 24, 2:25 PM There's some green on the screen about 90 minutes before the bell with the Dow (DIA, DOG) nosing into positive territory and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq now lower by only a hair. Today's weakest sector is the utilities (XLU -1.1%), continuing a bad month that's seen the once-leading group underperform the S&P by nearly 1000 basis points. YTD, the S&P's now ahead of utilities by about 500 bps. 2 Comments
Thursday, May 23, 12:04 PM Stocks have mostly erased big early losses, with the Dow (DIA, DOG) just nosing into the green - its outperformance a result of H-P's 14% jump. The S&P 500 is off 0.3% and the Nasdaq off 0.1%. 5 Comments
Wednesday, May 22, 6:52 AM Stock index futures (SPY, QQQ, DIA) are slightly in the green ahead of Bernanke's 10 ET appearance before Congress. Europe is moderately lower and Asia was mostly lower - the exception of course being Japan where the BOJ now promises to stomp down any restiveness in JGBs where yields are doing something they haven't done in years ... rise. 3 Comments

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