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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Dip on Mixed Earnings; Treasuries Gain: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Gold edges higher as investors strap in for U.S. jobs data [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasuries Feel Global Pull of Sub-Zero Yields on Virus Concerns [Reuters] U.S. private payrolls growth slows in July- ADP [Reuters] Mortgage rates fall below 3% for first time since February – MBA […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain as Earnings Offset New China Worries: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Bonds take a breather, Tencent tumbles [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises With Equities Even as Concerns Over Delta Persist [Reuters] Tencent tumbles after China media calls online gaming “spiritual opium” [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Biden Fed Pick Pits Powell Against Liberal Push for Regulation [Reuters] A hawkish Bullard […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise Amid Earnings Optimism; Dollar Dips: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar resumes downtrend after worst week since May [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Stocks Jump as Beijing Signals More Economic Support [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Crude Oil Retreats as Investors Weigh Delta, Iranian Tensions [CNBC] Treasury Dept to invoke ‘extraordinary measures’ as Congress misses debt-ceiling deadline [Reuters] U.S. labor revival […]

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead-RPT-Earnings bounce, bond-yield drop help keep party going for U.S. stocks [Reuters] U.S. senators to move forward with infrastructure bill on Sunday [Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Debt Ceiling Suspension Ends, Congress Unclear on Next Step [Reuters] China new home price growth slows in July – private survey [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Evergrande Sells Stakes in Internet […]

[Reuters] U.S. Senate works on the weekend on $1 trillion infrastructure bill [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Producers Caught Flat-Footed as U.S. Consumer Demand Runs Hot [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Brainard Says Jobs Market Has Ways to Go to Meet Fed Taper Test [Reuters] China’s factory activity expands at a slower pace in July- official PMI [Reuters] China will maintain prudent, flexible […]

Weekly Hard Asset Insights By David McAlvany Earnings, FOMC, and the Weight of Expectations Asset markets delivered another volatile week to close out the month of July. While the volatility didn’t match the extremes of the prior week, the S&P 500 still offered a bit of a rollercoaster ride to thrill the crowd. The S&P […]
The Shanghai Composite sank 4.3% this week – and was down as much at 6.7% at intraday Wednesday lows. The Hang Seng China Financials Index was 5.7% lower intraday Wednesday, before closing the week down 3.8%. The China Financials Index closed Friday down 8.4% y-t-d. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 5% this week (9.3% […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fall as Amazon Stokes Tech Worry: Markets Wrap [CNBC] Nasdaq falls 1% as stocks try to round out strong July [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stocks Slip as Traders Price a New Reality in Wild Week [Reuters] Gold eyes biggest weekly gain in over 2 months on Fed signal [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Evergrande Shares, Bonds Slump Again on […]