Back to top

interest-rate: Archive

Mark Vickery

Jobs Shrink in the Summer of '25, Pre-Markets Lower

+73K new jobs were filled last month, lower than the +100K expected. The Unemployment Rate ticked up 10 bps.

REGNPositive Net Change CVXNegative Net Change XOMNegative Net Change CLNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Sink on Powell Presser Message, Plus Earnings: MSFT, META & More

Once Fed Chair Powell started talking about using the Fed funds rate to thwart tariff-led inflation in the U.S. economy, and they all dropped significantly.

FNegative Net Change QCOMPositive Net Change MSFTNegative Net Change METANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

ADP, GDP & FOMC: Alphabet Soup of Market Data

Both ADP jobs and Q2 GDP outperformed estimates this morning. The FOMC meeting concludes later today.

FNegative Net Change QCOMPositive Net Change MSFTNegative Net Change ADPNegative Net Change VFCNegative Net Change ETSYPositive Net Change KHCNegative Net Change METANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

S&P 500 & Nasdaq Notch New All-Time Closing Highs

Markets lost a bit of steam mid-session this Monday, but a late surge into the close brought the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes to new record closing highs.

BAPositive Net Change VNegative Net Change UNHNegative Net Change MRKPositive Net Change PGPositive Net Change SBUXNegative Net Change UPSNegative Net Change WHRNegative Net Change CDNSNegative Net Change PYPLNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Big Week for Jobs, Earnings and the Fed

There's only a 2% chance the Fed has enough votes to cut to outstrip Fed Chair Powell's opinion to keep interest rates where they are.

AMZNNegative Net Change FNegative Net Change QCOMPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change MSFTNegative Net Change VNegative Net Change ADPNegative Net Change XOMNegative Net Change PGPositive Net Change SBUXNegative Net Change WHRNegative Net Change CDNSNegative Net Change METANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Moderate in the Green for Another Up-Week

Over the past week of trading -- which has been positive across the board -- we're seeing a bit of moderation at or near all-time highs.

BAPositive Net Change AMZNNegative Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change MSFTNegative Net Change ANNegative Net Change PSXNegative Net Change CNCNegative Net Change

Andrew Rocco

2025: Wall Street's Steep Ascent Up the Wall of Worry

It's been a turbulent year, but 2025 has once again proven Wall Street's ability to climb the proverbial "wall of worry." From the initial DeepSeek shock and the tariff scares, the market has demonstrated remarkable resilience.

AMDNegative Net Change MSFTNegative Net Change NVDANegative Net Change ARMNegative Net Change GOOGLNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Fight Off Powell Rumor, Close in the Green

A report that President Trump intended on firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell sent all major indexes into the loss column temporarily.

GENegative Net Change ABTPositive Net Change UALNegative Net Change NFLXNegative Net Change TRVNegative Net Change PEPPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Shrug Off Trade Deadline, FOMC Minutes Out Today

Without a major catalyst to push market indexes to new levels higher, we might expect this sideways chop to continue.

DALNegative Net Change CAGPositive Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

A Relaxing Week Ahead in the Stock Market?

Pre-market futures are taking a little off the top this morning: -18 points on the S&P 500, -31 points on the Dow and -98 points on the Nasdaq.

WFCNegative Net Change JPMNegative Net Change CNegative Net Change DALNegative Net Change CAGPositive Net Change LEVINegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

"Jobs Week" Continues Thursday to Close Out the Week

Both Weekly Jobless Claims and the BLS report will hit the wires around the same time tomorrow.

ADPNegative Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Trading Rotation Kicks Off 2nd Half of 2025

Tech stocks lagged after a very strong first half of the year, while healthcare led the way.

ADPNegative Net Change MRKPositive Net Change AMGNPositive Net Change STZNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Through 1H 2025, U.S. Economy Threads the Needle

It was a turbulent first half of the year, but we are closing strong.

ADPNegative Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Bryan Hayes

Zacks Profit Secrets: Low-Risk Strategy Produces 127% Average Return

In this video, I peel back the curtain and dive into some of the methods that enabled our subscribers to achieve a 127% average return with 100% open-trade winners.

QQQNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Flattish Ahead of Late-Week Economic News

Fed Chair Powell addresses the Senate today, and Micron reports earnings after today's closing bell.

GISNegative Net Change MUNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Markets Approach New Highs on Cooling Tensions

Tech stocks reached new record highs, and the S&P 500 is currently about -1% below all-time highs.

FDXNegative Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Bryan Hayes

The Market's Latest Scare Tactic: Trade the Reaction, Not the Headlines

Today, the market's best tactic is to scare us from the coming rebound. Investors nearly always doubt new bull markets, often for years after they begin.

SPYNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Look Toward Sunny Climes

Pre-market futures are mostly flat to start a new trading week, already off early morning lows.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Climb on Rate Cut Visibility

Only the small-cap Russell is up over the past five trading days, but the other indexes are approaching.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Fed Keeps Rates in Line, Lowers GDP Projections

The Fed did not cut rates, as expected they wouldn't, and Fed Chair Powell said he saw +0.6% higher inflation expectations from the last time the Fed cut.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Homebuilding Down, Jobless Claims Up; Fed News Later

As we prepare to honor our Juneteenth holiday Thursday with closed banks and stock markets, we see Weekly Jobless Claims pulled a day earlier to this morning.

QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Andrew Rocco

News Moving Wall Street: New Fed Chair? Also Tesla Robotaxi Hits Austin

From the potential shifts in Fed leadership to the progress of global trade talks to Tesla's latest moves, investors will be monitoring how these dynamic forces impact the current financial landscape.

GSNegative Net Change DELLNegative Net Change TSLANegative Net Change GOOGLNegative Net Change UBERNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Flat Ahead of CPI, PPI & Possible Trade Deals

Overall, indexes are roughly flat year over year, although the S&P 500 grew above 6K for the first time since late February.

ORCLNegative Net Change ADBENegative Net Change RHNegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Relieved with Strong Jobs Headline; Revisions Lower

Headline jobs growth came in at +139K -- +14K higher than the +125K anticipated.

ADPNegative Net Change QQQNegative Net Change SPYNegative Net Change DIANegative Net Change

Mark Vickery

Trump, Xi Speak; Jobless Claims, Productivity & Deficit Reports Out

Pre-market futures are rebounding back into the green on a report that President Trump and President Xi have spoken on the phone this morning.

GESNegative Net Change LULUNegative Net Change AVGONegative Net Change