This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average eclipsed 50,000 points, fueled by a landmark trade agreement between the U.S. and India. However, other indexes, particularly in the tech sector, exhibit significant volatility driven by heavy AI investments.
Meanwhile, cryptocurrency faces a troubling decline, labeled a "death spiral," while Treasury yields fall amid disappointing labor data, and crude oil prices drop amid shifting U.S.-Iran relations.
Looking ahead, investors will closely monitor inflation reports and corporate earnings, as well as the effects of geopolitical shifts and AI spending on economic sentiment.
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* S&P.
* 02/02 M. 6,976.44 |
* 02/03 T. 6,917.81 |
* 02/04 W. 6,882.72 |
* 02/05 T. 6,798.40 |
* 02/06 F. 6,932.30 |
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* Nasdaq.
* 02/02 M. 23,592.11 |
* 02/03 T. 23,255.19 |
* 02/04 W. 22,904.58 |
* 02/05 T. 22,540.59 |
* 02/06 F. 23,031.21 |
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* DJI.
* 02/02 M. 49,407.66 |
* 02/03 T. 49,240.99 |
* 02/04 W. 49,501.30 |
* 02/05 T. 48,908.72 |
* 02/06 F. 50,115.67 |
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* 2-yr T Bond %.
* 02/02 M. 3.570 |
* 02/03 T. 3.572 |
* 02/04 W. 3.559 |
* 02/05 T. 3.483 |
* 02/06 F. 3.495 |
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* 10-yr T Bond %.
* 02/02 M. 4.277 |
* 02/03 T. 4.273 |
* 02/04 W. 4.278 |
* 02/05 T. 4.210 |
* 02/06 F. 4.206 |
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* S&P ROC %.
* 02/02 M. 0.539 |
* 02/03 T. -0.84 |
* 02/04 W. -0.507 |
* 02/05 T. -1.225 |
* 02/06 F. 1.97 |
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* VIX.
* 02/02 M. 16.34 |
* 02/03 T. 18.00 |
* 02/04 W. 18.64 |
* 02/05 T. 21.77 |
* 02/06 F. 20.37 |
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* Shiller PE.
* 02/02 M. 40.67 |
* 02/03 T. 40.32 |
* 02/04 W. 40.12 |
* 02/05 T. 39.60 |
* 02/06 F. 40.38 |
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* BCOMENTR.
* 02/02 M. 68.4225 |
* 02/03 T. 69.6954 |
* 02/04 W. 71.9274 |
* 02/05 T. 70.9104 |
* 02/06 F. 70.8962 |
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* BCOMINTR.
* 02/02 M. 422.95 |
* 02/03 T. 434.33 |
* 02/04 W. 425.32 |
* 02/05 T. 421.70 |
* 02/06 F. 426.53 |
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* SPGSAG.
* 02/02 M. 343.64 |
* 02/03 T. 343.65 |
* 02/04 W. 343.20 |
* 02/05 T. 346.85 |
* 02/06 F. 343.79 |
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* SPGSPM.
* 02/02 M. 6,248.84 |
* 02/03 T. 6,643.56 |
* 02/04 W. 6,672.73 |
* 02/05 T. 6,526.79 |
* 02/06 F. 6,636.69 |
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* WTI Crude Oil.
* 02/02 M. 62.14 |
* 02/03 T. 63.21 |
* 02/04 W. 65.14 |
* 02/05 T. 63.29 |
* 02/06 F. 63.55 |
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* Economic Events.
* 02/10 T. December Retail Sales |
* 02/11 W. January Jobs Report |
* 02/12 T. Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
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* Key Earnings Release.
* 02/09 M. Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Waters Corp (WAT), Amkor (AMKR), Aecom (ACM), CNA Financial (CNA) |
* 02/10 T. Coca-Cola (KO), AstraZeneca (AZN), Spotify (SPOT), Ford Motor (F), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Lyft (LYFT), Robinhood (HOOD) |
* 02/11 W. Shopify (SHOP), McDonald’s (MCD), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QuantumScape (QS), Twilio (TWLO) |
* 02/12 T. Deere & Co (DE), Fiverr (FVRR), Airbnb (ABNB), Applied Materials (AMAT), Arista Networks (ANET), Pinterest (PINS) |
* 02/13 F. Enbridge (ENB), Sony (SONY), Moderna (MRNA), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) |
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