Friday, October 11, 2013

Economic Journal - Friday, 10/11/2013

(as of 7:10 PST)
 
The dramatic shift in market sentiment is still evident in today’s morning action.  It appears that a resolution of the debt ceiling and a reopening of the US Government after a budget compromise will happen today. Unfortunately, at least for the debt ceiling issue, it is a short term solution, bound to continue to cause headaches into the winter months.  Gold and oil are getting hammered today, both continuing a string of declines over the last week.  Markets are continuing to rally, but are mostly digesting yesterday’s huge market jump.  Attention is likely to focus now on when the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its government and mortgage bond buying.  For the time being investors can breathe a little easier.

 

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