Thursday, May 8, 2014

Economic Journal - Thursday, 5/8/2014

(As of 7:10 am PST)
 
The stock market opened on a cautious note but has since erased early losses as the major averages are all higher on the day.  Fed Chair Janet Yellen returned to Capitol Hill for day two of her congressional testimony, today visiting the Senate Banking committee.  Markets are tuning in to Yellen’s comments around monetary policy and the strength of the US economy.  All other news is pretty light today.  A report on jobless claims came in lower than expected, while earnings results are also driving market sectors.  International markets are mostly higher on the day while gold and oil are down slightly.  Interest rates are up slightly while the US dollar is also up against major currencies.  It looks to be a quiet day today.

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