The Current Risks to the Rally
What’s in Today’s Report:
- The Current Risks to the Rally
- Weekly Market Preview: Increasing Headline Volatility?
- Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet: How Hot is Inflation and How Much Damage Has COVID Done to the Recovery?
Futures are modestly higher as global markets bounced from Friday’s declines, following a quiet weekend of news.
Tax hike chatter continued to rise over the weekend as Democrats proposed a 26.5% corporate tax (up from the current 21%) and a “top-tier” capital gains tax rate of 28.8% (up from the current 23.8%).
These changes aren’t likely or imminent, but it underscores the market will face tax hike headlines over the coming weeks and months.
There was no notable global economic data overnight.
Today there are no economic reports and no notable Fed speakers, so the focus will be on any more tax hike headlines and on short-term technicals. Last week stocks were able to rally early in the day and faded in the afternoon. If that happens again this morning look for downside momentum to pick up a bit and for more moderate declines.
