Is the Yen Carry Trade Become A Headwind on Markets?

What’s in Today’s Report: Is the Yen Carry Trade Become A Headwind on Markets?

None of this pullback includes growth worries

None of this pullback includes growth worries, and that’s what we have to watch for to make this go from a pullback to something worse. I am still concerned about growth but the data over the past week has been ‘OK,” said Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research.

Oil futures appropriately popped in the wake of the release

Wednesday’s EIA report was “solid and oil futures appropriately popped in the wake of the release,” said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report Research.

The ultimate direction of the S&P 500 will still be determined by economic growth

“The ultimate direction of the S&P 500 will still be determined by economic growth,” remarked Sevens Report analyst Tom Essaye in a Monday note.

What is Causing This Pullback?

What’s in Today’s Report: What is Causing This Pullback? Yield Curve Update:  10’s-2’s Just Hit a Two-Year High

The oil market began the week with a thud

“The oil market began the week with a thud [Monday], failing to stabilize after the sharp losses in the back half of last week,” said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report Research.

Price-negative for oil

The improved prospects of a Donald Trump victory in the 2024 election are “price-negative for oil as he has said he plans to support production increases to increase energy independence and lower prices,” said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report Research.