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Today's Options Market Update
Stocks are continuing to experience risk off behavior as rising bond yields and high oil prices weigh on sentiment.
Looking to the Futures
The price of silver has continued its pattern of bigger moves following a crash at the end of January.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Stocks are shaky following Friday's sell-off in reaction to rising yields and oil. Treasuries might continue calling the shots in a week dominated by retail earnings and Nvidia.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit fresh all-time highs this week as money continued to flow into the tech space. However, today's spike in Treasury yields is triggering some profit taking.
On Investing
Inflation remains elevated, keeping the Fed on hold and pushing rate cuts out of view, while energy prices and geopolitical tensions complicate the outlook.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Investors might be focused on any trade news coming out of the U.S. meeting with China, as well as any progress addressing the war. April retail sales could reflect rising prices.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
After a hot CPI, investors expect more of the same from PPI today. Rate hike odds and yields rose with oil early this week, while Cisco reports later and Trump visits China.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Today's 8:30 a.m. ET CPI report is the key data point of the day. A 0.6% gain is expected. Rising oil and rising yields keep causing concern after a setback in peace negotiations.