Market Commentary
NAFTA, China trade negotiations should capture market attention this week
An update on NAFTA negotiations, continued U.S.-China trade talks, retail data and a parade of Fed speakers may dominate market-related headlines this week, Prudential’s Chief Market Strategist Quincy Krosby said Monday in her weekly “Connecting the Dots” outlook.
Deadline on Iran nuclear deal, inflation data, Fed speakers and earnings in focus this week
Important barometers of inflation—the Producer Price Index (PPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) come out this week; however, U.S.-China trade negotiations and the Trump administration’s deadline on the Iran nuclear deal may dominate headlines, Prudential’s Chief Market Strategist Quincy Krosby said Monday in her weekly “Connecting the Dots” outlook.
Apple earnings, trade negotiations, payroll data, FOMC dominate market headlines
Earnings reports continue to maintain investor focus this week as Apple and other big names report; the U.S. and China begin trade negotiations; and steel and aluminum tariffs are due to be imposed May 1, Prudential’s Chief Market Strategist Quincy Krosby said Monday in her weekly “Connecting the Dots” outlook.
Market eyes big tech earnings as treasury yield rises
The earnings season deluge continues with Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft reporting, among many others; however, market watchers will focus equally on the 10-year Treasury yield as it inches closer to 3 percent, Prudential’s Chief Market Strategist Quincy Krosby said Monday in her weekly “Connecting the Dots” outlook.
PGIM Fixed Income Q2 outlook: At cruising altitude with seat belts at the ready
The second quarter 2018 edition of PGIM Fixed Income’s quarterly outlook leads off with “Air Pockets at Cruising Speed—Welcome to QT” by Robert Tipp, CFA, chief investment strategist and head of Global Bonds. In examining some prevalent market concerns, including quantitative tightening, Tipp provides some perspective on how investors might consider these issues after Q1’s volatility.
Market reaction to U.S. strike in Syria muted, focus returns to Fed, earnings, retail sales
Fears that the targeted missile strike in Syria by the U.S. and its allies could cause a widening of the conflict in the region have not yet impacted the market, while investors will turn attention to earnings, retail sales and a parade of speakers from the Federal Reserve, Prudential’s Chief Market Strategist Quincy Krosby said Monday in her weekly “Connecting the Dots” outlook.
Trade talk dominates as earnings season begins with big bank reports
Tariff headlines and an anticipated response from China continue to dominate market psyche as the first quarter earnings season opens, Prudential’s Chief Market Strategist Quincy Krosby said Monday in her weekly “Connecting the Dots” outlook.
Second quarter opens with Chinese tariffs and trade concerns heating up
The second quarter may get off to a rocky start due to Chinese tariffs on 128 American products—mostly in the agriculture sector—pork, almonds and apples among them—in response to President Trump’s steel tariffs, Prudential’s Chief Market Strategist Quincy Krosby said Monday in her weekly “Connecting the Dots” outlook.
Don’t fear inflation’s impending arrival, PGIM leaders say
The inflation that the Federal Reserve has been expecting will arrive soon, but it’s not likely to gallop away with the economy, says PGIM’s leadership.
Quincy Krosby’s Q2 2018 Commentary: Regime Change
The second quarter of 2018 begins with a new head of the Federal Reserve and a more volatile market. Quincy Krosby, Prudential’s chief market strategist, shares a history of regime changes at the Fed and how we may expect monetary policy to impact the market in the second quarter and beyond.