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The Closing Bell: Wall St. Slides On Inflation Fears, Trade Jitters

TedTed
edited May 2018 in The Bullpen
FYI: A surge in U.S. government bond yields to their highest level in almost 7 years sent Wall Street shares sliding on Tuesday after strong retail sales data stoked inflation concerns and investors fretted about looming trade talks between the United States and China.
Regards,
Ted

Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-14/asia-futures-mixed-as-u-s-treasury-yield-tops-3-markets-wrap

Reuters:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-st-slips-as-retail-sales-data-revives-inflation-fears-idUSKCN1IG1NN

MarketWatch:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dows-8-session-win-streak-in-jeopardy-as-us-stock-futures-dip-2018-05-15/print

IBD:
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/stocks-treasury-bond-sell-off-apple/

CNBC:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/15/futures-point-to-a-lower-open-on-geopolitical-concerns.html

Bonds:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/15/us-treasurys-tick-lower-as-investors-wait-for-a-new-auction.html

Currencies:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex/dollar-hits-2018-peak-supported-by-yields-retail-sales-data-idUSKCN1IG053

Oil:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/14/oil-opec-cuts-iran-sanctions-tighten-markets.html

Gold:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/14/gold-markets-fed-speak-dollar-in-focus.html

WSJ: Markets At A Glance:
http://markets.wsj.com/us

SPDR's Sector Tracker:
http://www.sectorspdr.com/sectorspdr/tools/sector-tracker

SPDR's Bloomberg Sector Performance Pie Chart:
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/sectors

Current Futures: Negative
https://finviz.com/futures.ashx



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