Stock markets had a rather uneventful start to the week as more of the same eurozone threats and uncertainties surrounding corporate earnings season at home continue to weigh down on confidence. On Wall Street, economic releases remain a mixed bag at best; the Empire state index beat expectations while June retail sales came in at -0.5% versus the previous reading of -0.2%, sparking a wave of profit-taking across the consumer discretionary sector. Earnings season continues full steam ahead this week, including performance results from Goldman Sachs (GS), Coca Cola (KO) and Intel (INTC) later today [see also ETF Insider: Earnings, The Fed, And Spain Oh My!] . To top it all off, Ben Bernanke is slated to deliver his semiannual monetary policy report to Congress later today and Wednesday. Whenever the Fed Chairman speaks, investors listen, and markets have a history of whiplashing all over the place; as such, the iShares Barclays 20 Year Treasury [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Earnings Season Kicks Off: ETF Winners And Losers Bond ETFs Turn 10 17 ETFs For Day Traders ETF Insider: Earnings Jitters Are Back Friday’s ETF Chart To Watch: Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)
Stock markets had a rather uneventful start to the week as more of the same eurozone threats and uncertainties surrounding corporate earnings season at home continue to weigh down on confidence. On Wall Street, economic releases remain a mixed bag at best; the Empire state index beat expectations while June retail sales came in at -0.5% versus the previous reading of -0.2%, sparking a wave of profit-taking across the consumer discretionary sector. Earnings season continues full steam ahead this week, including performance results from Goldman Sachs (GS), Coca Cola (KO) and Intel (INTC) later today [see also ETF Insider: Earnings, The Fed, And Spain Oh My!] . To top it all off, Ben Bernanke is slated to deliver his semiannual monetary policy report to Congress later today and Wednesday. Whenever the Fed Chairman speaks, investors listen, and markets have a history of whiplashing all over the place; as such, the iShares Barclays 20 Year Treasury [...]
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