ThemarketalmostmimickedwhathappenedonTuesday.AllthreemajorindicesfinishedthedayinredandtheNasdaqonceagainoutperformedtheDowandtheS&P500.ThemaincauseforunderperformanceoftheDowwasweaknessinfinancials,whichtriggereda140-pointdropinDowyesterday.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasmostlynegative.ImportpricesforJulyclimbed1.7%,exceeding1%expectedandbringingtheyear-over-yearpriceincreaseto21.6%,thebiggestjumpin...[
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Themarkettumbledtodayamidseveraldowngradesintheinfluentialfinancialsector.TheDowlostalmost140pointsor1.2%whiletheS&P500postedasimilarloss.TheNasdaqcontinueditsrecentstrengthandonlyretreated0.4%aftergainingforfivestraightsessions.ThenewsofthetradebalanceforJuneshouldgiveQ2GDPanotherboostwhenitisrevisedlaterthismonth.Economistswerelookingforthedeficittowidento$61.9billionfrom$59.2inMay.Instead,itshr...[
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Themarketstartedthenewweekinavolatilefashion.Intheend,allthreemajorindicesfinishedthesessionmodestlyhigherwiththeDowadding48pointsontopoflastweek’s400+pointgain.TheNasdaq,extendingitswinningstreaktofivestraightsessions,wasthebestperformeramongthebigthreeandadvancedmorethan1%.Thereislittlecorporateoreconomicnews.However,theUSdollarcontinuedtograbmostattentionasitclosedabove76,thehighestlevelsinceF...[
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Themarketreallyhadsomefunrecently:up2%ononedaythendown2%thenextdaythenup2%againthedayafter.Forthesecondtimethisweek,theDowwasupmorethan300points,reversingalllossesfromyesterday.Asfortheweek,theDowwasup400points;TheS&Padvanced2.8%,withthemajorityfromtoday’s2.4%gainandtheNasdaqfaredthebestwithariseof4.5%.ThebiggestnewsinthefinancialworldtodayisthestrengthintheUSdollar,whichgainedthemostagainsttheeu...[
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我的股市人生(PartThirteen)
刚刚看完北京2008奥运会的开幕式,除了感动还是感动。原以为自己的心在这些年市场的浸淫下已经不会轻易有什么起伏了,可是我发现自己是完完全全的错了。
第一次感动发生在开幕式刚开始时。当我们国家的五星红旗伴随着童声“歌唱我的祖国”,在56个民族的代表簇拥下缓缓进入会场,我的眼眶湿润了。等待这一刻真是太不容易了。先不说[
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ThemarkettumbledonthisThursdayduetoarecordone-daylossintheDowcomponentAIGandaweakerthanexpectedsame-storesalesreportfromWal-mart.Attheclose,theDowlost224points,erasingtwothirdsofthegainsfromtheprevioustwosessions.TheNasdaqfaredrelativelywellwithalossslightlyunder1%.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasquitemixedtoday.Onthenegativeside,theweeklyinitialjoblessclaimsfigureincreasedto455Kfrom448Kinthepreviousw...[
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Themarketheldupremarkablywellfollowingyesterday’shugerally.Unlikeseveralpreviousinstancesthatsawthose2%+rallies,themarketdidn’trolloverimmediately.Infact,itwasevenmoreimpressiveconsideringsomenegativeearningsresultsinthefinancialsector.BoththeDowandtheS&P500wereupmodestlywhiletheNasdaqledthemarketwithagainof1.2%.Thereislittleeconomicnewsscheduledtobereleased.However,continuousweaknessincrudeoilp...[
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Bullsareindriver’sseatonthisFOMCsession.AllthreemajorindicesgainedthemostinfourmonthswiththeDowadvancing331points.Asusual,thestatementfollowingtheFOMCmeetinggrabbedmostattention.Thereislittlechangeintoday’sstatementcomparedtoJune’s,whentheFedalsodecidedtoleaveratesunchanged.Butsometraderspointedoutsomesubtledifferencesinthefinalparagraph.InJune,theFedsaidthat“downsideriskstogrowthremain,althou...[
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Themarketstartedthenewweekinarelativelyquietfashion.Allthreemajorindicesfinishedthesessionmodestlyloweraheadoftomorrow’sFOMCmeeting.Ofcourse,almostnobodyonWallStreetexpectsanymovementfromtheFedbutasalways,thepost-meetingvolatilitywillbeinterestingtowatch.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasmostlypositive.PersonalincomeforJuneincreased0.1%fromarevised1.8%riseinMay.Economistswerelookingforadropof0.2%.Perso...[
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我的股市人生(PartTwelve)
时间真是过得快,不知不觉距离写完上一篇股市人生已经有10个月了。在这期间因为疲于应付总也忙不完的杂碎小事,也就给自己找了个理由能拖则拖。不想一拖就拖了快一年,正应了钱鹤滩的那首《明日歌》:明日复明日,明日何其多!我生待明日,万事成蹉跎。世人若被明日累,除去秋来老将至。朝看水东流,暮看日西坠。百年明日能几何?
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