BALTIMORE – The U.S. stock market broke its losing streak on Thursday [and even more so on Monday, ed.]. After five straight losing sessions, the Dow eked out a 92-point gain. The financial media didn’t know what to say about it. So, we ended up with the typical inanities, myths, and claptrap.
“Investors” are pushing the DJIA back up again..apparently any excuse will do at the moment. The idea may backfire though, as exactly the same thing happened shortly before Sweden’s euro referendum (a prominent pro-euro politician was killed by a “lone nut” a few days ahead of the vote), and Sweden still had the krona last we looked… – click to enlarge.
“Brexit panic may be your big chance to buy the S&P 500,” says a headline at Marketwatch. The article claims investors have pushed down the value of the S&P 500 in fear of a so-called “Brexit.”
Next Thursday, in a national referendum, British voters will decide whether to end Britain’s 43-year membership in the European Union. But there are a number of problems with this…
First, there has been no big rout in the S&P 500; it’s only slightly below its all-time high. Second, Brexit is a mystery to most U.S. investors, not a cause for alarm. Third, nobody knows which side will win – or what it will mean.
Would a Brexit be good for Britain? Would it be bad for stocks? Nobody knows! Meanwhile, the Financial Times focuses on “slowing job growth and risk of Brexit…”
It notes that a possible Brexit next week is one reason Fed chief Janet Yellen cited for holding off on raising U.S. interest rates at this week’s monetary policy meeting. The newspaper also notes that the Fed has left “the door open” to rate increases.
…click on the above link to read the rest of the article…
