Daily Market Reports

The US budget committee appears destined to fail to reach agreement by the deadline as European bond yields continue to rise. Dow down 255.

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

Stock and commodity markets are in the hands on indiscriminate selling on low volumes with Europe remaining a background of concern. Dow down 134.

Ratings agency Fitch told everyone what they already knew late in the session but it was still worth a 190 point drop in the Dow.

Wall Street seemingly ignored rising eurozone bond yields last night and used positive US data as an excuse to do not much at all. Dow up 17.

New governments may be forming but eurozone debt yields won’t go down. On little volume, Dow down 63.

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

Greece has a new prime minister and Italy is about to get one it seems as the Mediterranean turns technocrat in this time of apolitical need. Dow up 112.

With Italy’s yield now above 7%, attention has turned to whether the euro can be saved. Dow down 389.

In another choppy session it was late news that Berlusconi is ready to stand down that kicked Wall Street to an optimistic close. Dow up 101.