Marcus Take Thursday – Rate cut hopes fade again

Rising interest rates the theme of the week. Maybe the month. A look at some interest rate winners and losers. Thought about buying SNAS. But haven’t. There is nothing precipitous going on yet. The S&P 500 is still within 1% of its high. AUD down on Chinese GDP. Resources with it. Should have bought the USD ETFs for a trade (YANK, USD), but didn’t. Can Big Tech results turn the sector. We’ll find out in the next fortnight.

Trading Section

SUMMARY BHP and iron ore fall on Chinese GDP data. One Stocks in Cash. AGL prints a buy signal but wouldn’t trade until chart improves. Tempted for a trade in CPU but the easy gains have been made. No changes to Ideas Trades. DTL hits a 52-week high, held in the MT Growth Portfolio. One…

End of Day Report

ASX 200 fell for the fifth day down around 47 points to 7347 (-0.6%). Losses across the board, with local jobs data showing a slow down perhaps, with the headline steady at 3.9%. Seasonal factors may be the issue. Banks held steady on job numbers. The Big Bank Basket pretty much unchanged. Insurers better on…

End of Day Report

ASX 200 falls another 22 points today to 7393 (-0.3%) to a four-week low as banks started to slip. Late rally helping slightly. The Big Bank Basket dropped to $191.54 (-0.4%). CBA led the fall down 0.6%, with WBC off 0.7%. MQG lost 0.6%, though insurers better on higher yields. 10-year yields touched 4.21%. REITs…