In this episode Scott Becker shares 10 quick updates on the market:
- Stocks were hammered yesterday based on challenges facing banks and the banking system.
- Silvergate Capital, a bank focused on crypto related lending, collapsed.
- The major indexes are flat as investors assess the fallout from the bank situation and the coming jobs report.
- Yesterday, the S&P 500 lost 1.85%.
- The Fed and the markets are awaiting the jobs report this AM.
- Bitcoin dropped another nearly 8% yesterday.
- The 10 year treasury yield dropped to 3.9%.
- New jobless claims rose a little more than expected last week.
- It’s unclear whether new cracks in the economy will lead the Fed to raise rates 25 basis points instead of 50 basis points at their March Meeting.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download