US stocks whipping around after Brainard comments

  • Dow industrial average is lower. NASDAQ index is higher

The major US stock indices are whipping around after Vice chair Brainards comments focused on the Fed's mission to stop inflation with a September pause not likely.

The major indices are mixed. The Dow industrial average and S&P index are lower while the NASDAQ index has pushed back into positive territory. Price action today is up and down.

A snapshot of the market currently shows:

  • Dow industrial average down -210.32 points or -0.64% at 32602.92
  • S&P index down -10.84 points or -0.26% at 4090.40
  • NASDAQ index up +27 points or 0.23% at 12021.49
  • Russell 2000 up +11.91 points or 0.64% at 1866.73

Taking a look at other markets:

  • spot gold is up $21.46 or 1.16% at $1867.40
  • spot silver is up $0.37 or 1.75% at $22.18
  • crude oil is back higher despite the higher than expected OPEC production increase.. The price is currently trading at $115.20. That's near unchanged but well off the low for the day at $111.23
  • bitcoin is trading back below the $30,000 level at $29,909

In the US debt market yields are mixed:

  • 2 year 2.645%, -1.8 basis points
  • 5 year 2.916%, -2.4 basis points
  • 10 year 2.918%, -1.2 basis points
  • 30 year 3.088%, +1.2 basis points

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