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The U.S. Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates by a quarter of a point and the financial markets rallied. Then Fed Chief Jerome Powell held his press conference and the DJIA ended the day down 530 points, Nasdaq was down 190, the S&P 500 fell 66 points but the 10-year treasury yield was down .11 to 3.50%. We can’t tell if the markets genuinely hate […]

It was a rebound but not much of a rebound after last week’s horrible performance but the DJIA and Nasdaq both rose 72 points, the S&P 500 rose 12 points, the 10 year treasury yield was down .03 to 3.925% and lodging stocks were modestly higher. The biggest surprise of this earnings season is how bullish analysts seem to be coming out of it. They […]

The DJIA was up 109 points, Nasdaq was up 83, the S&P 500 rose 21 points, the 10-year treasury yield was down .04 to 3.88% and lodging stocks for the most part were mixed. MCG was the biggest mover, up 7% while SOND was the biggest decliner, down -6. SLNA traded down to another new low. Marriott Vacations missed expectations with their 4Q report, […]

The DJIA rose 113 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 78, the S&P 500 rose 16 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .06 to 3.51%. Lodging stocks were mixed but the biggest movers were to the upside. VCSA and SLNA both rose 6% on the day. Goldman Sachs cut its price target on Airbnb to $87 from $98. It maintained its Sell […]

The DJIA rose 701 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 264, the S&P 500 rose 87 points and the 10 year treasury yield was down .15 to 3.57%. That is a drop of over 4% in the yield. Lodging stocks were higher with the lodging REITs leading the way thanks to two upbeat updates from BHR and AHT. BHR led the group with […]

The DJIA rose 527 points while Nasdaq was up 162, the S&P 500 rose 57 points. The 10-year treasury yield was flat at 3.68%. Lodging stocks were lower on the Pebblebrook news. PEB was down -9% followed by PK with a -7% drop and CLDT, AHT and HST were each down -6%. SOND jumped 13% today and AINC was up 9%. Pebblebrook Hotel […]

The DJIA rose 104 points, Nasdaq was up 113, the S&P 500 rose 29 points and the 10 year treasury yield was down .11 to 3.50%. Treasuries were the only part of the indexes that actually fulfilled what looked like their destiny after the better inflation report this morning.  Overall, stocks gave back most of their pre-market gains. Lodging stocks wound […]

The DJIA rose 184 points while Nasdaq was up 123, the S&P 500 rose 30 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .08 to 3.49%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. The only big mover of note was MCG, up 8%. Chatham Lodging Trust announced its board of trustees reinstated their common dividend, announcing a fourth-quarter common share dividend of $0.07 per common share. […]

Let’s go backwards to give you an overview of today’s market. The 10-year treasury yield plunged 0.32 to 3.83%. That is a nearly 8% drop in the yield on a modestly better CPI report. Back to the regularly scheduled program, the DJIA surged 1,201 points, Nasdaq was up 761, and the S&P 500 rose 208 points. People will look at this and wonder […]

The markets brightened their mood somewhat on Wednesday. The DJIA rose 1.89%, Nasdaq was up 2.05%, the S&P 500 climbed 1.96% and the 10-year treasury yield had its steepest one-day drop since March 2009, settling at 3.72%. STR reported US lodging data for the week ended 9/24. Hotel RevPAR was up 30.3% year over year while up 13.7% when compared with the same week in 2019. Dajia Insurance Group Co has […]

The positive start to the day deteriorated quickly with the DJIA ending the day down 308 points, while Nasdaq was down 135 and the S&P 500 fell 44 points. The 10-year Treasury yield ended the day flat at 3.11%. VCSA was the only major mover, down -9% on the day. STR’s consumer research in July 2022 produced telling insights into the state of business […]

The DJIA rose 424 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 267, the S&P 500 rose 73 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .04 to 2.85%. Lodging stocks were higher. VCSA once again led the group, up 19%, while SOHO continued its recent rebound, up another 8% on Friday. Truist lowered target prices on their vacation ownership names despite publishing a positive […]