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For a change, the markets went up when Fed Chief Powell spoke. They interpreted his commentary and body language as blinking, that the bulk of the interest rate hikes are over. The equity markets surged in the afternoon, ending the day with the DJIA up 737, Nasdaq up 484, the S&P 500 rose 122 and the 10 year treasury yield was down .05 […]

The DJIA fell 347 points while Nasdaq was down 75, the S&P 500 fell 39 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .07 to 3.83%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower. STR said US hotel RevPAR the week ending 10/1 was up 22.6% year over year, helped by Hurricane Ian and the holiday shift. RevPAR was up 12.9% when compared with the same […]

The DJIA plunged 1,276 points while Nasdaq was down more than -5%, down 633. The S&P 500 fell 178 points and the 10-year treasury yield surged to 3.42%, up .06. Any hope the Fed would be slowing down interest rate hikes just went right out the window with today’s inflation numbers. Lodging stocks were hit rather hard. Those who got the worst of […]

The DJIA rose 230 points while Nasdaq was up 154, the S&P 500 rose 43 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .04 to 3.36%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. The biggest mover of the day was to the downside with SOND falling -7%, We didn’t cover the recent news of a data breach at IHG Hotels and their Holiday Inn unit because we go by […]