US Markets
Stocks were down on Monday for a fourth consecutive trading session due to concerns about an end-of-year sell-off and a potential recession in 2023.
- The week before Christmas often sees the “Santa Claus Rally,” but investors are still awaiting positive signals after negative stock movements this month, including the first back-to-back negative weeks in three months.
- So far this month, the Nasdaq is down 8%, S&P 500 has lost 6.4%, and the Dow has dropped 5.3%.
- The current 10 Year U.S. Treasury yield is set at 3.58640%
Market |
Price |
Move |
Dow Jones |
32,757.54 |
-0.49% |
S&P 500 |
3,817.66 |
-0.90% |
Nasdaq |
10,546.03 |
-1.49% |
Russell 2000 |
1,738.58 |
-1.41% |
Canadian Markets
Job vacancies in Canada were down in Q3 2022 after hitting a record high in Q2, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
- There were 1.1 unemployed people in Q3 for each vacant job in the country, down from 2.3 unemployed people for each vacant job in Q1 2020.
- The job vacancy rate, which measures the number of vacant jobs proportional to the total amount of workers in the country, was 5.4%.
- There were 959,600 open jobs.
Market |
Price |
Move |
TSX |
19,200.76 |
–1.25% |
European Markets
European stocks were up on Monday, breaking away from the negative sentiment surrounding U.S. equities.
- The Stoxx 600 gained 0.25%, with all major sectors finishing positive on Monday.
- Oil and gas stocks led gains with a 1.7% increase.
- Volkswagen was the worst-performing stock, losing 10.6% on the day, after it was announced that Oliver Blume would be CEO of both Volkswagen and Porsche.
Market |
Price |
Move |
Euro STOXX 50 |
3,811.24 |
0.19% |
UK (FTSE 100) |
7,361.31 |
0.40% |
Germany (DAX) |
13,942.87 |
0.36% |
France (CAC 40) |
6,473.29 |
0.32% |
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Asian Markets
Stocks in Asia were down on Monday after the publication of negative news stories in multiple countries.
- The Shanghai Composite fell nearly 2% after it was announced that most schools in Shanghai would be closed due to COVID-19 surges.
- The Bank of Japan will announce its monetary policy decision later today and is expected to keep its current interest rates.
- According to the World Economic Sales Managers Survey, business confidence in China has fallen to an all-time low. (The survey began tracking sentiment in 2013)
Market |
Price |
Move |
S&P Asia 50 |
4,436.44 |
-0.07% |
Japan (Nikkei 225) |
27,237.64 |
-1.05% |
South Korea (KOSPI) |
2,352.17 |
-0.33% |
China (Hang Seng) |
19,352.81 |
-0.50% |
India (SENSEX) |
61,806.19 |
0.76% |
Commodities
Oil prices rose on Monday amid expectations that China will further relax COVID-19 restrictions after Beijing reiterated its commitment to economic growth in 2023.
- The government said it expects three COVID-19 waves, including the current one, but that it will step in to provide support for the economy next year.
- Brent gained 1% and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.6% on Monday.
- The U.S. Energy Department on Friday said it will start restocking the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is putting upward pressure on prices.
Market |
Price |
Move |
Oil (NYSEARCA:OIL) |
28.76 |
2.13% |
Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) |
166.32 |
-0.28% |
Silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) |
21.12 |
-1.17% |
Corn (NYSEARCA:CORN) |
25.85 |
-0.81% |
Lumber (NASDAQ:WOOD) |
72.43 |
-0.90% |
Currency Exchange Rates
The U.S. Dollar was down on Monday as investors took more of a risk-on approach and backed higher-risk currencies.
- New Zealand and Australian Dollars, both of which are considered higher-risk, were up on the day.
- The Rand in South Africa gained 2% after President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as head of the ruling party.
- The Japanese Yen lost ground against the U.S. Dollar ahead of the Bank of Japan’s interest rate decision today.
Market |
Price |
Move |
UK(GBP) |
£0.82 |
-0.07% |
Europe (EURO) |
€0.94 |
-0.14% |
Canada (Canadian Dollar) |
$1.36 |
-0.75% |
Japan (Yen) |
¥136.86 |
0.11% |
Cryptocurrency
Binance US has agreed to purchase Voyager Digital’s assets for $1.022B.
- Binance.US will make a good faith deposit of $10M and reimburse Voyager $15M for expenses that occurred during the acquisition process.
- Voyager had previously agreed to sell its assets to FTX for $1.4B.
- The bankruptcy court in charge of the FTX collapse still needs to approve the purchase. A hearing is set for Jan. 5.
- Filecoin has lost 28% in the last five days after long positions in the token worth a total of $5.7M were liquidated last week.
Market |
Price |
Move |
Bitcoin |
$16,419.20 |
-2.16% |
Ethereum |
$1,166.64 |
-1.41% |
Litecoin |
63.00 |
-2.22% |
Bitcoin Cash |
$98.75 |
-4.14% |
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Chris Svorcik
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