Stocks close mostly flat as tech lags following hot retail sales report

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Retail sales were the latest sign of a strong economy, as a consumer slowdown remained nowhere in sight.

The 10-year Treasury yield soared 13 basis points to trade around 4.85%. The 10-year yield hit a 16-year high of 4.89% on Oct. 6.as the US intensified its diplomatic efforts and as hopes grew that the US will ease sanctions on producer Venezuela. Crude oil is set to report its fiscal third quarter earnings on Wednesday after the market closes.

"The economy is entering Q4 with more momentum than we previously thought," Oxford Economics lead US economist Michael Pearce wrote in a research note on Tuesday."The risks to our forecast for a slight contraction in consumption in Q4 are firmly to the upside. The strength of the economy also means that Fed officials will leave the door open for additional rate hikes."

Over the past week, Fed officials eased market concerns of another interest rate hike from the central bank as they explained how credit tightening caused by rising bond yields could effectively take the place of another Fed rate hike. The discussion provided reprieve for bond yields and stocks rallied.

The crackdown is the latest effort by US officials to limit China's access to AI chips, further escalating tensions between the two countries as the Its trading and investment banking revenues were also up, a sign that a slump in dealmaking is starting to thaw.as the Wall Street giant continued its costly retreat from consumer banking and tried to recover from a prolonged slump in dealmaking.

 

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