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lastlib

(28,601 posts) Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:06 PM Mar 6

Market Metrics, 3/6/26

For the folks playing along at home:

Dow Jones Industrial Average: 47,501.55, down 453.19 (0.95%)
S & P 500: 6740.02, down 90.69 (1.33%)
NASDAQ Composite: 22387.68, down 361.31 (1.59%)
2-Yr US Treasury Yield: 3.558%, 0.035 (0.02%)
5-Yr US Treasury Yield: 3.731% down 0.002 (0.01%)
10-Yr US Treasury Yield: 4.133%, down 0.007 (0.2%)
Gold: 5181.30, up 102.60 (2.02%)
Silver: 84.690,up 2.51 (3.05%)
WTI: 91.27, up 10.26 (12.67%)

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Market Metrics, 3/6/26 (Original Post) lastlib Mar 6 OP

That story about Blackrock has me very worried. iemanja Mar 6 #1

Have you heard anything about the Fed pumping money into the liquidity markets? alwaysinasnit Mar 6 #2

No, I haven't. lastlib Mar 6 #3

Thanks!!! alwaysinasnit Mar 6 #4

DOW is down about 2500 from its high..correct? BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 6 #5

3000 Wiz Imp Mar 6 #6

2500 from its record closing. lastlib Mar 6 #7

iemanja

(57,779 posts)

1. That story about Blackrock has me very worried.

Reply to lastlib (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:09 PM

Mar 6

More than the market numbers.

alwaysinasnit

(5,643 posts)

2. Have you heard anything about the Fed pumping money into the liquidity markets?

Reply to lastlib (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:15 PM

Mar 6

lastlib

(28,601 posts)

3. No, I haven't.

Reply to alwaysinasnit (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:26 PM

Mar 6

Good question, though. At the moment, I don't see that as a likelihood. It's more of a response to high stress in the lending markets, which isn't really the case right now. It could happen down the road, but we're not there--yet. Watch the Treasury bond yields for clues to something happening; if they start rising rapidly, the Fed may move, but I think it will have to get a LOT worse before it moves. A sooner response would be a rate cut by the Fed, unless things turn REALLY dire really fast (like 2008).

alwaysinasnit

(5,643 posts)

4. Thanks!!!

Reply to lastlib (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:27 PM

Mar 6

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,970 posts)

5. DOW is down about 2500 from its high..correct?

Reply to lastlib (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:59 PM

Mar 6

Wiz Imp

(10,399 posts)

6. 3000

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:36 PM

Mar 6

Record Close: 50,188.14 (Feb 10, 2026).
Intraday High: 50,512.79 (Feb 10, 2026).

lastlib

(28,601 posts)

7. 2500 from its record closing.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:03 PM

Mar 6

(I'm wondering if EvaBlondi is wishing she'd kept her mouth shut about the "50K Dow".....)

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