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lastlib

(28,699 posts) Sun May 31, 2026, 11:30 PM 15 hrs ago

Market Metrics, 5/29/26

For the folks playing along at home:

Dow Jones Industrial Average: 51,032.46, up 363.49 (+0.72%)
S & P 500: 7580.06, up 16.43 (+0.22%)
NASDAQ Composite: 26,972.62, up 55.15 (+0.20%)
2-Yr US Treasury Yield: 4.014%, n/c
5-Yr US Treasury Yield: 4.149% n/c
10-Yr US Treasury Yield: 4.453%, down 0.028
US Dollar Index: 99.05, up 0.14 (+0.14%)
Gold: 4593.00, up 60.60 (+1.33%)
Silver: 75.875, down 0.037 (-0.05%)
WTI: 87.36, down 1.54 (-1.73%)

Happy investing, everyone!

(sorry for delay--long weekend off-grid! Refreshing, tho! )

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Market Metrics, 5/29/26 (Original Post) lastlib 15 hrs ago OP

All 3 of Friday's equity indices closed at all time highs. Treasuries are still quite high, the 10-Year peaked at 4.67% progree 7 hrs ago #1

Up another billion points this week. They are draining crypto into Treasuries and stocks bucolic_frolic 7 hrs ago #2

They want to commercially mine the moon.... lastlib 5 hrs ago #3

progree

(13,090 posts)

1. All 3 of Friday's equity indices closed at all time highs. Treasuries are still quite high, the 10-Year peaked at 4.67%

Reply to lastlib (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:25 AM

7 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:34 PM - Edit history (1)

on May 19, a 52-week high (ETA: I don't consider high yields good news because it's due to inflation and because when fixed-income securities' yields go up, their values go down, and so do most people's bond portfolios).

I've been doing my "last week" and "past 4 weeks" thing every other week due to lack of time. Today is an "off" week.

bucolic_frolic

(56,016 posts)

2. Up another billion points this week. They are draining crypto into Treasuries and stocks

Reply to lastlib (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:26 AM

7 hrs ago

as AI peaks and software and rocket ships become the hot sectors.

What do we hope to get from space exploration? I thought science was a real no-no now.

lastlib

(28,699 posts)

3. They want to commercially mine the moon....

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:32 AM

5 hrs ago

...in clear violation of the 1967 Treaty on Outer Space.

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