Stocks Plunge on Greenland Crisis and Soaring Bond Yields

Economic Indicators - December pending home sales are expected to decline by -0.5% month-over-month [1] - Initial weekly unemployment claims are projected to increase by +12,000 to 210,000 [1] - Q3 GDP is anticipated to remain unchanged at +4.3% quarter-over-quarter annualized [1] - November personal spending is expected to rise by +0.5% month-over-month, while personal income is projected to increase by +0.4% month-over-month [1] - The November core PCE price index is expected to rise by +0.2% month-over-month and +2.8% year-over-year [1] - January S&P US manufacturing PMI is expected to increase by +0.2 to 52.0 [1] - The final University of Michigan January US consumer sentiment index is expected to remain unchanged at 54.0 [1] Stock Market Movements - US natural gas-producing stocks surged as natural gas prices increased by more than +26% to a three-week high [2][16] - Gold and silver mining stocks experienced significant gains due to safe-haven buying, with prices reaching all-time highs [2][15] - Stock indexes fell sharply, with the S&P 500 down -2.06%, Dow Jones down -1.76%, and Nasdaq 100 down -2.12% [4] - The Magnificent Seven technology stocks saw declines, with Nvidia and Tesla down more than -4% [13] - Defensive beverage makers rose amid the broader market decline, with Monster Beverage and Constellation Brands both up more than +4% [17] Earnings Reports - Q4 earnings season has begun positively, with 88% of the 33 S&P 500 companies that reported beating expectations [5] - S&P earnings growth is expected to increase by +8.4% in Q4, while excluding the Magnificent Seven, growth is expected at +4.6% [5] Bond Market - Rising bond yields impacted stocks, with the 10-year T-note yield reaching a 4.75-month high of 4.31% [3][8] - The 10-year Japanese government bond yield rose to a 27-year high of 2.359% due to fiscal concerns [3][9] - The markets are currently discounting a 5% chance of a -25 basis point rate cut at the next FOMC meeting [6] International Markets - Overseas stock markets closed lower, with the Euro Stoxx 50 down -0.57% and China's Shanghai Composite down -0.01% [7]