Dow Jones ended Saturday with a gain of 125 points. Typically, this will be a day quite large, but it is to sleep with the rule this week, the blue-chip index has four consecutive 400-point swing for the first time in the history of 115 years.
The illegal trade in financial markets each week. 10-year Treasury rate to a record. A lack of gold exceeds $ U.S. 1800 oz Almost all the 500 stocks that Standard & Poor's 500 finished in the middle of the week.
"That a week of violent and sudden, but my feelings about the worst," said Michael Käufl, portfolio manager at Federated Investors.
Investors have responded to all messages and whispering rumors - USAcredit crisis and fears of renewed recession fears about the solvency of European banks, the decision of the Fed, interest rates remain low for two years, positive retail sales and unemployment and a strong new growth in low-tech leader.
The Dow lost 634 points on Tuesday, the worst drop in sessions, as investors reacted to the first drop in U.S. national debt ever, when the Standard & Poor's AAA again.
Dow up 429 points Monday, plunging 519 points the next day, got up, then 423 points on Friday after a fall in unemployment in the news.
Recovery of retail sales in July pushed the market higher Tuesday as traders ignored the survey, consumer confidence is less than 30 years have shown.
This is the first time since early July, the Dow Jones and S & P rose for two consecutive days. In general, a bad score will push stocks lower power consumption during the day, said Quincy Krosby, chief investment strategist at Prudential Financial. "But this is no ordinary time," he said, given the market volatility in share prices caused a double-edged challenge of economic data.
There are other positive economic data. The government said recruitment was a little dark in July after two months, although job creation was too slow to significantly reduce unemployment. Applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest point in four months, but some analysts believe that recently announced layoffs can call this number to grow in the coming weeks.
Businesses that need economic growth with higher incomes, the Dow, Boeing, Hewlett-Packard and United Technologies led the growth of 4 percent or more.
This report showed business inventories rose in the raw material and retail of 18 consecutive months. This usually means that confidence in the economy, but in June the United States cut spending for the first time in nearly two years. If the spectrum of market fluctuations on consumers, who may charge less than a retailer to move into the critical holiday season.
"We are at a crossroads," said Bill Hampel of Credit Union National Association, "If the market will remain stable next week, expect a significant impact on consumer confidence.."
Dow ends week 1.5 percent to 6.3 percent. S & P 500 closed up 1.7 percent, the Nasdaq 1 percent. These indexes are now more than 10 percent from its peak in April.