Equity markets continued to advance last week and set a new all-time high. The move was largely driven by the magnificent seven, many of which also set new all-time highs. The risk for traders this week is earnings. The move to new highs is pricing in significant earnings strength for many of these names, including MSFT and Meta Platform, and actual results may not be enough to sustain the rally.
The FOMC is another hurdle facing the market this week. The FOMC will release its next policy adjustment on Wednesday and may choose to make no move at all. The market expects them to make a rate cut by May, so the statement and press conference will be closely watched. Any sign to the contrary could result in a sharp move for the broad market index. Regardless, it looks like the S&P 500 will close out January at a new high foreshadowing additional highs this year.
The market, and most investors and traders, had become bearish regarding semiconductor and chip stocks. You can’t really blame them, though – maybe this affected you as well -as during the COVID-19 pandemic, semiconductor shortages were all the rave, affecting several industries and ta…
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Wall Street closed out its latest winning week with a mixed finish on Friday, as drops for technology stocks dragged on the market.The S&P 500 slipped 3.19 points, or 0.1%, to 4,890.97. It’s the first decline for the index after a six-day winning streak led it to set record highs for five straig…
China’s leaders launched a barrage of new policies this week to prop up languishing financial markets and rekindle growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The moves to support lending and spending with billions of dollars of fresh cash gathered pace when the central bank cut bank reserve requi…
World shares were mixed Monday as investors braced for an eventful week, including a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on interest rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve is scheduled to announce its monetary policy on Wednesday, with traders not anticipating a rate cut. The Bank of England will follow w…
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled further even as the economy kept growing briskly, a trend sure to be welcomed at the White House as President Joe Biden seeks re-election in a race that could pivot on his economic stewardship
Chair Jerome Powell will enter this week’s Federal Reserve meeting in a much more desirable position than he likely ever expected: Inflation is getting close to the Fed’s target rate, the economy is still growing at a healthy pace, consumers keep spending and the unemployment rate is near a half-century low
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