S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Record Highs After Jobs Report Brings Hopes for Fed Rate Cuts | Wall Street Today
The S&P 500, Nasdaq ended the week at all-time highs, with traders looking past signals of Friday’s jobs report to focus on prospects for Federal Reserve rate cuts.
U.S. Economy and Jobs Market Are Showing Cracks. Fed Rate Cuts Are Not Far Off.
By Jeffry Bartash Forget the summer heat: The economy appears to have caught enough of a chill that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates soon. The latest evidence? A June jobs report wh
S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite Hit New Records as Wall Street Mostly Likes Latest Job Report
Stocks traded mostly higher Friday morning following the July 4th market holiday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite pushing further into record territory as the June jobless rate came in higher than expected.
Alphabet and Meta Platforms Both Hit All-Time Intraday Highs Amid General Nasdaq Strength
"Magnificent 7" stocks Alphabet and Meta Platforms both hit all-time intraday highs amid general Nasdaq strength
Selected Weekly News and Insights (July 5): US unemployment rate higher than expected
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S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Hit New Record Highs as Wall Street Mostly Likes June Jobs Report
Stocks traded mostly higher Friday morning following the July 4th market holiday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hitting new record highs.
Markets Weekly Update (July 5) : US unemployment rate higher than expected
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Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Futures Hold Near Record as Jobs Data Lands
US stock futures held near all-time highs on Friday as investors weighed the June jobs report, which will play into Federal Reserve rate cut calculations.
206,000! The US added significantly fewer jobs than expected in June, resulting in an unemployment rate of 4.1%, the highest in two and a half years.
USA non-farm employment increased by 0.206 million people in June, significantly exceeding the expected 0.19 million people, but still significantly decreased compared to the previous value of 0.272 million people. The total number of new jobs added in April and May was reduced by 0.111 million people compared to the revised number.
Treasury Yields Edge Lower After Unemployment Rate Ticks Higher
By Sam Goldfarb Treasury yields extended overnight declines after new employment data showed solid but slowing jobs growth and another increase in the unemployment rate. In recent trading, the yield
Express News | US June Nonfarm Payrolls 206K vs 190K Forecast, Prior 218K
U.K.'s Labour Party Wins Election Landslide as Conservative Vote Collapses
LONDON -- Britain's Labour Party won a landslide election victory as voters handed its leader Keir Starmer one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in British history, placing a center-left government into Downing Street for the first time in 14 years.
Momentum for Biden to Step Aside Accelerating, Analyst Fordham Says
The red-hot Washington debate over whether President Joe Biden will scrap his run for re-election is spilling into Wall Street. We discuss the chances of Biden pulling out of the race, and whether Kamala Harris has emerged as the clear alternative with Geopolitical Strategist & Founder of Fordham Global Foresight, Tina Fordham and Bloomberg Opinion's John Authers.
The Fed's Ambivalence: What Investors Can Expect from Its Dovish Shift
While the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged, recently released economic data such as PCE, CPI, and the unemployment rate suggest that inflation is trending in the right direction, leading the market to believe that a cycle of decreasing interest rates will begin soon. However, the debate continues; it's not about "whether or not," but rather "when and how" rate cuts will occur.
U.S. Stock Futures Tread Water As Nonfarm Payrolls Approach
U.S. stock index futures moved little in holiday-thinned trade on Thursday evening, with focus turning squarely towards key nonfarm payrolls data for more cues on interest rates.
Nancy Pelosi Made Millions on NVIDIA Options – Here's Her Next Move
In the high-stakes world of congressional stock trading, few names have commanded as much attention as Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul's financial maneuvers. Recently, disclosures from the former Speaker of the House revealed a continued focus on the tech sector, with substantial option trades in companies like
SPX in All-time Bullish Sequence – When Is Next Pullback?
In this post, we will examine the SPX all-time bullish trend and predict the next significant pullback.
What Trump 2.0 or Biden 2.0 Could Mean for the Stock Market
President Biden is publicly showing no signs of stepping back and held a virtual meeting with governors on Wednesday to try to reassure them he's up to the job.
US June Nonfarm Payrolls Preview: Business Survey Indicates Services Sector's Employment Is Losing Steam
US June's nonfarm payrolls report will be released at 8:30 ET this Friday. The median forecast of analysts for the June nonfarm employment is 189,000,down from 272K in May. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 4.0%.
The US Federal Reserve has been slow to cut interest rates, and the size of the US money market has surpassed 6.15 trillion US dollars, reaching a new high.
In the week ending on the 2nd, there was a inflow of approximately $51.2 billion into the US fund market, the largest inflow in three months. Some analysts pointed out that as long as the Federal Reserve continues to hold steady, funds will continue to flow into currency funds.