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Federal Reserve Daly Says Recent Inflation Data Good but 'Not There Yet'
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly says some incoming inflation data has been “good” but the central bank hasn’t achieved price stability yet. She speaks in a moderated conversation in Dallas.
Two officials of the Federal Reserve indicated that it is necessary to reform the discount window tool.
Boorman, a director of the Federal Reserve, and Logan, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, suggested that the Federal Reserve should assess to what extent its emergency lending tools can meet the liquidity needs of the banking system, implying the need to reform the discount window.
Elliott Wave Technical Analysis: S&P500, Nasdaq 100, Russell 2000, DAX 40, FTSE 100, ASX 200 [Video]
S&P 500 (SPX) and NASDAQ 100 (NDX): These indices show distinct corrective patterns.
Wall Street's 'Great Rotation Trade' Takes A Break
A weeklong decline in megacap technology stocks broadened Thursday to encompass smaller firms and financial shares as signs of economic weakness overwhelmed optimism over rate cuts.
Another Federal Reserve official hinted that interest rate cuts are imminent: Waiting too long to act poses a risk of recession.
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said that the actual federal funds rate has tightened significantly and the economy is not overheating, so this restriction is not needed; the Fed may need to cut interest rates quickly to avoid further deterioration in the labor market. Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan did not mention monetary policy, stating that the crisis triggered by Silicon Valley Bank last year shows that the current federal deposit insurance limit may be too low, and the last time the limit was raised was in 2008.
Wall Street Today | Market Faces Second-Day Pullback
The overall market pulled back for the second day in a row Thursday after a semiconductor sell-off Wednesday.
S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average All Sink Thursday
The market eased Thursday, adding to a semiconductor sell-off on Wednesday.
U.S. Economy Is Slowing, Leading Index Signals
The leading index for the economy fell again in June for the fourth month in a row, reflecting a slowdown in U.S. growth since the beginning of the year.
Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level Since March. Buyers Aren't Biting
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to its lowest level since mid-March, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The drop hasn't made a difference for prospective home buyers -- yet.
OpenAI Reportedly Rolls Out Smaller, Cheaper Iteration of Flagship AI Model
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI unveiled on Thursday GPT-4o mini, a smaller, cheaper version of its most capable AI model, GPT-4o, according to media reports.The new model will be available Thursday for free
TSM, Nvidia, Tesla Climb Thursday Morning | Herd on Wall Street
Morning traders, happy Thursday, July 18th we celebrated the grand opening of the moomoo JC office today! My name is Kevin Travers, and here are stories from the moomoo herd on Wall Street today.
Pre-market trading highlights: Bank of America warns that the S&P 500 index may drop by 5% to 10%. Taiwan Semiconductor's Q2 profits exceeded expectations.
The European Central Bank kept its three key interest rates unchanged, as expected; In the week ending July 13, the number of initial unemployment claims in the United States reached 0.243 million, the highest since the week of June 8.
UBS Group: Is it still difficult for small-cap stocks in the US this time?
UBS Group believes that the rotation of US stocks towards small-cap may continue, but only if the profit growth of large technology stocks slows down. Small-cap stocks currently lack strong fundamental support, and the stability of the future economy and the cooling of inflation are crucial to the future trend of small-cap stocks.
Small cap stocks experienced a 5-day unprecedented rebound, driven by profits rather than following the trend. How do we see the market in the future?
"The history after 2020 shows that in order for small technology stocks to outperform the large cap, either speculative technology bubbles need to appear or 'large cap technology stocks' need to fall out of favor."
Russell 2000 Rally to 'Lose Some Steam,' BlackRock Says
BlackRock Investment Institute Senior Investment Strategist Ann-Katrin Petersen says the outperformance of the Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks will fade. "We are observing that 40% of earnings are currently contracting," Petersen said on Bloomberg Television, Thursday. "This rally of the past days could lose some steam."
US Stock Markets Plunge to Support Levels
Emini S&P September futures collapsed as far as support at 5635/25 The low & high for the last session were 5632 - 5717. (So you can compare the spread to the contract you trade).
Can sustainable growth be achieved for small cap stocks in the US with the 'historic level increase' of the last five days?
The e-mini Russell 2000 index rose by 12% in just five days, setting a new record in 2024. Analysis believes that the reason for the rise is that the market is optimistic about the prospect of the Fed's interest rate cut expectations. In addition, the "Trump trade" and the value rotation of technology stocks are also important reasons for the index's surge. The market is concerned that small-cap stocks lack fundamental support, and once the market sentiment reverses, it may trigger a significant downturn.
The Table Turns: Five Sessions of Falling AI Semiconductors While Dow Climbs
The market pulled back Wednesday, as AI and semiconductor stocks pulled back hard while slower-growing stocks on the Dow Jones led the index to a fresh closing and intraday high.
Dow Climbs Wednesday While Market Pulls Back
The market pulled back Wednesday. After 10:08 am EST, the $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ fell 1.21%, the $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ was falling 0.21%, and the $