HSBC: Market Earnings Forecasts Are Too Pessimistic Ahead of Q2 Season With second-quarter earnings season about to begin, HSBC says the market is underestimating corporate performance — setting the stage for positive surprises. Despite recent shifts in U.S. trade policy, HSBC strategists, led by chief multi-asset strategist Max Kettner, believe...
JPMorgan: Foreign Investors Will Return as Retail Buyers Fuel U.S. Stock Rally Retail investors have played a major role in powering this year’s market gains — and JPMorgan believes they’re about to take the lead again. In a new report, strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou and his team forecast a massive $500...
OPEC+ Output ‘Superhike’ Sparks Unexpected Oil Price Rally Oil prices surged to their highest levels in two weeks on Tuesday—despite OPEC+ announcing a sizable increase in supply next month. The oil alliance, made up of OPEC and its partners, revealed over the weekend that it plans to boost production by...
Markets Slip as Trump Threatens New Tariffs Ahead of Deadline U.S. equity futures declined and the dollar weakened after President Trump signaled a potential escalation in trade tensions, saying his administration may begin sending letters to trading partners outlining new unilateral tariffs as early as Friday. “We’re probably going to...
Truist’s Lerner: Sharp V-Shaped Recoveries Often Signal More Market Gains It’s “Jobs Thursday” instead of the usual Friday, with the nonfarm payrolls report moved up due to the July 4 holiday. The New York Stock Exchange will also close early, giving investors just half a session to react. But so...
Bullish Signal: Golden Cross Points to More Market Gains Ahead The S&P 500 is kicking off the second half of 2025 on a strong note, flashing a bullish technical signal for the first time in more than two years. On Tuesday, the index formed a golden cross, where the 50-day...
