Today, in Washington, the Federal Reserve is set to enact its eleventh rate hike within a year. However, the market may need to exercise patience for several weeks, perhaps even longer, to understand the central bank’s longer-term policy goals comprehensively. According to the real-time monitoring of interest rate bets through...
With the readjustment of the Nasdaq 100 and the expiration of options valued at around $2 trillion behind us, the market now focuses on a multitude of earnings releases and rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of Japan before heading into the quiet summer period....
The S&P 500’s remarkable 30% rally since its mid-October low has caught the attention of investors, raising concerns about a possible correction due to the perceived stretch in the market. However, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee offers a different perspective. In a Friday note, he acknowledges the potential for a typical 5%...
The notable rise in the stock market in 2023, led by renowned tech firms, has raised worries about a potential new bubble. The Nasdaq Composite index is significantly gaining ground, outpacing the solid growth of the S&P 500. Jessica Rabe, the co-founder of DataTrek Research, noted on Thursday that when...
The Consumer Sentiment survey by the University of Michigan provides additional reasons to worry about the condition of U.S. stocks and the economy. The most recent University of Michigan (UMI) measurement reveals a notable increase in consumer sentiment, a pattern that frequently contradicts typical forecasts. The boost in the sentiment...
The robust growth seen in the U.S. stock market during the first half of 2023 continued into the second half, encouraging optimistic investors to remain hopeful. This optimism has pushed the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index to increase by 42% for the year to date. On the other hand, conservative investors...
