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There’s a saying in finance - Don't fight the Fed – and it's there for a reason! Investors were hoping for six rate cuts this year, starting as soon as March, despite all the Fed officials claiming that it was too soon to think about rate cuts, and that more work needed to be done to tame inflation. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Inflation returns to the forefront with today’s release of US CPI figures for January, which were higher than expected and reawakened speculation on the date of the first Fed rate cut.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Monday starts on a quiet note after last week’s record-breaking week on Wall Street. The S&P 500 passed the 5,000 points milestone for the first time on Friday, while the Nasdaq briefly traded above the 16,000 level, bringing it closer to its all-time high. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Investors are hoping for a finish above 5,000 points for the S&P 500 today, after the publication of revised inflation data, which they believe strengthens the case for early rate cuts. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Earnings season is running at full steam, with big names releasing their results today, including Philip Morris, ConocoPhillips and S&P Global. Futures on Wall Street are muted after a strong session yesterday, that saw the S&P 500 index rise 0.8% to within five points of breaking the 5000 mark for the first time. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for m...

While investors await more convincing cues from Fed officials on the timing of rate cuts, corporate earnings are taking center-stage. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Strong earnings, artificial intelligence, the resilience of the US economy and hopes of rate cuts are fueling growth on Wall Street. However, the market is taking a breather to reassess the timing of the first rate cut. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Jerome Powell’s interview on Sunday, and last week’s much better than expected job numbers are forcing investors are forced to rethink their expectations of rate cuts, sending futures down and Treasury yields up this morning. But is Powell really taken seriously? Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The shares of Meta jumped 15% yesterday after it tripled its profit and introduced its first dividend. Investors were happy about this strong result and Amazon’s robust earnings, so much so that it took take their minds off Apple, the Fed and China. But then, new data came in that shook their convictions...  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more infor...

Investors were dealt a blow by the Fed yesterday, which crushed their hopes of a rate cut in March. The mood was further dented when Alphabet published disappointing results and lost 7%, which took other tech stocks down. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

It’s a jam-packed day today, with 700 earnings reports and a Fed rate decision. Investors are eagerly awaiting the US central bank monetary policy decision at 2:00 pm ET. They are not expecting any surprise or new changes. However, they will be interested in Jerome Powell's comments.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Wall Street indices are still breaking records and the S&P500 is within 1.5% of the 5000 points symbolic milestone - a day before the Fed meeting. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Markets are on a roll and even news of the liquidation of giant property developer China Evergrande isn’t stopping them from rallying. A big week lies ahead for investors, with a flurry of corporate results and monetary policy decisions by the Fed and the Bank of England. So far, 2024 is going really well, with several indices setting or flirting with record highs. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audi...

The better-than-expected GDP data and strong corporate results have raised investors morale. Today’s inflation data is another boost and it looks like we're getting closer to the first rate cut. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Tech stocks are still keeping indexes on an upward slope, and even enabling them to set new records. Even China is recovering, since Beijing seems intent on boosting its stock market with a massive injection of public money. Will Tesla and the ECB ruin the party? Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The rally continues on Wall Street, fueled by its tech giants, while in China, things are looking rosier. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Wall Street continues to move forward and surpasses symbolic milestones: after the 17,000-point Nasdaq 100, the 38,000-point Dow Jones was erased. Both indexes find themselves in terra incognita, as is the S&P500, which hit 4,850 points. New York traders are just 3% short of having their 5000 caps made. A little history: the 4000 version dates from April 2021. The 3000 dates from October 2019....

Wall Street is breaking new records: investors flocked to US technology stocks and Japanese equities. The S&P 500 broke its record. This is despite investors coming to terms with the fact that rate cuts will probably not start as early as March.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The likelihood that rate cuts will happen as soon as March dropped significantly, but not completely. Indices bounced back, lifted by a rally in the semiconductor industry after TSMC's fiery forecasts based, in particular, on the continuing boom in artificial intelligence.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Despite several speeches from central bankers warning that the fight against inflation isn’t over and that rate cuts are not the order of the day, most investors remain convinced that rates will go down as soon as March. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

They had high hopes for March rate cuts, but a series of macroeconomic data and central bank speeches are slowly but surely denting investor sentiment. Yesterday, Fed central banker Christopher Waller, who belongs to the hawkish camp but is reputedly close to Fed boss Jerome Powell, explained that there is no need to rush into lowering interest rates.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.f...

Wall Street reopens after a long weekend for Martin Luther King jr. Day, and futures are in the red. Investors are assessing the consequences of Donald Trump’s win in Iowa yesterday and are also awaiting results from major US banks. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

US equity futures were lower this morning as investors assessed quarterly earnings from major US banks after Thursday's higher-than-expected inflation report. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The much-anticipated US inflation data was just published and investors are busy fine-tuning their forecasts for the date of the Fed's first rate cut.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Investors are trading cautiously ahead tomorrow’s inflation data, with futures on the main three Wall Street indices flat on Wednesday. They are eager to get more cues about the pace of interest rate cuts this year. The euphoria seen in late 2023, boosted by expectations of a rate cut as early as March has slightly faded, but signs that inflation continued to cool in December could revive hopes.&n...