Good MorningEquity markets closed out the week with a gain, making the 8th consecutive weekly increase for the S&P 500. The hope for FOMC rate cuts early in 2024 has driven the move, and this week's PCE price index aligned with the outlook. The index came in at 3.1%, slightly cooler than expected, suggesting the Fed's soft landing is fast approaching.
The question is if the economy will hit the ground running or crash through, and either scenario is unfavorable to equities. On the one hand, disinflation and deflation will lead to recession and on the other, consumer inflation remains hot for years with a risk that it will accelerate and drive the FOMC back into rate-hiking mode.
Santa Claus Rally or not, the S&P 500 is approaching its next major turning point. The index may continue higher and set new highs in 2023 or be contained by resistance. The following week could be telling, but investors should not read too much into holiday-week trading. The true test of the market will come in January.
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Santa Claus rally or not, the analysts are upping their targets on some high-quality tech names that stand to rally strongly in 2024.
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Stocks | | | Asian shares advanced on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains as markets there reopened for what’s expected to be a quiet, holiday-shortened week of trading.U.S. futures were higher and oil prices were steady.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index added 1.2% to 33,681.24 as details of a policy meeting by the Ban... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Wall Street capped its eighth straight winning week with a quiet finish Friday, following reports showing inflation on the way down and the economy potentially on the way up.The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to sit less than 1% below its record set nearly two years ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sli... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Asian markets were steady in holiday-thinned trading on Tuesday, with some markets in the region closed for holidays. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Shanghai’s benchmark led losses in Asia on heavy selling of technology and computer chip-related shares as worries revived over trade tensio... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Cuban government said Friday it will have to either increase prices for fuel and electricity, or reduce rations for basic supplies. President Miguel Díaz-Canel said such difficult measures were needed for difficult times, after the minister of the economy said Cuba’s economy contracted between 1... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Czech Republic’s central bank cut its key interest rate Thursday hoping to give the country's struggling economy a boost.The cut by a quarter of a percentage point brought the interest rate down to 6.75%. It was the first time the bank cut the rate since June 22 last year.Last year the bank rais... Read the Full Story |
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