Wall Street is not afraid of the Federal Reserve's "hawkish interest rate cuts"; will the "Christmas rally" in the U.S. stock market arrive as scheduled?

Wall Street analysts are not overly concerned and believe that Wednesday's sell-off presents a good buying opportunity, and a strong reaction to the Federal Reserve meeting is unlikely to disrupt this year's 'Santa Claus rally' momentum.

Futu NewsDec 20 16:45

Global X Japan Mid & Small Cap Leaders ESG ETF: Notice of estimated profit distribution for ETFs

JPXDec 20 07:50 · Announcements

The Dow barely ended its longest continuous decline in 50 years, Micron fell by 16%, the US dollar reached a two-year high again, and US bonds, oil, and Bitcoin all dropped.

U.S. stock market's other Indexes turned down towards the end, Tesla rose by nearly 4% before closing down, NVIDIA reached a high of 4%, and Micron Technology had its steepest decline in five years. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds briefly increased by nearly 10 basis points approaching 4.60%, close to a seven-month high, while short-term bond yields fell, with the 2/10-year yield spread at its widest in two and a half years. The Bank of England held rates steady, but more officials supported a rate cut, leading to a decline in the British Pound. The Governor of the Bank of Japan suppressed interest rate hike expectations, causing the yen to fall towards 158, and the offshore renminbi briefly dropped below 7.32 yuan to its lowest in 15 months. Bitcoin fell by 5%, approaching $0.096 million. Spot Gold rose by 1.6% before narrowing back below $2,600, while the futures silver fell by 5%, and U.S. crude oil fell below $70.

wallstreetcnDec 20 07:26

Rating [Securities company ratings]

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous After -------------------------------------------------- <7267> Honda UBS "Cell" "neutral" <2768> Sojitz SBI "Hold" "Buy" <3038> Kobe Busan SBI "Hold" "Buy" <8358> Suruga Silver Okasan "Hold" "Bullish" Downgraded - Bearish Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous After ------------------------

Fisco JapanDec 19 07:51

U.S. stock market close | The Federal Reserve takes a hawkish stance, three major Indexes drop together, with the Nasdaq down over 3%; Tesla falls over 8%, leading the decline among Technology giants, while Quantum Computing concept stock, Quantum, soars

The Dow Jones experienced ten consecutive declines, marking the longest streak of losses since 1974. The S&P fell nearly 3%, and the Nasdaq dropped over 3%. Tesla led the tech giants down with a decline of over 8%. The chip index fell nearly 4%, with Broadcom dropping nearly 7%, and NVIDIA initially rose nearly 5% during the day before turning negative. Micron Technology, which provided disappointing guidance for this fiscal quarter, fell over 10% in after-hours trading.

wallstreetcnDec 19 07:03

Japan M&A Center, DIC, ETC (additional) Rating

Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After ----------------------------------------------- <2127> Japan M&A Center Nomura 950 yen 760 yen <4631> DIC Nomura 4000 yen 4300 yen <4634> artience Nomura 4900 yen 4200 yen <7181> Japan Post Insurance Nomura 3600 yen 3700 yen <3405> Kuraray Okasan 2400 yen 3000 yen <4919> Milbon Daiwa 36

Fisco JapanDec 18 10:18