AI frenzy will return to its peak? Wedbush: Fed rate cuts inject a "shot in the arm" for technology stocks!
After the 50 basis point rate cut by the Fed, ai stocks rose significantly; Dan Ives of Wedbush believes that this move by the Fed is a bullish signal for the technology industry's growth in 2025.
US stocks close | Nasdaq rose 2.5%, Dow Jones, S&P hit record highs; chip stocks, Chinese concept stocks shine, Tesla rose more than 7%, Nvidia rose nearly 4%
The US unemployment benefits data strengthens expectations of an economic soft landing, with the Dow Jones breaking the 0.042 million point mark for the first time and the S&P closing above 5700 points for the first time. The Nasdaq rose 3% at one point, the chip index rose 5.7% at one point, the bank index rose nearly 3%, and the Chinese concept index rose over 4%.
Shares of Semiconductor and Chip Stocks Are Trading Higher Following Wednesday's Rate Cut, Which Has Lifted Growth Stocks and Rate-sensitive Sectors Such as Tech.
US stock market preview | All three major futures indexes rose, Nasdaq futures rose more than 2%; technology stocks and Chinese concept stocks rose collectively before the market, Alibaba rose more than 4%, Nvidia and Tesla rose more than 3%
Bitcoin surpassed $63,000 today, with pre-market gains in crypto-related stocks. MSTR and MARA rose over 5%; Tesla rose nearly 3% pre-market, with Robotaxi set to debut soon, and bullish views from Wall Street institutions.
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China International Capital Corporation: AI+ code is a practical and commercially leading AI application scenario.
China International Capital Corporation believes that the improvement of AI application capabilities relies on both the enhancement of model capacity and the deep understanding of application scenarios and accurate grasp of customer needs.
US stocks closed | After the interest rate cut, US stocks rose and then fell back, with the three major indices closing slightly lower. Apple bucked the trend and rose nearly 2%.
After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, US stock index hit a new daily high. However, it turned downwards after Powell's press conference. The S&P 500 ended its seven-day winning streak, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the second consecutive day. Nvidia failed to rebound and closed down nearly 2%, while Apple rose against the trend, gaining nearly 2%.
Deutsche Bank: Lowers the target price of ASML Holding to 950 euros.
On September 18th, Deutsche Bank lowered the target price of asml holding from 1100 euros to 950 euros.
DRAM inventory slightly increased, but high bandwidth demand remains strong! Wall Street supports Micron: stock price will soar.
Due to the increase in DRAM inventory, Citigroup has slightly lowered its expectations for Micron, adjusting its full-year sales forecast for 2024 from $25.1 billion to $24.9 billion in revenue.
Express News | Citigroup lowers ASML Holding's European target price from 1250 euros to 1150 euros.
US stocks closed | S&P and Dow set new intraday highs, Chinese concept stocks performed well, li auto inc rose more than 12%.
In the late trading session, the US stock market saw a significant decline, but the S&P 500 index rose for the seventh consecutive day, and the Nasdaq and semiconductor index erased gains of more than 1%, with Intel rising 8% and closing up 2.7%, while Nvidia declined 1%. The Chinese concept index rose nearly 2%, and Li Auto Inc. rose more than 12%.
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U.S. stocks closed | S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rose for the fifth consecutive week, with nvidia up nearly 16% for the week and broadcom up 22% for the week.
The rebound in US consumer confidence, the near four-year low in one-year inflation expectations, the support of the former "Fed's three hands" for a 50 basis point rate cut, and the significant increase in betting on substantial rate cuts by the "Fed's communication agency" and others, have returned to the "fifty-fifty" level. Small cap stocks rose by more than 2% on Friday, chip index rose by 10% over the week, NVIDIA rose by nearly 16% over the week, and Broadcom rose by 22% over the week. The two-year US Treasury yield returned to a two-year low, the yen rose above 141, the highest in nearly nine months, offshore renminbi rose above 7.10 yuan, and bitcoin rose to $0.06 million. Oil prices stopped the multi-week decline, and gold rose by over 3% for the best month in a month.
Unfazed by the volatility! The chip index has risen for four consecutive days. Nvidia and Broadcom have rebounded strongly this week. Is the optimistic sentiment quietly returning?
In the face of such intense turbulence, several major chip giants still have bullish forecasts from Wall Street, with a potential increase of around 20%-40%. How should investors view the investment prospects of chip stocks?
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Bank of America's sharp commentary on the AI boom: Just getting started, equivalent to the "early days of the internet in 1996"!
① Bank of America Merrill Lynch said that the AI boom is still in its early stages, much like the development of the internet in the 1990s. ② The bank said that the impact of AI will be felt earlier than previous technology booms.
Huang Renxun, Altman and other American AI experts gathered at the White House to discuss AI infrastructure layout with the Biden team.
Attendees include NVIDIA CEO Huang Renxun, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google President Ruth Porat, and Microsoft President Brad Smith. The conference focused on how to integrate the public and private sectors, discussing the energy usage of AI, datacenter capacity, semiconductor manufacturing, and power grid capacity.
US stocks closing | NASDAQ, S&P joined hands for four consecutive positives, US stocks' seven giants all rose, with Meta up nearly 3% and Nvidia up nearly 2%.
In August, the PPI in the United States showed a cooling down of inflation, and the market slightly raised its bets on the Fed's aggressive interest rate cuts. US stocks rose together, with Nvidia up nearly 2%, while NIO Inc and XPeng fell more than 5%. The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the second time this year, but maintained a restrictive policy. European bonds fell, and the euro rebounded from its four-week low. Commodities rose across the board, with US oil briefly rising by 3.7%, gold reaching a new high with a nearly 2% increase, palladium rising by over 4%, and copper experiencing its largest two-month increase.