Powell: The economy is stronger than expected, the Federal Reserve can be "a bit more cautious" about cutting interest rates, and the Trump administration cannot set up a shadow Federal Reserve chair.
Powell stated that economic growth is stronger than expected at the time of the Federal Reserve's first rate cut in September, and there is no reason not to remain strong. Inflation has slightly increased, so the Fed can be more cautious regarding rate cuts while searching for a neutral interest rate level. There are no concerns about losing the Fed's independence, and there is confidence in maintaining good relations with the Trump administration. It is currently too early to determine the impact of Trump's tariffs and other policies on the economy and interest rate outlook.
The annual "big reshuffling" of the Nasdaq 100 is about to begin! Who is expected to join, and who will be eliminated?
This year's potential high-flying stocks like palantir, MSTR and more are expected to be included.
Futu Morning Report | Optimistic sentiment is rising again! The three major U.S. stock indexes have all reached new highs; bullish financial reports for AI applications and chip stocks are driving an investment boom, with marvell technology soaring over 2
Powell: The economy is stronger than expected, the Federal Reserve can lower interest rates "more cautiously", and the Trump administration cannot appoint a shadow Fed chair; Trump nominates crypto-friendly Paul Atkins to be the SEC chair.
The beige book reveals concerns beneath the shiny surface of the usa economy: consumers are becoming increasingly sensitive to prices.
The economic growth expectations in most regions are "moderately rising"; the Federal Reserve pointed out that consumer price sensitivity has further increased.
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Federal Reserve Beige Book: Economic activity has slightly increased in most regions of the usa, and businesses are more optimistic about future demand.
The Federal Reserve stated in the Beige Book that economic activity in most parts of the usa has seen "slight growth", growth expectations are moderately increasing, employment levels remain steady or only slightly increased, and consumer spending overall remains stable.
Apple's collaboration with Baidu to develop the China version of AI features has encountered obstacles, which may affect iPhone sales.
According to sources, apple and baidu are collaborating to add artificial intelligence features to iPhones sold in china next year. However, the project has encountered obstacles as the two companies have differences on how to use iPhone user data to train and improve models.
US stocks closed | Technology stocks boost the three major indexes to new highs! Marvell technology soared more than 23% after performance, Salesforce rose nearly 11%
The Nasdaq and chip index rose more than 1%, the small cap index reversed to a decline at one point, Meta, netflix, amazon, apple, and walmart all reached new highs, nvidia rose 3.5%, eli lilly and co peaked at 4%, the China concept index fell 2% at one point, and south korea etf, French stocks, and French bonds all closed higher.
Next year, the ticket committee and the St. Louis Federal Reserve Chair: the rate cut might be paused as early as this month.
Musalem indicated that in the context of inflation being higher than expected and concerns about the labor market easing, it may be time for policymakers to slow down the pace of interest rate cuts, with a possible pause in cuts as early as this month, ultimately depending on economic data.
U.S. stocks closed: all three major indexes hit new highs as Trump ignited a cryptos frenzy, while AI applications and the chip sector showed more bullish earnings reports.
1. Jerome Powell's wording was "just right", and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 45,000 points for the first time in history; 2. AI applications and chip sectors once again showed bullish financial report news; 3. The CEO of the largest health insurance company in the usa was assassinated on the street; 4. Trump nominated an SEC chairman with a pro-cryptos stance.
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