Wall Street investment banks are concerned that interest rates cannot be lowered next year, but the Federal Reserve seems to think otherwise.
① Although the tense situation between Russia and Ukraine continues to attract safe-haven bids for US bonds, the overall US bond market has still not been able to reverse the recent weak trend, largely due to the market's lack of confidence in the Fed's upcoming rate cut process; ② However, compared to the highly pessimistic outlook of market participants on rate cuts at the moment, recent statements from Fed officials seem not as hawkish.
US stocks early trading | Some cryptos concept stocks rose, CleanSpark surged over 5%, MSTR rebounded nearly 4%; super micro computer rose over 12% again, accumulating over 80% in the past six trading days.
On the evening of the 22nd in peking time, all three major stock indexes are likely to record gains this week. The market continues to focus on signs of sector rotation from technology stocks to cyclical stocks.
US stock preview | Outstanding stocks collectively celebrate! AI search company Elastic soared 26% pre-market, Gap rose over 15%; Reddit fell nearly 7% pre-market, Tencent shareholding reduction.
Musk: The Optimus siasun robot&automation can be priced at $0.02-0.03 million, but annual production needs to exceed 1 million; Reddit fell nearly 7% in pre-market trading, impacted by Tencent's shareholding.
Breaking news! Is the "shadow chairman of the Federal Reserve" coming soon?
USA Treasury Secretary nominee Yellen is expected to be nominated as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Analysis suggests that the 'shadow chairman' may intervene in the direction of monetary policy ahead of the official assumption of office in 2026, conveying Trump's 'low interest rate' inclination, exacerbating the risk of soaring inflation. At the same time, the Federal Reserve Chairman does not have complete decision-making authority over policy rates, which may also make the monetary policy outlook more uncertain.
Daily options tracker | Attacked by short sellers! MSTR's implied volatility soared to 211%, reaching a new high for the year; Nvidia options trading volume nearly doubled, with the call/put ratio rising to 66.2%.
Performance exceeded expectations! Snowflake rose by over 30%, with the call ratio soaring to 69%. The volume of options increased by 2.36 times month-on-month to 0.677 million contracts; on the options chain, the highest volume of call options at a strike price of $175 reached 0.028 million contracts, followed by the call option with a strike price of $180 expiring next Friday, with a volume of 0.023 million contracts.
Trump is considering letting Walsh serve as Treasury Secretary first, and then as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Some informed sources indicate that Trump is considering appointing Bessent to lead the White House Economic Council. If Powell becomes the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Trump will nominate Bessent to be the Secretary of the Treasury later in his term.
The market suddenly shook violently upwards! A well-known American media journalist: There may be a "big event" happening on Wall Street in the next few days...
US blue chip public chain solana token SOL soared by more than 10%, a well-known US media reporter revealed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has made progress in negotiations with the issuer of the Wall Street SOL spot ETF, and may submit a Form 19B-4 listing file in the coming days.
Goldman Sachs, the "bull market leader", outlook for 2025: Next year, the USA will be a year of simultaneous rise in stocks and bonds.
Goldman Sachs is bullish on the USA stock market and bonds market in 2025.
The "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) work plan has been revealed! Musk denies direct influence on the selection decisions for Trump's cabinet.
Tesla CEO Musk and American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy exposed the work plan of the 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE), which includes dismissing thousands of civil servants, relaxing all regulations, and more.
Futu Morning Post | SEC Chairman is planning to step down in January next year! The cryptocurrency industry may face significant regulatory changes; Google's antitrust case escalates! Android system also faces the threat of being split.
Microstrategy's stock price plummeted over 16%, and Citron claims that shorting the stock hedges against bitcoin; apple plans to launch a revamped Siri in 2026, adding more self-developed ai; alibaba announced the establishment of an e-commerce business group.
U.S. stock market early session | Technology stocks dragged the Nasdaq down over 1%, nvidia fell over 2% after earnings, and Google dropped over 5%; earnings exceeded expectations! snowflake soared over 30%.
Investors are still evaluating the important financial report of AI technology giant nvidia. Bitcoin broke through $0.098 million to reach a new all-time high, with analysts bullish on it surpassing $0.1 million.
US stock market outlook | Cryptocurrency concept stocks surge across the board before market open, with MSTR and MARA up more than 11%; pdd holdings falls more than 9% before market open, Q3 revenue disappoints expectations
Performance exceeds expectations, Snowflake soared more than 23% in pre-market trading; pdd holdings fell more than 9% before the market, Q3 revenue fell short of expectations; Another company got rich because of holding bitcoin! Semler Scientific rose more than 24% in pre-market trading.
Wells Fargo & Co calls for 2025: Trump's policies and strong economy may push s&p 500 above 6600 points.
wells fargo & co raised the s&p 500 target range to 6500-6700 points, expecting economic growth and Trump's policies to boost corporate profit growth.
Goldman Sachs outlook for the 2025 global mmf market: the era of a "stronger and longer-lasting dollar" has arrived, with non-us mmf facing "internal and external difficulties" under tariff pressure.
Goldman Sachs pointed out that by 2025, the dollar will be "stronger and more durable". The USA may implement a broader range of tariffs and fiscal policy adjustments in the future, which will further enhance the competitiveness of the dollar and suppress the performance of other "challenger" currencies. In addition, the bias in capital flows, as well as the resilience of the USA economy, have provided solid support for the dollar.
Survey: Nine out of ten economists still expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next month, but the pace of rate cuts will slow down next year.
A recent survey released by industry media this week shows that most economists still expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for the third consecutive meeting next month; however, due to the risks of rising inflation posed by the policy guidelines suggested by the elected US president Trump, economists' expectations for the interest rate cut magnitude in 2025 have noticeably decreased compared to a month ago.
The global market is starting to foot the bill for Trump.
Those who invested in Trump politically are now able to publicly enjoy the fruits of victory.
Federal Reserve's Collins: The economy is stable but requires further easing, and a rate cut in December may be expected.
Collins stated that further slowing in economic recruitment is undesirable, and there is still a possibility of interest rate cuts in December, but the specific decision must be based on subsequent data.
Futu Morning Post | Nvidia's Q4 guidance fails to impress Wall Street? Stock price fell 5% before narrowing; Federal Reserve Governor Bowman: cautious about further rate cuts.
Economists' latest prediction: the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December, but the reduction next year will be 'halved'; snowflake surged nearly 20% after hours, and new products are expected to reverse the decline.
US stocks in early trading: US stocks collectively lower, Nasdaq drops more than 1%, nvidia pre-performance falls more than 2%; cryptos concept stocks rise against the market, MSTR rises more than 7%, stock price hits a new high.
Investors are paying attention to the important financial report of technology giant nvidia, as well as the speeches of several Federal Reserve officials.
U.S. Stock Market Outlook: Heavyweight financial reports tonight! Nvidia slightly up in pre-market trading, Bank of America says this will determine the success or failure of the U.S. stock market rebound; MicroStrategy rose 3% in pre-market trading, mark
Tajit pre-market drop more than 16%, third-quarter financial report below expectations, lowering full-year profit guidance; Wall Street bullish on Trump's tax cuts: will boost US stocks over the next two years, benefiting nearly 30% of s&p 500 companies.