Futu Morning Report | USA's December PPI unexpectedly cools down! Wall Street nervously prepares for CPI release day; quantum computing stocks rebound strongly, RGTI surges 48%.

In December, the USA's PPI unexpectedly cooled, growing by 0.2% month-on-month. The year-on-year growth of the December PPI and core PPI were 3.3% and 3.5% respectively, both the highest growth rates since February 2023; Biden has signed another executive order to accelerate the development of AI infrastructure.

Futu News08:17

Will the new regulations imposed by the USA terminate the AI market?

The soon-to-be-inaugurated Trump administration may take a different approach to AI regulation, so the sell-off of chip stocks may be a temporary phenomenon.

Baron Chinese07:46

Bloomberg: Biden to Further Limit Nvidia, AMD AI Chip Exports in Final Push

BenzingaJan 9 05:51

Failed Nvidia Breakout Burns Momo Crowd, Interest Rates Rise On Strong Economic Data

BenzingaJan 8 23:32

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Options Spot-On: On January 7th, 92,792 Contracts Were Traded, With 769.02K Open Interest

On January 7th ET, $VanEck Semiconductor ETF(SMH.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 92,792 options for the day, of which put options accounted for 44.32% of the total

Futu NewsJan 8 05:30

"AI venture capital" is making a big splash! Nearly half of the venture capital in the USA for 2024 is flowing towards AI companies.

① In 2024, the Global venture capital financing amount increased to 368.5 billion USD, with AI startups accounting for 35.7% of the financing, up from 24.7% in 2023; ② USA startups secured 209 billion USD in financing, nearly half of which went to AI companies; ③ In 2024, USA AI startups received 97 billion USD in financing, a record high.

cls.cnJan 7 18:50