Biden's first statement before leaving office: Congress members should be prohibited from engaging in Stocks Trade.
① The President of the USA, Biden, stated in an interview that members of Congress should be prohibited from trading Stocks; ② This is the first time Biden has expressed his opinion on the issue of Congress members trading Stocks, and given that he has only one month left in his term, the impact of his statement remains unclear.
Powell: "Approaching or already at" the point of slowing down and pausing interest rate cuts, future rate decreases will require new progress in inflation (full text attached).
Powell stated that the decision to cut interest rates at this meeting was relatively difficult, as the Fed faces a roughly balanced risk in achieving its dual goals of controlling inflation and promoting employment, with significant progress already made in controlling inflation. Although interest rates have been lowered by 100 basis points, they are still 'significantly' restraining economic activity, and the Fed is 'on track to continue lowering rates.' However, before any further cuts, officials need to see more progress on inflation. Powell mentioned that the policies of the new USA administration have not yet been officially released, but the Fed has done quite a bit of preparatory work, enabling a more careful and considered assessment and appropriate policy response when specific policies are finally revealed. The Fed announced a 25 basis point rate cut on Wednesday, as the market expected, but Fed officials significantly raised the median target range for future policy rates and made substantial upwar
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Just like trading cryptocurrencies! Tesla's surge: "making big promises" and "speculating on Options".
Barclays believes that the rise of Tesla and Bitcoin is driven by a similar logic: both are fueled by investors "crazy buying into the story," which has become disconnected from the fundamentals. Additionally, the frenzied Bid for Call Options after the election has also pushed up Tesla's stock price to some extent.
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Annual review | The "report card" for Global major asset classes is out! Bitcoin has surged 136% this year, leading the world, with strong performances from US stocks, China assets, and Japanese stocks.
In this spectacular year, which asset classes have been dominant globally? Which market symbols have underperformed? Let's review together!
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Is online shopping in the USA down again? During the busy Christmas shopping season, thousands of workers at Amazon are striking.
On Thursday, during the Eastern Time, thousands of Amazon employees will hold a strike, which comes at a crucial moment during the last few days of the holiday season, significantly impacting Amazon's operation; The International Brotherhood of Teamsters stated that they are demanding Amazon to raise workers' wages and improve working conditions, and are urging Amazon to begin negotiations by the end of this week, but observers say it is unlikely that Amazon will come to the negotiation table.
The Federal Reserve may not cut interest rates next year! Wharton School professor: The sharp decline in the US stock market is not surprising.
Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania's emeritus professor of finance, Siegel, stated that the sell-off in the U.S. stock market is "healthy," and the Federal Reserve's cautious forecast about future interest rate cuts has made investors "realize the reality."
UBS Group warns: the risk of a bubble in Stocks and Assets is increasing, and it is advised to allocate Gold.
UBS Group Global Equity strategists point out that six of the seven preconditions for forming a bubble have already appeared, with the remaining one being loose MMF policy, as the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut on Thursday pushes the market further in this direction.
Trump 2.0 has not yet started. The Federal Reserve has become super hawkish. How to avoid downside risks before the economic bubble bursts?
The market believes that the Trade that could make Trump ecstatic has come to an end. This is the worst outcome following the December Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
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Analysis of the major bull market in U.S. stocks on Thursday's significant decline: Don't panic, this wave of selling is very healthy!
This well-known investor pointed out that US stock market investors had almost lost control before, and this time the Federal Reserve just brought them back to reality.
Daily Options Tracking | Musk is being investigated by the U.S. military! Tesla's Put ratio has risen to 39%; Micron fell over 14% before the market opened, with yesterday's options trading being very active, and many Put options earning over double.
The Federal Reserve breaks the bullish sentiment! The new member of the trillion Market Cap club, Broadcom, dropped nearly 7% yesterday, with Options Volume continuing to decline to 0.578 million contracts, and the Put ratio is 35%. On the Options Chain, the bullish forces are strong. The highest Call volumes for contracts expiring this Friday at $260, $250, $240, and $235 are 0.022 million, 0.019 million, 0.016 million, and 16,000 contracts respectively.
Express News | Pre-Market Trading: Micron Technology fell nearly 15% after earnings, the Cryptos Concept rebounded, and MSTR rose nearly 4%.
Quantum Leap: The Future Bet Behind the Surge in Stocks.
With Alphabet releasing the next-generation Willow quantum computing chip, the field of quantum computing instantly became the focus of the investment market.
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NVIDIA firmly holds the throne of AI Chips: Will Broadcom's challenge succeed?
NVIDIA's Stocks have recently declined, while investor interest in Broadcom is rising. However, why does NVIDIA still hold the upper hand in the AI Chip field?