U.S. stock market preview | All three major index futures are rising! Goldman Sachs: Although the Federal Reserve is hawkish, Powell is more dovish, still expecting three rate cuts next year; NVIDIA Concept stock SoundHound AI soared 7% in pre-market trad
Cryptos concept stocks are strong in Pre-Market Trading, with Coinbase and MARA rising over 3%; Accenture's shares in Pre-Market Trading increased nearly 7%, with Q1 revenue for fiscal year 2025 growing 9% year-on-year; entering the defense Sector, Nukkleus surged nearly 37%, accumulating over 35 times in the last two Trading days.
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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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.
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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%.