In a last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown: The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a short-term spending bill, submitting it for a vote in the Senate.
The bill to maintain government short-term spending until March of next year has removed the debt ceiling provisions and will be voted on in the Senate. If a relevant short-term spending bill is not passed by 12:01 AM local time on Saturday, the federal government will partially shut down, forcing hundreds of thousands of federal workers to take leave.
U.S. stocks closed | "Triple Witching Day" saw a major rebound in U.S. stocks! All three major Indexes rose by over 1%; the AI application Concept exploded, with Palantir rising over 8%.
Ed Yardeni, the most accurate Analyst on Wall Street and president of Yardeni Research, is optimistic about the U.S. stock market, predicting that the S&P 500 will reach 7,000 points next year and 8,000 points the year after.
IShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Options Spot-On: On December 20th, 617.19K Contracts Were Traded, With 6.23 Million Open Interest
On December 20th ET, $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 617.19K options for the day, of which put options accounted for 36.86% of
IShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Declares $0.351 Dividend
U.S. stock market early session | The three major Indexes opened lower and then rose, with the S&P and Dow Jones turning positive first, Broadcom rebounding over 2%; Quantum Computing concept stocks made a comeback, with Rigetti up nearly 28% and QUBT ris
On the evening of the 20th in Peking time, the largest ever "Triple Witching Day" is approaching, with Options worth 6.6 trillion USD about to expire. The year-on-year increase of the USA's November PCE Index is 2.4%, lower than expected. The government shutdown crisis in the USA has resurfaced.
US Stock Preview | USA PCE data overall underperformed expectations, and the declines in the three major futures indices significantly narrowed; US stocks face another test: the largest "Triple Witching" day in history arrives tonight!
The latest weight loss drug's phase 3 trial results were below expectations, resulting in Novo-Nordisk A/S's shares dropping nearly 20% in Pre-Market Trading; the Trump Media Technology Group's shares fell over 4% in Pre-Market Trading as Trump transferred all his shares to a revocable REITs.
Government Shutdown Debate: Why Does the U.S. Have a Debt Ceiling?
Trump 2.0 is coming soon! Historically speaking, is it possible for the U.S. stock market to welcome a "Gold era"?
As the 45th President of the USA, Trump's economic policy propositions had a profound impact on the financial markets after his victory in the 2016 presidential election. In particular, the S&P 500 Index surged nearly 70%, experiencing significant changes during Trump's tenure as an important indicator of the performance of the US stock market.
This week's US stock market hot stocks | The US version of HAIDILAO exceeds expectations! Darden Restaurants' stock price skyrocketed nearly 15%; Boeing, a component of the Dow, rose 4.36% against the trend this week, receiving a large order for 737 MAX a
This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by 3.39%, closing at 42,342.24 points; during the same period, the S&P 500 Index has decreased by 3.04%, closing at 5,867.08 points; the Nasdaq has dropped by 2.78%, closing at 19,372.77 points.
Daily Options Tracking | The "Triple Witching Day" is heavily upon us today! Micron's earnings report has crashed, and Put options trading is hot, with multiple put contracts earning over 2 times; Bitcoin has dropped below $100,000, and MSTR's Put options
The "mining stocks" MARA fell over 5% overnight, with an Options Chain Volume of 0.436 million contracts, implied volatility rising to 112%, and the proportion of Puts increasing to 28%; on the Options Chain, the top five contracts are all calls, with the highest volume being the $21 expiration option, reaching 0.019 million contracts, and an open interest of 3,700 contracts.
Stagflation Fears and Soaring US Yields: S&P 500's Next Move
The "last mile" challenge of inflation reappears, will central banks in Europe and the United States only slowly reduce interest rates in 2025?
The USA PCE price index has rebounded year-on-year for two consecutive months, and the United Kingdom CPI inflation has also jumped from 1.7% in September to 2.6%, exceeding the target level of 2%. Currently, traders expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates once next year, with a 50% probability of a second rate cut, whereas a month ago, expectations were for two rate cuts; it is anticipated that the Bank of England will cut rates twice next year, a decrease from the four rate cuts expected in October.
Has the Federal Reserve made another mistake? Goldman Sachs: The job market is not optimistic.
Goldman Sachs stated that the steady decline in employment rates over the past year aligns with a significant easing of the labor market in 2024, which is 'not yet stable,' and this may signal an impending downturn in the labor market, or it may have already arrived.
In October, China's holdings of US Treasury bonds hit their lowest level in over 15 years! Is the trend of reducing US Treasury bonds beginning to spread Global?
① On Thursday local time, the USA Treasury released the International Capital Flow Report (TIC) for October 2024; ② The report showed that the amount of US Treasury bonds held by foreign investors ended five consecutive months of growth in October; ③ Led by Japan and China, as many as seven of the top ten "creditors" of the USA chose to reduce their Shareholding that month. Meanwhile, China's US Treasury Hold Positions further hit a new low since 2009.
Only two interest rate cuts are expected next year? Wall Street: The Federal Reserve will change its stance, and the current sell-off is a good opportunity to buy at the bottom!
① The Federal Reserve announced a "triple rate cut" on Wednesday, but predicts only two rate cuts next year, which is lower than the previously expected four. ② Wall Street Analysts view Wednesday's sell-off as a "buy on dips" opportunity, believing that the strong reaction to the Federal Reserve meeting is unlikely to disrupt this year's "Santa Claus" rally.
The largest "Triple Witching Day" of the year is coming! Wall Street is experiencing one wave after another.
This Friday, the size of the Options maturing will reach about 6.5 trillion dollars, which ranks among the highest in history, and it coincides with the Index adjustment again.
The expansion of the hawkish camp makes it increasingly difficult for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in 2025.
Next year, the number of hawkish voters on the Federal Reserve may increase to at least three, potentially raising the risk of dissent.
The Federal Reserve's hawkish actions have triggered a significant change in U.S. Treasury bonds! The yield curve has reached its steepest point since 2022.
Long-term USA government bonds weakened on Thursday, causing the yield curve to steepen significantly, returning to levels seen about 30 months ago.
Will the USA government shut down tomorrow? The short-term spending bill supported by Trump was rejected, with dozens of Republicans voting against it.
The short-term spending bill supported by Trump passed with difficulty, and even within the Republican Party, the opposition was very strong, with 38 Republicans voting against it. If the bill has not passed by 12:01 AM local time on Saturday, the USA government will partially shut down, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be forced to take unpaid leave...
Are people starting to bet on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates? The U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes Yield has increased for nine consecutive days!
① After the Federal Reserve implemented a hawkish rate cut and expected to slow down the pace of easing next year, some records of sell-offs in the U.S. treasury market were further broken; ② The benchmark ten-year U.S. treasury yield experienced a "nine-day rise" on Thursday, while the yield curve reached the steepest level in about 30 months.