"Santa Claus market" is long overdue, Analyst: there will still be opportunities after the holiday!

The so-called "Santa Claus rally" may come later this year than in previous years, but late is better than never.

Zhitong Finance Network07:38

2024 financial events summary! The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut cycle has officially begun, with the U.S. stock market, Bitcoin, and Gold all reaching new highs, and NVIDIA's Market Cap even temporarily topping the Global rankings.

In 2024, with the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut in four years, Global Assets flourish, with Japanese stocks, Gold, US stocks, Bitcoin, and others breaking historical highs one after another. Chinese Assets experienced an epic surge in October.

Futu NewsDec 23 21:18

Wall Street 'agrees' with the Federal Reserve: predicts that the 2Y U.S. Treasury yield will drop by 50 basis points next year.

According to Zhitong Finance, Wall Street is forecasting that short-term USA Treasury yields will fall by 2025, despite the looming threats posed by the trade and tax policies of incoming President Trump on the Bonds market. Strategists' predictions are largely consistent, believing that the 2-year USA Treasury yield, which is more sensitive to Fed rate policy, will decline. They expect that 12 months from now, rates will fall at least 50 basis points from current levels. The JPMorgan Asset Management team, led by David Kelly, stated in the company's annual outlook: "While investors may be short-sightedly focusing on the speed of interest rate cuts next year and

Zhitong Finance08:12

Consumer confidence in the USA has dropped for the first time in three months, as concerns about Trump's tariff increases grow.

① In December, the Consumer Confidence Index in the USA fell to 104.7, below the expected value of 113.2, marking the first decline in three months; ② An increasing number of consumers are mentioning politics and tariffs, with 46% of respondents expecting tariffs to raise the cost of living, while 21% expect tariffs to create more jobs in the USA.

cls.cn07:03

Nikkei Flat as Bank Stocks Rise -- Market Talk

WSJ08:09

Futu Daily News | The Federal Reserve FOMC voting committee has a new lineup in the new year! The policy stance is expected to further polarize between dovish and hawkish factions; with the Christmas holiday approaching, Hong Kong stocks open half a day t

The NASDAQ 100 Index has been rebalanced, with the weights of Tesla, Meta, and Broadcom decreasing; competition in wearable devices is intensifying! Meta plans to add a display to its smart glasses; the "Santa Claus rally" is late this year, Analysts say there will still be opportunities after the holidays.

Futu News08:02