Is a rate cut causing trouble? This may be the "most painful" loosening cycle of the Federal Reserve in decades.

① Many homebuyers in the USA had hoped that the Federal Reserve could lower interest rates to make mortgage rates cheaper. However, so far, mortgage rates have significantly increased after the Federal Reserve's "three consecutive rate cuts"; ② In fact, in the eyes of some industry insiders, especially investors in the Bonds market, this may be the most "painful" period of the Federal Reserve's easing cycle in decades...

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Futu Morning Report | Is a sell-off signal emerging? Buffett takes the opportunity to "sweep up" Occidental Petroleum and two other companies; Tesla's latest announcement: the automated driving taxi Robotaxi is accelerating its advancement.

The "Three Witches" day caused huge fluctuations in the US stock market, as shorts covered their positions leading to a sharp rise during the day, but market volatility may continue into next week; several Federal Reserve officials supported a cautious approach to interest rate cuts next year, relying on data, while Powell's "dovish allies" rarely spoke in a hawkish tone.

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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.

Sina FinanceDec 20 23:16

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.

Futu NewsDec 20 21:38

Fed's voting member Daly: Very satisfied with the expectation of two interest rate cuts in 2025.

Daly expects that the number of interest rate cuts next year will be "much fewer than we imagined" and believes that the central bank can shift to a slower approach.

wallstreetcnDec 20 21:30

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.

Futu NewsDec 20 19:27