The "Understanding King" is online! Trump speaks intensively at Davos, claiming to understand interest rates better than Powell, discussing tariffs and oil prices.
Trump stated that companies not producing in the USA face tariffs of "hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars". If produced in the USA, they can enjoy a reduction of corporate tax to 15%. The tariffs in Europe are too high, the regulations are too strict, and the trade deficit with the USA is too large, which will lead to measures being taken to ensure that the USA supplies Energy to Europe. Trump called on OPEC to "lower oil costs", stating that this would pressure Russia to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and demanded that the Saudi Crown Prince increase the promised investment in the USA to 1 trillion dollars. He also mentioned that he would "demand an immediate decrease in interest rates" and plans to have a conversation with Powell at an appropriate time.
Full text of Trump's speech at Davos: Press oil prices, lower interest rates, and initiate a tariff war.
Trump addressed the global business community and political elites, urging Saudi Arabia and OPEC to lower oil prices to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, reiterating the push for tariffs to encourage domestic manufacturing, and committing to actively promote interest rate cuts.
U.S. stocks in early trading | Bitcoin fluctuated by 4% during the day, with a U.S. senator stating that "something big is coming"; Himax Technologies rose over 16%, and Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned that the company benefits from Taiwan Semiconductor's AI and s
Drone concept stock SES AI Crop surged over 70%, signing a 10 million dollar contract with two Global OEM partners.
Trump's Second Term Sparks Market Jitters With Trade, Regulation, Expansion Plans
Last week, the number of people in the USA applying for unemployment benefits for the first time was 0.223 million, higher than expected.
In the week ending January 11, the number of people continuing to claim unemployment benefits increased by 46,000, seasonally adjusted to 1.899 million, also exceeding expectations, the highest since November 2021.
U.S. stock market outlook | Unemployment claims data did not cause a stir, the market focuses on Trump's speech in Davos tonight; GE Aerospace Airlines' performance exceeded expectations, rising more than 7% in pre-market trading.
Growth Tech stocks are mixed in pre-market trading, with ASML Holding down over 2%; Chinese concept stock TAL Education is up nearly 10% in pre-market trading, with performance better than expected.
Express News | The number of initial jobless claims in the USA for the week ending January 18 was 0.223 million people, expected to be 0.22 million people, and the previous value was 0.217 million people.
Daily Options Tracking | "Stargate" concept stocks are in a frenzy! Microsoft call options yield over 51 times return; American Airlines trading heats up before earnings, with Put ratios rising to 39%.
Surging after earnings! Netflix's performance exceeded expectations, rising nearly 10% yesterday. Options Volume increased by 3.22 times to 0.55 million contracts compared to the 30-day average, with Call options accounting for 60%.
Goldman Sachs warns of a 30% correction risk for the US stock market in 2025? Trump's policies and inflation are key drivers?
Goldman Sachs analysts have been closely monitoring the stock market dynamics. They believe that the current market is overheated and a correction of up to 30% may occur in the future.
Futu Morning Report | "Interstellar Gate" Concept stocks are in a frenzy, ARM surged nearly 16% overnight; promoting the entry of medium to long-term funds into the market! China's Capital Markets welcome significant proposals.
The CEO of the world's largest sovereign wealth Fund advises: sell USA Technology stocks and buy China Assets; in the face of policy undercurrents after Trump's return, the European Central Bank still plans to continue lowering interest rates; an extreme winter storm hit the southern USA, and multiple states declared a state of emergency.
JPMorgan CEO Dimon: The US stock market is "a bit overvalued".
Damon stated that the asset prices in the USA stock market are "somewhat overvalued," and by any measure, asset prices are in the top 10% or 15% of historical valuations. Certain parts of the bond market, such as sovereign debt, are also at "historical highs."
US stock market early session | AI Concept stocks surged across the board, SoftBank's ARM soared by 15%, Taiwan Semiconductor's stock price reached a new high; the AI Industry Chain exploded, Nuclear Power stocks and Robot Concept stocks strengthened, PDY
Moderna once rose over 13%, receiving $0.59 billion for the development of Biological Vaccine; Tesla fell nearly 1%, and the AI Infrastructure project did not mention Tesla.
Famous research company: The historic bull market of the Nasdaq 100 is not over yet.
The head of technical analysis at Evercore ISI believes that both the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 seem poised to reach historical highs in the first quarter.
Former Federal Reserve "third in command": Forget about the Federal Reserve, Trump is the focus.
Former New York Federal Reserve President Dudley stated that the outlook for the USA economy will depend more on how and to what extent Trump implements his plans for tariffs and deportations.
US Stock Outlook | Investing 500 billion dollars in building AI infrastructure! The US stock AI Industry Chain is reacting enthusiastically, with Oracle's stock soaring 10% in pre-market trading; Netflix's stock price surpassing 1000 dollars in pre-market
The oil and gas exploration and production Sector surged in pre-market trading, with US Energy rising over 37%; United Airlines increased nearly 4% in pre-market, with Q4 performance exceeding expectations and travel demand continuing to be robust.
Concerning "Trump 2.0" and the Federal Reserve! Deutsche Bank warns that U.S. stock investors have misjudged certain matters.
① Deutsche Bank pointed out that investors may have mispriced events affecting the US stock market in 2025; ② The bank listed three major "misalignments": the market being overly optimistic about interest rate cuts, underestimating Trump's tariff plans, and overvaluations.
In order to not let the U.S. stock market down, Trump must achieve results within the first hundred days of taking office.
Analysts indicate that the first 100 days of Trump's second term are crucial for proving his ability to fulfill promises; otherwise, market valuations may face a reset.
Daily Options Tracking | Overnight surge of over 42%, the quantum computing "meme stock" RGTI made multiple call options earn five times; NVIDIA returned to the $140 mark, with the Call options proportion rising to 70%.
RGTI surged over 42% yesterday, with Options Chain volume rising to 0.429 million contracts. On the Options Chain, Call options are trading actively, with the highest volume for the $15 strike call expiring this Friday, reaching nearly 0.022 million contracts.
Breaking expectations! Trump's victory may become the "terminator" of inflation.
Several of Trump's policies may not lead to a sustained rise in inflation, and there are good reasons to believe that he will reduce long-term inflation.
Express News | Mark T. Uyeda was promoted to acting chairman of the USA Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), having served as an SEC commissioner since 2022.