Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed as China's Key Economic Meeting Kicks Off; Eyes on U.S. CPI Report
Futu Morning Report | Focus on tonight's CPI report! It may become a key factor affecting next week's interest rate decision; Google surged more than 5%! Its quantum chip drove all Concept stocks to soar, with RGTI rising over 45%.
How much computing power does the agent need? Barclays: over 70% of total computing demand, with expenditures amounting to 300 billion; stock prices surged nearly 18%! Reports suggest that USA pharmacy giant Walgreens is in talks with private equity firms for a sale; Bitcoin briefly fell below 95,000 USD! Microsoft Shareholders voted against the Bitcoin investment proposal, stating that returns cannot be guaranteed.
Trump's return ignites hope, the confidence Index of small businesses in the USA hits a three-year high.
① In November, the USA's small business confidence Index rose to 101.7, the highest since June 2021; ② Owners expect tax and regulatory policies to benefit economic growth and ease inflation pressure, with 14% of respondents believing that now is a good time to expand their Business; ③ Analysts warn that the expulsion of illegal immigrants and the imposition of tariffs may increase small business costs and suppress overseas sales, with a high risk of rapidly deteriorating sentiment.
U.S. Stock Outlook | The three major futures are mixed, Citigroup predicts the S&P 500 could reach a high of 6900 points next year; Chinese concept stocks and ETFs are generally down in pre-market trading, with YINN falling over 11%.
NVIDIA responds to being investigated: happy to answer any questions regulators have for us; demand for AI Chips is driving growth! Taiwan Semiconductor's sales in November saw a year-on-year increase of 34%, but a quarter-on-quarter decline; deficits are concerning! Bond giant Pimco: cut positions in long-term US Bonds, shifting to medium-term bonds and overseas bonds.
Inflation may rise again next year! Will the Federal Reserve have to slow down the pace of interest rate cuts?
The market may have underestimated the possibility of inflation rising again, and the Federal Reserve may slow down its interest rate cuts in 2025, or even begin to raise interest rates...
The calm before the storm! The year 2025 may be the quietest year for Trump 2.0.
Trump won a second term in the White House because he promised to "burn down" the existing order.
Citi's outlook for 2025: The S&P 500 could reach a maximum of 6900, and the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut cycle will not be interrupted.
Although Citibank strategists are also bullish on the US stock market, they are concerned about the high valuation starting point.
Daily Options Tracking | NVIDIA is under antitrust investigation, large investors hedge against a decline with $60 million; Chinese concept stocks options trading surges! Multiple call options for Alibaba profit 7 times.
Palantir fell more than 5% overnight, with an intraday fluctuation of up to 10%. The Options Chain Volume and implied volatility both increased, and the Call ratio slightly decreased to 56%. On the Options Chain, the highest trading volume of call options expiring this Friday with a strike price of $80 approached 0.055 million contracts.
US stock digging for gold | Apple stocks hit a new high! Total market value reached 3.73 trillion USD; Morgan Stanley suddenly turned Call, and "USA forum" Reddit has cumulatively increased by over 390% since its listing.
Apple's stock rose by 1.61%, reaching a new all-time high, reclaiming the title of the largest company by Market Cap globally; "Reddit" rose by 2.71%, closing at $167.17. Since the stock debuted on the US stock market at $34 per share in March, it has increased by more than 390%.
Asia Markets Surge, Defied Selloff on Wall Street on China's Economic Policy Shift to Spur Growth
A sudden market surge! The chinese stock market jumped significantly, and the yuan surged sharply. What happened?
On Tuesday (December 10), after china committed to loosening policies and promoting consumer spending, the chinese stock market soared, while both onshore and offshore renminbi rose.
Futu Morning Post | “Moderate Easing” Attracts China Stock Exchange Group Carnival! Are Hong Kong stocks on the rise again today? The market is increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December, and Damo expects another
c3.ai's stock surged by 17% after hours, with performance greatly exceeding expectations; Xiaomi launched a new payment SUV, officially announcing that the YU7 will be released next summer, and overnight ADR rose nearly 9%.
A net profit of 0.138 billion dollars in one day, leveraged call bets on china etf have made a fortune.
Overseas investors who heavily leveraged their bets on chinese stocks have made huge profits.
Hua Chuang Securities interprets the December Politburo meeting: five unexpected points.
① The first expectation exceeded - the economic development goals for the entire year of 2024 will be achieved. ② The second expectation exceeded - stabilizing the stock market and real estate market. ③ The third expectation exceeded - the monetary policy is set to undergo a significant change over the next decade. ④ The fourth expectation exceeded - strengthening "extraordinary" counter-cyclical adjustments. ⑤ The fifth expectation exceeded - expanding domestic demand ranking is advanced, and the保障民生保障 is intensified.
China's assets experienced a late-night surge! The Gold Dragon index rose over 10%, the A50 night market increased by more than 2%, and Wall Street has recently been collectively optimistic.
China's assets are exploding.
U.S. stocks in early trading | The Nasdaq slightly rose, hitting a new all-time high during the session! The Chinese concept index increased by over 10%, with Chinese concept stocks and etfs collectively soaring.
On the evening of the 9th in peking time, U.S. stocks opened mixed on Monday, with nvidia leading the decline in the Nasdaq. This week, the market is focused on the November CPI inflation data to further determine the Federal Reserve's policy outlook. The Federal Reserve will hold its last monetary policy meeting of the year next week.
U.S. Stock Market Preview | The monetary policy again emphasizes "moderate easing"! China assets welcome a festive night; Wall Street's optimistic expectations increase, and the s&p 500 may reach 7,100 points next year.
Will us stocks rise at least 5% next year? Wall Street's major banks have released their year-end predictions: everyone is optimistic; nvidia is suspected of violating antitrust laws, and the market regulatory authority has decided to file a case for investigation, falling over 1% in pre-market trading; the UAE's "ai ambition" has received strong support, and the usa has approved microsoft to provide ai chips.
7,100 points! Another Wall Street giant has updated the highest target price for the s&p 500 for next year.
① Oppenheimer Asset Management predicts that the s&p 500 index will rise to 7100 points by the end of 2025, an increase of about 17% from the latest closing price, marking the highest expected level on Wall Street; ② Oppenheimer's Chief Investment Strategist John Stoltzfus believes that the current bull market may have enough strength to climb the well-known 'wall of worry' by 2025.
Options hotspot review | Tesla rose nearly 13% last week! Call options are bullish up to 400 dollars; Wall Street traders are heavily betting on china assets etf, how did this trade go?
Last week, palantir's stock price rose nearly 14% to reach a new high. Last Friday, options volume surged to 1.38 million contracts, ranking third in individual stock options trading on the US market, with the most actively traded call options reaching 80 dollars.
Repeatedly breaking new highs and crushing short sellers, will the crazy rise of the US stock market stop?
Despite rising valuations and signs of excessive speculation intensifying concerns that the U.S. stock market may have needed a correction earlier, the persistent upward momentum shows almost no signs of slowing down as the year comes to an end.