Futu Morning Brief | Is there a signal to "pause interest rate cuts"? Federal Reserve officials speak out collectively; Elon Musk live streams at CES, discussing ambitious plans, Tesla's robots are set to expand production by a hundredfold.
HSBC expects the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index to rise by 21% this year and has raised its year-end target; Tencent has continuously reduced its shareholding in WEIMOB INC and UBTECH, cashing out 1.67 billion Hong Kong dollars, with WEIMOB INC responding.
Minister Ma candidly stated that reducing federal spending by 2 trillion is an overly idealistic goal.
① Musk stated that the proposed "Department of Government Efficiency" in the USA may not be able to achieve its preset highest goal of cutting federal government spending by 2 trillion dollars; ② Musk emphasized in an exclusive interview that this is not an admission of failure in advance, and he can still help Trump achieve "epic results."
The Federal Reserve shifts to "market-based" inflation Indicators, adding optimistic grounds for the economic outlook.
Including Chairman Jerome Powell, senior officials of the Federal Reserve are increasingly relying on a lesser-known price indicator - "market-based" inflation, as a basis for their optimistic economic outlook.
USA officials expect that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine may begin early this year!
On the eve of leaving office, the Biden administration released another 0.5 billion USD in aid to Ukraine, to increase Ukraine's "potential bargaining chips."
The deep recession alert has been sounded! USA credit card debt unexpectedly plummets.
In November, USA consumer credit decreased significantly by 7.5 billion dollars, with unpaid credit card and other revolving debt balances plummeting by 13.8 billion dollars, marking the largest monthly drop since the economic shutdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis suggests that whenever there is such a sharp decline in revolving credit, the USA economy is often on the brink of recession or already in recession.
Federal Reserve's Collins: The number of interest rate cuts in 2025 will be lower than previously expected.
Due to strong employment data and persistent inflation, Boston Federal Reserve President Collins is inclined to expect smaller rate cuts in 2025 than previously anticipated a few months ago.
US Stock Digging for Gold | Meta Makes Concessions Under EU Antitrust! eBay Soars Nearly 10% Overnight; Henry Hub Natural Gas Stocks Make a Comeback in the New Year! Stocks like EQT Corp Continue to Rise.
Milestone development! Streaming company Roku revealed that in the first week of 2025, it gained 90 million household users, and the stock price has risen over 11% within five trading days this year.
Daily Options Tracking | Quantum Computing stocks RGTI and IONQ experienced massive fluctuations! The highest put option made a profit of 177 times; NVIDIA basically closed flat overnight, and Call options were again snatched up.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's remarks led to a significant pullback in Quantum Computing concept stocks, with a surge in Volume for RGTI and IONQ Options, and multiple put options making substantial profits.
Asian Markets Turn Lower After Volatile Day on the Wall Street, China's Inflation Near Zero
China's Consumer Inflation Near Zero Even After Government Stimulus, Weak Demand Persists
Futu Daily Report | Will the Federal Reserve pause interest rate cuts? Meeting minutes show officials are eager to slow down the pace of rate cuts; U.S. stocks are closed today in mourning for the death of former President Carter's.
The Trump team is reportedly considering declaring a national economic emergency to implement high and widespread tariffs; Bearish surprise! A single remark from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang triggered a collective drop in USA quantum computing stocks.
Fed's "hot" committee member Waller: Inflation is declining, supporting further interest rate cuts.
On Wednesday, Fed "super voter" and long-time FOMC voting member, Fed Governor Waller stated that he believes inflation will continue moving towards the central...
U.S. stock market early session | All three major Indexes fell, most Growth Tech stocks weakened, NVIDIA and Microsoft rose nearly 1% against the trend, while AMD dropped over 4%.
On the evening of the 8th in Peking time, US stocks opened lower on Wednesday. Concerns regarding the interest rate cut path led to a decline in US stocks yesterday, and the market is focusing on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting minutes in December. The December ADP private employment data in the USA was below market expectations. The President-elect Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to promote new tariff policies.
US Stock Outlook | "ADP Employment Report" falls short of expectations! The three major futures indices show slight gains; boosted by AMD's bullish investment, AI startup ABSI rises over 40% in pre-market trading.
According to informed sources, Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to launch a new tariff plan; Federal Reserve Governor Waller: supports further interest rate cuts this year; Federal Reserve's Bostic: inflation will gradually decline, policymakers should remain cautious in their decision-making.
U.S. Stock Market Gold Rush | Riding the NVIDIA Wave! Autonomous driving company AUR's stock price surged nearly 30% overnight; concerns over gas shortages arise again in Europe, with several Oil & Gas stocks reaching new highs for the year.
The Bird Flu virus is rampant, and the USA reports the first death case! Vaccine manufacturer Moderna surged by 11% upon hearing the news; bullish factors are stacking up! Xiaopeng Autos rose over 9% overnight, and the stock price has increased for three consecutive days.
Daily Options Tracking | NVIDIA fell 6% after the CES press conference! A large investor bought Call options worth 12.62 million dollars, bullish against the trend; trading volume of options on China Large Cap stock ETFs surged, with a concentration of op
Bitcoin has fallen to $97,000, with "whale" MSTR dropping nearly 10%, and several Put Options with strike prices around $340 have more than doubled overnight this Friday.
Nomura's Global Macro Research Director: The Federal Reserve will only cut interest rates once in 2025, and it is even possible that there may be a rate increase?
Is the interest rate cut no longer happening.
Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed After Wall Street Hit by Stick Inflation
Futu Morning Report | Expectations for interest rate cuts weaken! Rising inflation concerns trigger market fluctuations; NVIDIA turns to decline after hitting a new high, while Xiaopeng Autos rise over 9%.
Microsoft will reinvest 3 billion dollars to expand AI computing power, aiming to cultivate 10 million AI talents by 2030; Apple's spring "budget version" iPhone new model is about to go into production and will be launched before April.
U.S. stock market in the early session | The three major Indexes opened high and fell, while the Biotechnology Sector rose against the trend, with MRNA up over 10%; Fubo continued to increase by more than 10%, partnering with Disney for streaming services
On the evening of the 7th Beijing time, US stocks opened slightly higher on Tuesday. The Semiconductors Sector saw a general rise after NVIDIA announced the launch of the RTX5090 and the world's smallest personal AI supercomputer. The US stock market will be closed on Thursday in memory of former President Jimmy Carter.