US stocks in early trading | The three major indexes rose collectively, Chinese concept stocks and technology stocks strengthened collectively, Li Auto Inc rose nearly 9%, Tesla rose over 3%.
USA retail sales exceeded expectations in August, indicating that the consumer situation in the USA remains healthy. The Federal Reserve will begin its two-day monetary policy meeting today and announce the meeting results tomorrow. Wedbush brokerage stated that AI stocks like Nvidia will benefit from the Fed's rate cut.
Preview of US stocks | August retail sales data exceeds expectations, three major futures indices slightly rise; Bullish news frequently! Intel pre-market up nearly 7%.
Microsoft is giving out "red envelopes": dividend increase of 10%, planning to repurchase up to 60 billion US dollars; "New Fed Communication Agency" reiterated uncertainty: the magnitude of the first interest rate cut is still suspenseful.
Futu Morning Post | Senators jointly write to Powell, urging a 75 basis point rate cut this week; Intel to customize AI chips for amazon, with stock soaring over 11% after hours.
Barclays argues that if Trump implements unilateral forex intervention to weaken the US dollar, the cost will be too high; Ultraman has left the OpenAI safety and security committee, which will be chaired by Zico Kolter.
US stock market preview | Three major futures show mixed trends, Apple falls more than 2% before the market; Has the expectation of interest rate cuts changed again? Multiple senior central bank journalists speak out: There should be a 50 basis point rate
Trump Media Technology Group's pre-market rose nearly 2%, Trump suspected of being targeted for "assassination attempt" again; Intel pre-market rose more than 1%, news said it received a $3.5 billion subsidy to produce chips for the U.S. military; U.S. stocks survived the "summer storm", but this time it all relied on "S&P 493".
The US stock market survived the "summer storm", but this time it relied entirely on the "S&P 493".
Since mid-July, the seven major technology stocks in the US stock market have fallen by 5.3%, while the S&P 500 index has fallen by less than 1%. The rise of other companies outside the 'Big Seven' has offset most of the decline in technology stocks, with the real estate and utilities sectors both rising by 11%.
After two reports shook the market last week, another senior central bank journalist has spoken out: interest rates should be cut by 50 basis points!
Senior reporter Greg Ip believes that the current actual short-term interest rate has reached 3.2% to 3.5%, while the "neutral" actual interest rate range considered by the Federal Reserve officials is only 0.5% to 1.5%. The Federal Reserve should start cutting interest rates in July. If this time they only cut by 25 basis points, and if there are more weak data released in the future, the Federal Reserve will fall further behind market expectations.
Critical moment! Trump suspected of another assassination attempt, Harris: Absolutely intolerable!
On Sunday Eastern Time, US Republican presidential candidate Trump encountered a "suspected assassination attempt" at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. After the incident, Trump is currently unharmed, and the suspect has been arrested. The FBI is investigating. Just 9 weeks ago, Trump narrowly escaped another assassination attempt.
Futu Express | Will the Fed's 'first cut' be fifty-fifty on the scale? This week will reveal the answer; the rate cut expectations trigger a 'golden tsunami'! Gold continues to refresh its highs.
Consumer confidence in the United States has risen to a new high since May, but remains cautious. For the first time in history, hedge funds have a net short position on Brent crude oil. Will the AI boom turn around? S&P Global predicts that NVIDIA's stock price could rise for at least another year.
Is the Fed about to take major action? The market is betting on a 50 basis point rate cut, causing a frenzy in the technology and cryptocurrency markets!
This week, enthusiasm in the technology, cryptos, and junk bonds markets has once again heated up, boosting the confidence of fund managers, as they expect policymakers to potentially rare cut interest rates by half a percentage point.
The suspense of the Fed interest rate cut will be revealed next week! The interest rate dot plot and the expected unemployment rate are eagerly awaited by everyone.
According to a survey of economists, the Fed is very likely to cut interest rates by 25 basis points at the next meeting and the following two meetings.
Others fear my greed! The emotional reversal suggests that September is the golden opportunity to lay out US stocks!
Analysts say that investors tend to be overly optimistic when the market is booming and overly pessimistic when the market is declining. This is why sentiment readings are considered to be contrarian indicators.
US stock preview | Earnings guidance exceeds expectations! Oracle continues to rise more than 6% pre-market; Is the US stock correction over? Deutsche Bank: Three major bullish factors may support new highs in US stocks.
The Q4 revenue outlook does not highlight the profitability improvement of AI, and Adobe's pre-market plunge exceeds 8%; Fitch: The Fed's rate cut should be gradual rather than hasty, and is expected to make a moderate 250 basis point rate cut over the next two years; Will the Fed's rate cut signal be sounded? Goldman Sachs executives highly recommend small-cap stock hunting.
Unfazed by the volatility! The chip index has risen for four consecutive days. Nvidia and Broadcom have rebounded strongly this week. Is the optimistic sentiment quietly returning?
In the face of such intense turbulence, several major chip giants still have bullish forecasts from Wall Street, with a potential increase of around 20%-40%. How should investors view the investment prospects of chip stocks?
Interest rate cuts coinciding with the election, where will the exchange rates of the US dollar go? Here's how Wall Street fund managers see it.
The volatility of exchange rates is expected to increase before the end of the year, and some Wall Street fund managers have expressed their views on the US dollar in the coming months.
Has the pullback in the US stock market ended? Deutsche Bank raised its target price for the s&p 500: three major bullish factors support the US stock market to reach new highs.
Deutsche Bank has raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index from 5500 points to 5750 points, citing increased stock buybacks, strong corporate earnings, and strong inflow of funds driven by strong risk preferences. According to Deutsche Bank analysts, the recent two-month period of volatile pullback in the US stock market is now basically over, and the US stock market will continue to rise in the future.
This week's bull stock in the US stock market | AI concept stocks rebounded strongly, helping the S&P and Nasdaq to rise for four consecutive days! Nvidia surged nearly 16% in four days, while Broadcom rose more than 20%.
This week, the US stock market quickly rebounded, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rising for 4 consecutive days, led by Nvidia, the AI concept stock. Among them, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.86%, the S&P 500 Index rose 3.46%, and the Nasdaq, which is dominated by technology stocks, performed the best, soaring 5.27%.
Daily futures tracking | Chip stocks have rebounded over the past few days, Nvidia and Broadcom single trading are active; gold and silver spot has soared, and related ETF bullish options have earned nearly 20 times overnight
Are bears sniping at Intel? The bearish ratio rose to 72%, and put trading volume increased dramatically; Broadcom rose by 3.97% to lead the rise in star technology stocks, and earned 6 times the profit from a single call due in October.
Record-breaking! Within 24 hours after the first debate, Harris raised $47 million in funds.
①Within 24 hours after the debate with Trump, Harris raised $47 million. ②This is the largest 24-hour fundraising amount that Harris has raised since running for president.
Futu Morning News | After "Hart's First Defense", Harris sets a record of "sucking" $47 million! Gold prices skyrocket to record highs, analysts exclaim: still possible to rise even higher.
OpenAI has released a preview version of the OpenAI o1 series model, which has inference capabilities; Adobe's stock fell nearly 9% in post-market trading, and its fourth-quarter revenue guidance fell short of expectations.
US stocks closing | NASDAQ, S&P joined hands for four consecutive positives, US stocks' seven giants all rose, with Meta up nearly 3% and Nvidia up nearly 2%.
In August, the PPI in the United States showed a cooling down of inflation, and the market slightly raised its bets on the Fed's aggressive interest rate cuts. US stocks rose together, with Nvidia up nearly 2%, while NIO Inc and XPeng fell more than 5%. The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the second time this year, but maintained a restrictive policy. European bonds fell, and the euro rebounded from its four-week low. Commodities rose across the board, with US oil briefly rising by 3.7%, gold reaching a new high with a nearly 2% increase, palladium rising by over 4%, and copper experiencing its largest two-month increase.