Late night broadcasting! Powell: The economy is strong, the Federal Reserve does not need to rush to cut interest rates, there is time to understand the impact of Trump's policies.
Powell stated that labor market indicators are returning to more normal levels consistent with the Federal Reserve's full employment target; inflation will continue to decline towards the target of 2%, although there may be occasional fluctuations; the interest rate path is not preset and depends on data and economic outlook. If the data tells us to slow down rate cuts, slowing down is the wise choice; Congress generally believes that the Fed's independence is very important, concluding prematurely on the policies of the Trump administration. The Fed will act cautiously before policy is more certain; the impact of AI may be later and greater than we expect.
Futu Morning Post | Powell 'hawkish': Strong economic performance, no rush to cut interest rates; Buffett's new warehouse received, Domino's surged more than 18% after-hours, Pool rose over 6%
Blackrock bought heavily into Apple in Q3, continuing to increase shareholding in the 'Big Seven'; 'Smart Money' betting on the trend of China: Q3 prototype of 'The Big Short' increased shareholding in Alibaba and other Chinese concept stocks; Disney rose more than 6%, fourth quarter performance exceeded expectations with a $3 billion share buyback plan.
US stock market close | The three major indices all closed lower; electric vehicle stocks suffered heavy losses, with Rivian dropping over 14% and Tesla falling nearly 6%; china concept stocks generally declined, with zeekr falling over 23%.
In October, US PPI accelerated rebound, first-time jobless claims at a nearly six-month low, traders reduced rate cut bets, small cap stocks and Chinese concept indexes fell more than 1%, nvidia rose nearly 2% before turning down, Tesla dropped nearly 6%, zeekr plunged over 23%, jd.com dropped over 6%, Bilibili dropped more than 12%, netease rose more than 10%. The US dollar rose for the fifth consecutive time, the euro hit a one-year low, the Japanese yen fell below 156, offshore RMB briefly fell 200 points to temporarily breach 7.26 yuan. Gold oscillated lower and once fell by 1.4%, US bond yields turned higher, bitcoin fell below $0.088 million, and oil prices rose.
Federal Reserve Board member Cook: Policy must simultaneously focus on inflation and employment goals.
Federal Reserve Governor Coogle stated that policymakers must simultaneously focus on the central bank's inflation and employment targets, and pointed out that the labor market is cooling down, slowing progress towards the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target.
US stock early market | The three major indexes fell, while disney rose more than 8% against the trend; semiconductor stocks rose overall, as asml holding increased by over 4%, and taiwan semiconductor, applied materials rose over 2%.
On Thursday, the three major US stock indices fell broadly. The s&p 500 dropped by 0.16%, the nasdaq fell by 0.20%, and the dow jones industrial average decreased by 0.11%.
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