"The 'terror data' greatly exceeded expectations, investors should pay attention to this concern."
In November, retail sales in the USA exceeded expectations with a month-on-month increase of 0.7%, but spending in restaurants and bars, the only service category in the retail report, declined for the first time since March.
Will the Federal Reserve pause interest rate cuts in 2025? Investment banks say strong economic growth is key to the US stock market! Four types of Stocks may benefit.
In the early hours of December 19 (this Thursday), the Federal Reserve will announce its decision from the December interest rate meeting. Some Analysts believe that further rate cuts by the Federal Reserve could have negative consequences.
Futu Morning News | The Dow Jones has fallen for nine consecutive days, setting a record for the longest losing streak in 46 years, while the Chinese concept Index rose nearly 2% against the trend; optimism sweeps the market! Bank of America: Investors' a
Goldman Sachs summarized the major trading themes in the US stock market at the end of the year: TMT trading is booming, there is the largest net buying in finance, and hedge funds are aggressively purchasing Consumer stocks; retail sales in the USA exceeded expectations, with strong car purchases and online shopping supporting a thriving market; NVIDIA launched an AI supercomputer priced at only $249, with generative AI performance improving by 1.7 times.
Is the Federal Reserve about to announce a "hawkish rate cut"? Former Fed regional president: Inflation remains a tricky issue.
Futures market traders can almost certainly believe that the FOMC will announce a 25 basis point rate cut, bringing its target range down to 4.25% to 4.5%.
U.S. stock market closing | All three major indexes fell, with the Dow experiencing nine consecutive declines; Tesla rose over 3% to reach new highs, and Quantum Computing concept stocks surged again, with QUBT skyrocketing over 51%.
The Dow Jones has seen its first nine consecutive declines since 1978; NVIDIA has seen four consecutive declines, while Tesla has risen over 3% against the trend, hitting new highs for three consecutive days. Chinese concept stocks rebounded nearly 2%, with PDD Holdings rising nearly 3% and Bilibili increasing over 4%. Salaries in the United Kingdom have grown faster than expected, with two-year UK bond yields rising 10 basis points in one day. The USD has rebounded; the Canadian dollar has hit a more than four-year low since the pandemic; Bitcoin surged over $0.108 million during trading, hitting a new historical high for two consecutive days. Crude Oil Product has fallen for two consecutive days, with US oil dropping more than 2% at one point; Gold has hit a new low for the week.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Options Spot-On: On December 17th, 6.14 Million Contracts Were Traded, With 18.99 Million Open Interest
On December 17th ET, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF(SPY.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 6.14 million options for the day, of which put options accounted for 53.18% of the total