Amid a Global Selloff, the Right Move Might Be to Buy More Bonds
Weekly Outlook | Key data such as CPI and PPI from the USA will be released, which may continue to bring volatility to the market; the Q4 Earnings Reports season for US stocks officially begins, with large bank stocks and Taiwan Semiconductor among those
China will announce the GDP growth rate for the entire year of 2024, the year-on-year GDP for the fourth quarter, the total GDP for the year 2024, the year-on-year retail sales of consumer goods for December, and the year-on-year added value of industrial enterprises above designated size for December.
The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut path has changed! Wall Street is beginning to discuss whether to pause rate cuts or not cut at all.
A "surprising" non-farm payroll report caused a sudden change in the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut path.
Will there be a major turnaround? Wall Street's two major investment banks are focusing on "the end of January to February."
Bank of America believes that the decline in the US stock market will force the Trump administration to make concessions on tariffs, and February or March will be a good time to start investing in US bonds and the stock markets of China, the United Kingdom, and Emerging Markets. JPMorgan stated that as Trump's policy towards China and China's responses become clearer, the Chinese stock market is expected to see a reversal around the end of January.
The U.S. stock market has "returned to the state before the election overnight". What comes next?
Some Analysts are concerned that US Treasury yields may continue to soar. On the other hand, inflation in the USA exceeding expectations might lead the Federal Reserve to pause interest rate cuts or even raise rates, further impacting the US stock market.
What will happen on the first day of Trump's presidency?
Over the weekend, multiple significant pieces of news about Trump were reported!