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inflation: Archive
Markets Swing to Negative on Healthy Econ Data (& Higher Bond Yields)
by Mark Vickery
Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lost their two-day winning streak, -1.11% and -1.88%, respectively today.
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Pre-Markets Up Ahead of a New Jobs Week
by Mark Vickery
As jobs reports hit the tape, keep in mind the Fed's dual mandate: not just curbing inflation but also fostering full employment.
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Here Are Last Year's Top-Performing Stocks From the S&P 500
by Bryan Hayes
Late-year selling pressure didn't stop the S&P 500 from logging its best back-to-back annual gain in nearly 30 years.
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Xmas Eve Pre-Markets Mixed (Red & Green)
by Mark Vickery
The Dow is -24 points at this hour, adding a little red to the green for the S&P 500, Nasdaq and small-cap Russell 2000 this morning.
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Apple Stock Hits All-Time High: Is the Tech Giant Too Extended?
by Bryan Hayes
Buying stocks when they make new highs has proven to be profitable throughout history.
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PCE Cools in November; Are We Getting an Xmas Government Shutdown?
by Mark Vickery
A federal government shutdown has not happened since 2018-19, the second of two shutdowns in 2018.
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Pre-Markets Look to Bounce Back from Big Wednesday Selloff
by Mark Vickery
Early trading is filling in some of the big holes dug in the stock market yesterday.
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Stock Market Sells Off on New Fed Rate Policy
by Mark Vickery
The Fed is only looking to cut two more times in the new year, instead of the previous dot-plot's indicated four cuts.
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Pre-markets Go Green Ahead of Fed Interest Rate Decision
by Mark Vickery
The big news will likely not be the decision on interest rates, but how the Fed's tone has changed.
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Markets Lower Ahead of Fed Policy Decision, Forward View
by Mark Vickery
The Dow slipped another -267 points, -0.61%, the S&P 500 was -0.39%, the Nasdaq -0.32%.
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Fed Decision Wednesday in Focus This Week
by Mark Vickery
Expectations are strong for another 25 basis-point (bps) cut to the Fed funds rate, which would bring effective interest rates to a range of 4.25-4.50% for the first time since February of 2023.
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Nasdaq Up, Dow Down: A Week in Review
by Mark Vickery
It's Friday the 13th, but pre-market futures are not spooked.
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PPI Up Big on Hotter Food Prices, Jobless Claims Higher
by Mark Vickery
Headline PPI month over month came in double expectations to +0.4%, the highest since June of this year.
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4 ETF Areas Hit One-Year High Amid In-Line November Inflation
by Sanghamitra Saha
The U.S. consumer price index recorded an annual inflation rate of 2.7% in November.
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Nasdaq Up Big, Dow Down a Bit, Following CPI, Budget Data
by Mark Vickery
It's now in the Fed's hands what they want to do about interest rates at their two-day meeting starting next Tuesday.
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CPI Data Meets Expectations but Remains Sticky: Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
This market continues to show signs of strong momentum as the Nasdaq hits a new all-time high.
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CPI +0.3%, +2.7% Year over Year: Exactly In-Line
by Mark Vickery
The CPI Inflation Rate came in-line with expectations: +2.7%, 10 bps ahead of the prior month.
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Market Indexes Close in the Red Ahead of CPI Data
by Mark Vickery
While most CPI numbers are expected to be in-line with the previous month, the Inflation Rate looks to be ticking into the opposite direction.
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Pre-Markets Quiet Ahead of CPI Report Mid-Week
by Mark Vickery
Would a hotter-than-expected CPI headline cause the Fed to pause cutting interest rates?
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Jobs Report Warmer than Expected: 227K; 4.2% Unemployment
by Mark Vickery
In two of the last three months of BLS data, we're seeing resistance to a cooling economy in the jobs market.
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Jobless Claims Mixed, Trade Deficit Slimmer
by Mark Vickery
Both Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims are still representative of a healthy labor situation overall.
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ADP +146K: Lighter than Expected
by Mark Vickery
Manufacturing shed -26K positions in November, another hard reality for an already struggling sector of the economy.
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3 Top Performing Finance Stocks with Generous Dividends
by Shaun Pruitt
Hitting new 52-week peaks in November, higher highs could be in store for these highly ranked finance stocks which have dividend yields over 3%.
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Historical Odds Favor Year-End Rally: Stocks to Watch
by Bryan Hayes
If we finish in this territory, it would be the first time since 1998-99 that the S&P 500 rose 20% or more in consecutive years.
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Rate Cuts to Slow Down in 2025? ETFs to Add to Your Portfolio
by Yashwardhan Jain
Rising inflation worries have led to increased market expectations that the Fed will adopt a more cautious approach to its interest rate cuts. Look at ETFs to secure your portfolios.
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