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Mark Vickery

Fed Speeches Today, PCE Report End-of-Week

We hear from a number of Fed members today, including its most-recent member, Stephen Miran.

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Bryan Hayes

Stocks Hit All-Time Highs as Small-Caps Stage Breakout

A sustained breakout for small-caps could usher in a new regime.

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Mark Vickery

A Late Summer Reflection on Growth, Inflation & Jobs

We know that the main concern for the Fed is now the weakening jobs market and not inflation.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-market Futures Up After 1st Rate Cut of 2025

New data out this morning sees futures rolling off their early tops, but ultimately the reports are good.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Sees "Two-Sided Risk" in Lowering Interest Rates

We now have interest rates between 4.00-4.25% for the first time since December of 2022.

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Mark Vickery

Housing Numbers Down Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Today

With expectations high that interest rates will come down further in the near future, it keeps some homebuying prospects on the sidelines.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Sell Ahead of FOMC Rate Cut

The Nasdaq looked as if it may eke out a green close, but dipped just ahead of the bell.

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Mark Vickery

Retail Sales, Imports & Exports Warmer Ahead of Fed Meeting

The new inflation figures out this morning are warmer than expected: will they matter to the Fed?

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Andrew Rocco

FOMC Looms: 'Irrational Exhuberance' 2.0?

No matter the outcome of Wednesday's meeting, all signs point to one of the most pivotal FOMC meetings in recent memory. While a 25-bps cut appears baked in, the potential for market volatility is elevated.

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Mark Vickery

New Record Highs on S&P, Nasdaq: Tech Stocks Still Lead

The (AI-based) tech trade joins a pending lower interest rate environment for a market-friendly blend.

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Mark Vickery

Moving Pieces Ahead of Fed Rate Decision

It is widely expected that the Fed will cut rates at this meeting for the first time in 2025.

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Andrew Rocco

Wall Street Week in Review: Stocks Notch Highs Despite Pessimism

It was a busy week on Wall Street marked by Oracle earnings, and a slew of individual news items. Looking ahead, all eyes will be on the Fed's interest-rate decision next week.

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Mark Vickery

Stock Market On Top of the World Ahead of Fed Meeting

The Fed is data dependent, so that means a rate cut is ripe for the picking.

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Shaun Pruitt

Stocks & Index Items to Watch from August's CPI Data

Diving deeper into August's CPI summary, here is the breakdown of the main movers of individual item indexes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a strategic opinion of what stocks could stand to benefit or be affected.

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Mark Vickery

Jobless Claims Spike to +263K, CPI Mild & In-Line

Today's Initial Jobless Claims headline seals the deal for next week's rate cut: +263K new claims.

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Mark Vickery

PPI Cools Notably: Is a 50 bps Rate Cut in the Works?

Inflation is now cooling and employment is clearly weakening. Perhaps the Fed is back to considering a 50 bps cut, instead?

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Mark Vickery

Oracle Misses in Q3, Gains +22% - Plus Jobs Revisions & More

While Oracle missed on Q3 revenues it grew +55% in Cloud Infrastructure year over year.

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Mark Vickery

CPI, PPI This Week - Also ORCL, ADBE Earnings

Pleased this morning are investors of Robinhood (HOOD) and Applovin (APP), which will soon enter the S&P 500.

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Mark Vickery

BLS Jobs for August: +22K, Unemployment +4.3%

The Unemployment Rate ticks up to +4.3%, the highest level since October 2021.

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Shaun Pruitt

Buy the Dip in These Top Financial Management Stocks: AAMI, AB

Hitting record peaks in assets under management (AUM), it may be time to buy the dip in Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) and AllianceBernstein's (AB) stock.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Stride Higher on Rate Cut Expectations

Lower jobs numbers are what will guarantee at least one Fed rate cut before the end of 2025.

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Andrew Rocco

Stock Market View: A Fall Full of Questions

This fall promises a confluence of factors that could inject significant volatility into equity markets. Unprecedented political pressure on the Fed and tariff court battles are at the forefront of the uncertainty.

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Bryan Hayes

September Swoon: Is a Big Sell-Off Imminent?

The month of September is widely known as the weakest month of the year. But is there more to it?

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Mark Vickery

August ADP Weaker at +54K, & More

This ADP headline roughly tracks the trailing 4-month average in private-sector jobs growth: +55K. Compare this to a nearly double previous 4-month average of +102K.

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Shaun Pruitt

3 Cheap Highly Ranked Stocks to Buy for a Rebound: CARS, OPFI, QUAD

These highly ranked stocks are starting to embody why investor interest is shifting toward the Russell 2000.

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