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Andrew Rocco

2024 First Half Review: 5 Industry Stock Market Trends

A high interest rate environment and a revolution in AI technology have led to a bifurcated market where specific industries outperform others.

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Mark Vickery

PCE, Housing, Earnings to Inform Trading Week

Reports this week will help inform the Fed on how to adjust inflation rates in the (near?) future.

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Mark Vickery

June PMI After the Bell: Headed for a Green Week?

We expect to see growth on both S&P Services and Manufacturing PMI later this morning.

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Andrew Rocco

Will the Equity Bull Market Continue?

Five bullish catalysts suggest that stocks will be higher into year-end, including election year seasonality, AI leadership and potential interest rate drops.

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Mark Vickery

PPI Wholesale Shrinks, Jobless Claims Jump

Final demand in goods dropped -0.8% last month, led by -7.1% in wholesale gasoline costs.

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Mark Vickery

Fed, Powell Lay Out Inflation Expectations

"We saw today's CPI report as progress and building confidence, but it does not warrant changing policy at this time."

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John Blank

Europe, Asia Rates Stay Put: Global Week Ahead

Central Bank decisions in Europe, from the U.K., Switzerland and Norway, are expected to provide more evidence that the global rate-cutting dash is slowing to a crawl.

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Mark Vickery

Fed, Powell Lay Out Inflation Expectations

"We saw today's CPI report as progress and building confidence, but it does not warrant changing policy at this time."

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Mark Vickery

CPI Inflation Rate +3.4%: Back on Track

Headline CPI year over year represents a 10 bps drop from expectations and 20 bps lower month over month.

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Mark Vickery

S&P, Nasdaq Notch New Closing Highs Ahead of CPI, Fed

While Apple (AAPL) helped the Nasdaq and S&P higher, the Dow and Russell 2000 were lower for the session.

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Mark Vickery

On Oddsmaking CPI and the Fed's Decision

Both CPI and the FOMC decision happen tomorrow. Are they yet reliant on each other?

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Mark Vickery

Quiet Day Ahead of Fed, Inflation This Week

Last month, we were greeted with a +3.4% Inflation Rate and +3.6% on core CPI year over year.

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Mark Vickery

Labor Heats Up Again: Jobs +272K, Unemployment +4.0%

While it's nice to see a strong domestic labor force, it throws cold water on the notion of near-term rate cuts.

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Shaun Pruitt

2 Stocks to Buy After The European Central Bank & Bank of Canada Cut Rates

Presumably, investors may be eyeing stocks that can benefit more directly from what will likely be a more favorable operating environment for companies in Europe and Canada after the ECB and BOC cut interest rates.

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Andrew Rocco

U.S. Equities: 5 Signs the Recent Pullback is Healthy

The recent pullback in U.S. equities looks temporary. Several bullish catalysts point to higher prices into year-end.

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Mark Vickery

PCE Numbers In-Line, Pre-Markets Applaud

Core PCE year over year came in at +2.8% for a third-straight month.

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Mark Vickery

Interest Rate Fears Turn Markets Downward

Will market participants wait for Friday's PCE numbers to start shopping for value stocks?

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Flat on Fed Speeches, Q1 Reports

While Macy's (M) and Lowe's (LOW) both outperformed expectations, nosebleed valuations are keeping markets from racing higher.

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Shaun Pruitt

Defensive Stocks to Consider Amid Jamie Dimon's Concern for a Large Market Correction

Often asked for his economic opinion and outlook, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon alluded to concerns of a broader economic slowdown and the possibility of a large stock market correction while speaking with Bloomberg on Thursday.

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Mark Vickery

Econ Data Cools Ahead of NVIDIA Earnings Next Week

The moment the "soft landing" narrative resurfaced, bullish sentiment in the stock market commenced.

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Mark Vickery

Record Closing Highs Amid Interest Rate Catch-22

This CPI report put the domestic inflation trajectory back on the "soft landing" path, where it had veered away from somewhat.

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Mark Vickery

CPI Down 1st Time in 2024, Pre-Markets Up

The Inflation Rate was +3.4%, 10 bps lower than the previous month and well off the peak +9.1% from June 2022.

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Mark Vickery

Nasdaq Closes at New Record High; CPI on Deck

Considering the challenges with PPI this morning, this demonstrates a bullish sentiment remaining in the market.

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Mark Vickery

PPI Shows Higher Wholesale Inflation; Meme Stocks Rule (Again)

Certain Producer Price levels are the hottest we've seen in a year. Speaking of hot, have you seen SPWR, GME and AMC this morning?

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Blossom on Goldilocks Jobs Data

175K new jobs and +0.2% wage growth are both lower than expected but still clearly positive.

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