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Ahead of Wall Street: Archive
Feels Like the End, but It's Really the Beginning
by Mark Vickery
Aside from lowering interest rates to 4.75-5.00% this week, the Fed also signaled there are more cuts to come.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples home-builder interest-rate
Markets Celebrate Loosening Interest Rate Cycle
by Mark Vickery
Economic prints were better than expected today, as well -- all but FedEx's (FDX) Q1 earnings results.
FDXNegative Net Change LENPositive Net Change
earnings home-builder inflation interest-rate transportation
Coming Up Late-Summer Roses: Fed Rates, Jobless Claims and More
by Mark Vickery
Yesterday signaled a new era of bringing down interest rates in the continued effort to bring a "soft landing" to the economy.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
basic-materials finance interest-rate staffing
Fed Lowers Interest Rates 50 bps, Markets Sell
by Mark Vickery
The last time the Fed made a 50 bps move was back in December 2022, when the Fed brought rates back up to 4.25-4.50%.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance home-builder inflation interest-rate
Housing Starts, Building Permits Get Sunny in August
by Mark Vickery
Housing Starts and Building Permits posted their best results in nine months and five months, respectively.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change XHBPositive Net Change
home-builder interest-rate
Full Slate of Economic Data Ahead of Fed Rate Cut
by Mark Vickery
Should we see a 25 bps cut, some will worry the Fed hasn't been forceful enough; if it moves 50, others will fret there may be more weakness the Fed sees that the rest of us don't.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
business-services home-builder inflation interest-rate
Advance Retail Sales +0.1%: A Notch for a 25 bps Cut
by Mark Vickery
The advance print (read: to be revised later) U.S. Retail Sales for August swung to a positive +0.1% from expectations of -0.2%.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples inflation interest-rate retail
Markets Mixed Ahead of Latest Fed Meeting
by Mark Vickery
A co-investment between microchip giant Intel (INTC) and cloud services giant AWS (AMZN) was announced this afternoon, pushing INTC shares up +8%.
AMZNPositive Net Change INTCPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change ORCLPositive Net Change TSLANegative Net Change
cloud-computing cybersecurity retail semiconductor tech-stocks
Fed Funds Rate Cut Wednesday: 25 bps or 50 bps?
by Mark Vickery
The Fed has not cut rates since pulling them all the way back to 0-0.25% in March 2020.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance inflation interest-rate
On Friday the 13th, Many Questions (with Good Answers) for Stocks
by Mark Vickery
Pre-markets are up again this morning on August Import and Export Prices.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples inflation interest-rate
Markets Up for the Week (So Far) on Inflation and Jobs
by Mark Vickery
On the path to a lower Fed funds rate next week for the first time in years, CPI, PPI and Jobless Claims numbers performed decently.
ADPPositive Net Change ADBEPositive Net Change RHPositive Net Change
inflation interest-rate staffing
PPI, Jobless Claims Steady; Pre-Markets Flattish
by Mark Vickery
Year over year PPI on headline came in at +1.73%, down 40 bps from last month.
KRPositive Net Change ADBEPositive Net Change RHPositive Net Change LOVEPositive Net Change
basic-materials consumer-discretionary consumer-staples earnings
August CPI Mostly Flat: Good News and Bad News
by Mark Vickery
The Inflation Rate tumbled 40 bps to +2.5% month over month, lower than analysts had been anticipating.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples inflation interest-rate
Plenty of Grist for the Fed Rate-Cut Mill
by Mark Vickery
Market participants will likely remain somewhat hesitant ahead of tomorrow's significant Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance inflation interest-rate
Markets Start New Trading Week in the Green; ORCL Beats in Q1
by Mark Vickery
Oracle (ORCL) shares are up +8% on two high-profile partnerships announced: one with Google Cloud and another with AWS,
AMZNPositive Net Change ORCLPositive Net Change
earnings finance software
Pre-Markets Bouncing Back from Weak Trading Week
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market futures are up to start a new trading week, after the worst week for the stock market in two years.
ORCLPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change
earnings
Jobs Report, Revisions Lower: 50 bps Cut in the Cards?
by Mark Vickery
Headline BLS is -19K below expectations, and we also see fairly drastic downward revisions for both June and July.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
construction finance inflation interest-rate staffing
Mixed Results Ahead of AVGO Beat, Payrolls Friday
by Mark Vickery
Semiconductor giant Broadcom (AVGO) outperformed estimates on top and bottom lines this afternoon.
ZUMZPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change DOCUPositive Net Change
business-services earnings retail semiconductor
Inflation Controlled: ADP, Labor Costs, Jobless Claims
by Mark Vickery
While ADP shows only 99K jobs filled last month, Unit Labor Costs came in half of expectations.
ADPPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
finance inflation interest-rate staffing
Fed Rate Cut Alert: The Case for 50 bps?
by Mark Vickery
While JOLTS numbers don't beg for a 50 bps rate cut in two weeks, depleted jobs numbers to close the week just might.
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artificial-intelligence cloud-computing computers earnings staffing
Pre-Markets Down Again; Trade Deficit and Dick's Q2 Improve
by Mark Vickery
While the latest Trade Deficit was slimmer than expected, Dick's (DKS) and Dollar Tree (DLTR) report vastly different Q2 results.
ADPPositive Net Change WMTNegative Net Change DGNegative Net Change DLTRPositive Net Change DKSPositive Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change
apparel consumer-discretionary consumer-staples earnings retail staffing
Markets Sell Off as Labor Market Data Looms
by Mark Vickery
This was the worst single trading day for tech stocks two years -- the worst for the chips segment since 2020.
BAPositive Net Change WFCNegative Net Change ADPPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change AVGOPositive Net Change ZSNegative Net Change
earnings staffing tech-stocks
Pre-Markets Down Ahead of "Jobs Week"
by Mark Vickery
This is the latest Jobs Week, and one that comes only a week before the next FOMC meeting.
BAPositive Net Change WFCNegative Net Change ADPPositive Net Change
aerospace inflation interest-rate staffing
PCE Numbers Keep "Soft Landing" Narrative Aloft
by Mark Vickery
Those looking for a 50-bps cut are not likely to find it from this morning's July PCE data.
JKSNegative Net Change QQQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change DIAPositive Net Change
alt-energy consumer-discretionary consumer-staples earnings inflation interest-rate
Dow Posts New High Close; DELL, LULU, ADSK and MDB Beat in Q2
by Mark Vickery
Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) are out in Friday's pre-market, which is the second-most-important report of the week.
DELLPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change ADSKPositive Net Change ULTAPositive Net Change MRVLPositive Net Change LULUPositive Net Change MDBPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence earnings retail semiconductor tech-stocks