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Sweta Killa

Emerging Market ETFs Roar Back to New Heights

Emerging market ETFs soared to a two-and-a-half-year high, driven by new Chinese stimulus, a big Fed rate cut and hopes of further easing, and a weak dollar.

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Mark Vickery

S&P Sets New Closing High; COST Mixed in Fiscal Q4

Ex-fuel and foreign exchange costs, Costco saw +6.9% gains year over year, demonstrating the importance of lower gasoline prices to its top line.

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Andrew Rocco

Tepper Crushes China Trade: Here's Why he's Still Bullish

David Tepper is among the sharpest minds on Wall Street. The success of his recent bets on Chinese stocks is further evidence that investors should learn from his investing blueprint and listen closely when he speaks.

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Andrew Rocco

China Stimulus: Does it Signal Panic?

Chinese policymakers announced a larger-than-expected stimulus package overnight. Investors should ignore the noise and instead focus on the liquidity and price action (both of which are bullish)

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John Blank

The Future Path of U.S. Inflation? Global Week Ahead

U.S. PCE inflation data for August and global business PMI activity surveys for September chart the pressure ahead.

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John Blank

U.S. Fed Rate Cuts! Global Week Ahead

The Federal Reserve should deliver its first interest rate cut in four years, Brazil could hike for the first time since 2022 and Japan will be mindful of volatile markets.

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John Blank

How Many Fed Rate Cuts to Expect (And Who Not to Listen To)

This week, traders organized rate cut probabilities for the U.S. Fed funds rate. Will we see twelve 25 bps cuts over time, or only nine?

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John Blank

August U.S. CPI Data: Global Week Ahead

Investors are on edge -- ahead of more key macro events -- that could shape the tone for trading in the weeks ahead.

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John Blank

U.S. August Jobs Numbers Dominate: Global Week Ahead

In the Global Week Ahead, U.S. jobs numbers dominate the agenda, as markets brace for a choppy September.

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John Blank

Volatility Stays with Markets: Global Week Ahead

Investors should have learned by now that there's no such thing as a "quiet" summer in the markets. A year ago, bond yields rose sharply on worries about the U.S. fiscal outlook. The summer before, inflation and rate hike fears jolted markets.

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John Blank

A Week for the Central Banks: Global Week Ahead

Futures tied to the Fed funds rate show investors pricing in a more than 90% chance of a September rate cut amid evidence of cooling inflation and a nascent downshift in the jobs market.

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John Blank

The "Mag 7" Report: Global Week Ahead

Throughout this week, Q2-24 S&P500 earnings will be front and center, as members of the "Magnificent 7" report their results, along with major banks.

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John Blank

A Big Week in the USA: Global Week Ahead

Inflation and higher rates have tested the resilience of households as signs of a cooling economy and inflation bolster expectations for rate cuts to start in September.

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John Blank

June CPI Will Focus Trader Minds: Global Week Ahead

In the Global Week Ahead, Fed Chair Powell's testimony and June CPI data top the stock trader agenda. Starting on Friday, major U.S. banks report Q2 earnings.

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Yashwardhan Jain

ETFs to Boost Gains Amid Rising Rate Cut Expectations

Recent unemployment data supporting a "soft economy" narrative, increases the market expectations of a rate cut starting in September. Look into areas to gain.

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John Blank

Major Elections in the U.K. and France: Global Week Ahead

A watershed U.K. election on July 4th looms, following Sunday, when France went to the polls in a 1st round of its snap election.

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Shaun Pruitt

Global Week Ahead: Key Inflation Data Insight for Interest Rate Moves

In the Global Week Ahead, markets will be awaiting Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data in the U.S., Tokyo???s CPI index, and preliminary June data from Eurozone economies.

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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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John Blank

A.I. Reshapes Corporate America: Global Week Ahead

An "AI boom" is showing up across Corporate America. "It looks real," says Zacks Chief Strategist John Blank.

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John Blank

Putting the U.S. and World Economies Together

Real potential GDP is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO's) estimate of the output the U.S. economy would produce, with a high rate of use of its capital and labor resources.

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John Blank

A Big Inflation Data Dump: Global Week Ahead

This fresh inflation data dump will guide both trader and investors' expectations -- over the scale and pace of interest rate changes to come -- in these major economies.

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Andrew Rocco

Smart Money Clues: Buy these 5 Stocks

This quarter's 13Fs and insider buys offer vital clues about what the smart money is betting on. Argentina, small caps, Bitcoin, and China are essential market areas to track.

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Ethan Feller

Crude Oil Holding Support: 2 Leading Energy Stocks to Buy Now

Marathon Petroleum and Ecopetrol are two market leading companies that enjoy top Zacks Ranks

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John Blank

NVDA Shares a Fresh A.I. Story: Global Week Ahead

In the Global Week Ahead, stock and bond markets are hoping for evidence that will solidify a brightening global economic outlook. NVIDIA's earnings on Wednesday will provide plenty of answers.

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