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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Swing to Green; Case-Shiller Home Prices +5%

While home prices for July hit a new record high, they came in below estimates on the latest Case-Shiller index.

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Mark Vickery

Fresh Highs for Dow, S&P in Monday Trading

"We would love to freeze both sides of the Fed's dual mandate right here," said Chicago Fed Chair Austan Goolsbee.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Members Make Their Voices Heard This Week

What may be most important to investors this week are the vast amounts of commentary coming from members of the Fed.

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Shaun Pruitt

Time to Buy These Highly Ranked Construction Stocks After Rate Cuts

Amid rate cuts, investors may be searching for specific areas of the economy that may benefit directly in regard to a lower inflationary environment.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Celebrate Loosening Interest Rate Cycle

Economic prints were better than expected today, as well -- all but FedEx's (FDX) Q1 earnings results.

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Shaun Pruitt

Don't Overlook These Top Fintech Stocks After Interest Rate Cuts

Lower interest rates can do wonders for financial technology companies (fintech) which strive to improve and automate financial services.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Lowers Interest Rates 50 bps, Markets Sell

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%.

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Mark Vickery

Full Slate of Economic Data Ahead of Fed Rate Cut

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.

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Mark Vickery

Advance Retail Sales +0.1%: A Notch for a 25 bps Cut

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%.

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Shaun Pruitt

Buy These Highly Ranked Technology Services Stocks as Rate Cuts Loom

Providing popular services to consumers, the vibrant Zacks Technology Services Industry should benefit from lower interest rates and has several stocks that boast a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

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Andrew Rocco

Volatility Ahead? September Seasonality, FOMC, Triple-Witching Loom

Following a solid week of stock gains, investors should brace for some potential near-term turbulence as poor seasonality, the interest rate decision, and triple-witching loom.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Funds Rate Cut Wednesday: 25 bps or 50 bps?

The Fed has not cut rates since pulling them all the way back to 0-0.25% in March 2020.

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Mark Vickery

On Friday the 13th, Many Questions (with Good Answers) for Stocks

Pre-markets are up again this morning on August Import and Export Prices.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Up for the Week (So Far) on Inflation and Jobs

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.

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Mark Vickery

August CPI Mostly Flat: Good News and Bad News

The Inflation Rate tumbled 40 bps to +2.5% month over month, lower than analysts had been anticipating.

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Mark Vickery

Plenty of Grist for the Fed Rate-Cut Mill

Market participants will likely remain somewhat hesitant ahead of tomorrow's significant Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.

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Mark Vickery

Jobs Report, Revisions Lower: 50 bps Cut in the Cards?

Headline BLS is -19K below expectations, and we also see fairly drastic downward revisions for both June and July.

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Mark Vickery

Inflation Controlled: ADP, Labor Costs, Jobless Claims

While ADP shows only 99K jobs filled last month, Unit Labor Costs came in half of expectations.

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Bryan Hayes

September Swoon: Is a Big Sell-Off Imminent?

Expecting a big drawdown in September? Not so fast - here's what most investors usually miss.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Down Ahead of "Jobs Week"

This is the latest Jobs Week, and one that comes only a week before the next FOMC meeting.

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Mark Vickery

PCE Numbers Keep "Soft Landing" Narrative Aloft

Those looking for a 50-bps cut are not likely to find it from this morning's July PCE data.

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Andrew Rocco

Trump vs. Harris: What the Election Means for Stocks

Historical data teaches us that Presidential politics have less to do with stock market returns than most voters would think. However, by studying the numbers, investors can make more informed decisions, regardless of the outcome in November.

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Shaun Pruitt

Top Consumer Loan Stocks to Benefit from Rate Cuts

With the federal funds' interest rate expected to be cut by at least 0.25% in September, investors may want to consider several consumer loan stocks that may benefit.

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Mark Vickery

How Important Is Powell's Speech at Jackson Hole?

Based on the cautious tack Powell has taken, we might expect a 25 bps cut next month.

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Mark Vickery

Strong Trading Day on Favorable LEI; PANW Beats in Q4

While LEI came in lower than expected earlier today, it no longer forecasts a recession in the near term.

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