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Mark Vickery

Good Q3 for the Stock Market; Can Q4 Keep Up the Pace?

Q3 is closing strong behind hopefulness regarding further interest rate cuts, including companies in the Homebuilding space.

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Mark Vickery

PCE In-Line, Income and Spending Lower in August

"Soft landings" could only look moderately more "soft" than these PCE numbers this morning.

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Shaun Pruitt

Chinese Equities Rally on Stimulus Package: Top Stocks to Consider

Chinese stocks have seen a nice rally over the last few days following Monday's announcement that China's Central Bank will implement a stimulus package to boost its slowing economy.

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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

Feels Like the End, but It's Really the Beginning

Aside from lowering interest rates to 4.75-5.00% this week, the Fed also signaled there are more cuts to come.

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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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Mark Vickery

Coming Up Late-Summer Roses: Fed Rates, Jobless Claims and More

Yesterday signaled a new era of bringing down interest rates in the continued effort to bring a "soft landing" to the economy.

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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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Bryan Hayes

All Eyes on Fed Decision: Will Small-Caps Finally Take the Baton?

The Fed is about to cut its benchmark policy rate for the first time in more than four years.

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Mark Vickery

Housing Starts, Building Permits Get Sunny in August

Housing Starts and Building Permits posted their best results in nine months and five months, respectively.

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Andrew Rocco

Fed Day: 5 Things Investors Need to Know for FOMC Meeting

Though Fed decision days are often overhyped, this time is different. The market context and uncertainty surrounding the Fed's decision should produce fireworks later today and into the end of the month.

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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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Andrew Rocco

3 Reasons Regional Banks Will be Higher in 2025

Though regional banks already rebounded nicely in 2024, the future looks bright. Stock Strategist Andrew Rocco breaks down 3 bullish catalysts for the industry,.

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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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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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Andrew Rocco

Will Stocks Finish 2024 Strong? Bull vs. Bear Case

Investors should be flexible and keep an open mind about the market. Current metrics favor a continued bull market, but savvy investors prepare for either outcome.

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