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Stocks posted a sizable rally as the S&P 500 put in its best session in over two years, sparked by the Trump election victory and a potential for a Red Sweep (House still not yet decided). Today's Treasury auction of 25 billion dollars of 30-year bonds was well received. The FOMC announcement and the Powell press conference is set for Thursday afternoon, with the Fed widely expected to deliver a 25 bp rate cut, while Powell is likely to stress data dependency when it comes to policy decisions going forward.
Major US equity indices were higher this week, bouncing after last week's losses though the S&P and Nasdaq remain below post-election record closes. There was a big focus on corporate results this week, largely focused on the long-awaited Nvidia report. It was also another fairly busy week of...
Published 11/22/24
US equities were higher in Thursday trading as stocks ended just a bit off best levels. Nvidia dominated the headlines today following last night's earnings release. In macro news, initial claims fell to its lowest level since April, while continuing claims ticked to its highest level since...
Published 11/21/24