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Stocks Lose Momentum After Wall Street Rally: Markets Wrap

Stocks Lose Momentum After Wall Street Rally: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks struggled to maintain momentum in the wake of another record-breaking session on Wall Street, as a rally in Europe took a breather despite dovish comments from policy makers. Most Read from Bloomberg Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were little changed after the indexes clocked up gains of more than 1% in the wake of an inflation reading that did little to alter traders’ conviction that the Federal Reserve will shift to cutting interest rates this year. Treasury… Source link

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Wall Street Caught Off Guard by ‘Sticky’ CPI Signs: Markets Wrap

Wall Street Caught Off Guard by ‘Sticky’ CPI Signs: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Wall Street got a reality check on Tuesday, with hotter-than-estimated inflation data triggering a slide in both stocks and bonds. Most Read from Bloomberg Equities pushed away from their all-time highs as the consumer price index topped estimates across the board. Treasuries sold off, with two-year yields hitting the highest since before the Fed’s December “pivot.” Swap traders ratcheted down their expectations for a central bank cut before July. The stock market’s… Source link

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1 Top Bitcoin ETF to Buy Before the Crypto Market Soars 300%, According to a Wall Street Analyst

1 Top Bitcoin ETF to Buy Before the Crypto Market Soars 300%, According to a Wall Street Analyst

The cryptocurrency market is currently worth $1.6 trillion, and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) accounts for 50% of that total. Bitcoin dominance (i.e., the market value attributable to Bitcoin) was also 50% five years ago, though it has ranged from 38% to 70% during that time period. With that in mind, Morningstar analyst Michael Miller expects the cryptocurrency market to soar 300% to $6.4 trillion by 2032. If Bitcoin dominance stays at 50%, the implied upside for Bitcoin would also be 300%…. Source link

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Wall Street’s stock market upgrades are now downgrades

Wall Street’s stock market upgrades are now downgrades

This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: RBC Capital’s Lori Calvasina became the latest strategist to raise her 2024 price target for the S&P 500 on Monday, lifting her forecast to 5,150 from 5,000. But by raising expectations for the benchmark index this year, Calvasina actually offered a more tempered outlook for stocks than what her team set forth in November 2023. “When we introduced our 5,000 target back in… Source link

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Wall Street reacts to Boeing’s plunge after FAA grounds 737 MAX jets

Wall Street reacts to Boeing’s plunge after FAA grounds 737 MAX jets

Boeing (BA) stock tumbled on Monday, falling more than 8% in morning trading after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets. The planes under question are fitted with a door plug that flew off an Alaskan Airlines plane midair on Friday. The order from the FAA will impact 171 planes. Friday’s incident isn’t the first time the 737 Max has been under scrutiny. Two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that together killed all 346 passengers and… Source link

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US economy adds 216,000 jobs, shocking Wall Street

US economy adds 216,000 jobs, shocking Wall Street

The US economy ended 2023 on a high note. The labor market added 216,000 jobs in the month of December, up from 173,000 the previous month, surprising Wall Street once again to close out 2023. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected 175,000. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday showed the unemployment rate was 3.7% for the month, flat from the rate seen in November. Economists had expected the unemployment rate to tick higher to 3.8%. Investors were closely… Source link

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