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Stocks Finish Higher with the Dow and Nasdaq at Record Highs

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up +0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.17%. Stocks on Wednesday closed moderately higher, with the...

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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise as Santa Claus Rally Rolls On

Expectations the Fed will cut rates as soon as March is fueling end-of-year upside in stocks.

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Dollar Tumbles with T-Note Yields

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.51% and posted a 5-month low. The dollar Wednesday was under pressure from lower T-note yields. Also, expectations for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates in 2024 are weighing on the dollar. U.S. economic news Wednesday showed weakness and was...

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Will a Soft-Landing Hurt Megacap Tech Stocks?

The scenario of a soft landing for the U.S. economy is increasingly likely as inflation slows, bond yields decline, and the economy continues to grow. An economic soft landing would be a positive factor for equity markets. However, it may also dim the prospects of the seven megacap tech stocks...

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Stocks Waver in Thin Holiday Trade

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.10%. Stocks this morning are mixed amid thin holiday-season trading....

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Federal Reserve Tackles Liquidity Drain through New Lending Facility

Discover how the recent drain of liquidity by the USA-FED-SRF has shifted the focus to the utilization of a new lending facility. Stay ahead of the game!

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S&P Futures Tick Higher on Year-End Rate Cut Optimism

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are trending up +0.03% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session higher amid ongoing optimism that the Federal Reserve might initiate rate cuts as early as March.

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Holiday spending is up. Shoppers are confident, but not giddy

Consumer spending from Nov. 1 through Christmas Eve rose 3.1% year over year, new data show, a figure in line with the decade leading up to the pandemic and another positive sign for the economy.

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Asian Stocks Track US Gains In 'Santa Claus Rally'

Asian markets opened higher on Wednesday, tracking Christmas holiday gains on Wall Street, with investors betting on the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates as early as March.

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Economic lookahead: As we ring in 2024, can the US economy continue to avoid a recession?

With economic forecasters rewriting their 2024 outlooks following recent moves from the Federal Reserve, The Conversation turned to two financial economists to share their thoughts on the upcoming year.

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Will Affirm Stock Go Up in 2024, or Crash-Land After This Year's Stellar Rally?

Affirm stock has rallied spectacularly in 2023. While Mizuho analyst Dan Dolev recently raised his target price on the BNPL company to a Street high of $65, it might be prudent to take some profits off the table at these prices.

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New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics

Climate Defiance, trying to make the climate crisis a top issue in 2024 election, isn’t afraid to anger ‘cowards’ and ‘criminals’

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Five 2023 Financial Events and the Timeless Lessons They Reinforced

From aggressive interest rate hikes to bank failures to the rise of AI, this year has shown us why it’s important to both take advantage of opportunity but also keep a level head with our financial plans.

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Stock Index Futures Tick Higher on Expectations for Fed Rate Cuts Next Year

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are up +0.14%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24) are up +0.18% this morning as trading resumed after the Christmas holiday, with investors looking ahead to earlier and deeper interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve next year following a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation…

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Welcome to the era of 'normalization': Why Wall Street is convinced consumers will get comfortable with some economic pains in 2024

Taking a look across the outlooks for next year, there's one word that stands out from Wall Street. "Normal."

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Outlook 2024: With no apparent hurdles on horizon, road seems clear for stock investors

Cumulatively, the past 12 months have been stellar for investors who parked their money in Indian stocks. Read further on Dynamite News:

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3 High-Yield REITs to Scoop Up Ahead of the Fed Pivot

As the Federal Reserve starts cutting its benchmark lending rate in 2024, these three REITs could draw investors seeking high yields and passive income.

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Wall Street's expecting a soft landing in 2024—but that doesn't mean stocks will soar

Economists’ economic outlook ranges from pessimistic to disastrous — here’s why.

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Stocks See Support as Weak U.S. Deflator Supports Dovish Fed Outlook

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.09%. Stocks closed generally higher on a larger-than-expected decline in...

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Stock Market Today: Stocks Start Santa Claus Rally With Eighth Straight Weekly Win

The S&P 500 heads into the long holiday weekend less than 1% off its record close.

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Dollar Dips as Favorable U.S. Inflation News Bolsters Fed Rate-Cut Expectations

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.14%. The dollar was undercut by Friday’s decline in the U.S. deflator to a 2-3/4 year low, which supported the market’s view for Fed rate cuts starting in early 2024. On the other hand, the dollar saw underlying support from the...

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Stocks Mixed in Afternoon Trade

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this afternoon is up +0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.23%. Stocks are mixed on several U.S. economic reports...

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Stocks Give Back Morning Gains in Afternoon Trade

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this afternoon is down -0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.11%. Stocks are mildly lower on several U.S. economic...

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There Will Be Fed Rate Cuts in 2024, But By How Much?

Today’s decline in the U.S. PCE deflator, the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, supported market expectations for Fed rate cuts in 2024. However, it remains to be seen if the market’s dramatic expectations for 1-1/2 percentage points of rate cuts in 2024 are justified. The markets are expecting a -25 bp...

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Older boomers won the pandemic after becoming a whopping $14 trillion richer, Fed data reveals—and Gen X is losing the race

The famously economically beleaguered millennial generation ran really hard just to stay in place, according to Fed data.

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