Early trading of US stocks | US stocks rose slightly, Meme stock gains cooled down, Game Station fell more than 29%
US stocks opened higher on Wednesday. The US CPI report for April showed that inflation was cooling down, causing the market to expect the Federal Reserve to speed up the pace of interest rate cuts in 2024, and US retail sales slowed markedly in April.
Interest rate cuts are on the rise! The annual rate of the US core CPI fell to its lowest level in nearly three years, and US stocks reached a new high
Before the market on Wednesday local time, the US Department of Labor disclosed the consumer price index for April, with a nominal CPI rate of 3.4% per annum, in line with expectations; the CPI rate increased by 0.3%, slightly lower than expectations of 0.4%; and the more critical core CPI annual rate fell further to 3.6%, in line with expectations, while falling to its lowest point since April 2021.
The US CPI fell as scheduled in April, and expectations of the Fed's interest rate cut are picking up!
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US stock outlook | US CPI rose 3.4% year on year in April, in line with expectations, and the three major futures indices are rising in a straight line
WSB concept stocks generally fell before the market, and Game Station and AMC theaters plummeted by more than 8%; ready for the summer fun! UBS and Bank of America both held high bullish flags.
Express News | US Apr. CPI YoY 3.4% Vs 3.4% Forecast, Prior 3.5%
Surprise or “fright”? CPI data has made a big debut. Will interest rate cuts be expected to be a “big reshuffle” tonight?
The market optimistically anticipates that the inflation trend in April may become “clear” compared to the first three months of this year.
US Stock Nuggets | “Big Brother” is back! Meme shares continued to soar, with GameStation rising by about 180% in two days; NIO rose more than 7% overnight and officially launched its second brand, Music Road
A number of high-performing stocks performed well. Sony surged nearly 7% after the performance, and both sales and net profit exceeded expectations; surged by more than 18% after high performance, and Alcon rose nearly 11%.
Can the Federal Reserve actually achieve its first fall in September? Tonight's definitive data is here!
① Tonight's US CPI data will determine whether the unexpected rise in US inflation in the first quarter will continue; ② The global market may also usher in an important shift as a result.
The key to the success or failure of the US stock counterattack depends on tonight's US CPI for April!
Morgan Stanley believes that the “key catalyst for the success or failure” of US stocks is the US CPI data for April. UBS predicts that the implied fluctuation of CPI on US stocks will exceed 1%, which means that the market will fluctuate greatly.
Daily rights tracking | AMC and GME increased by about 20% before the market! The latter earned 3 times more money with multiple calls; Ali's performance later fell by more than 6%, and call orders bucked the trend and increased
AMC CinemaLine's forward call options, which expire on January 16, 2026, at an exercise price of $20, were stolen. The volume was 83,000 and 30,000 unclosed positions.
Will the US dollar and US bond yields plummet tonight? The options market is so confident in the US CPI data
① There are signs that options traders in the US Treasury bond market are preparing for a sharp rebound in bond prices and a sharp drop in yield after the release of major CPI data on Wednesday; ② Over the past week, traders bought a large number of options that would benefit when 10-year US bond yields fell to about 4.3%. This level was nearly 15 basis points lower than the overnight closing price.
Inventory changes are coming, and US bond traders are making big moves to face CPI
A large number of purchases have surged, and some have used $150,000 to make a potential profit of $15 million.
Futu Morning Post | NASDAQ hits a new closing high, WSB concept stocks are booming; Powell: The Federal Reserve needs to “wait patiently”
All of the Qiaoshui and Gao Lin position reports were released; Ali fell more than 6%, and adjusted net profit fell 11% year over year; Google launched a new version of the search engine with generative AI functions.
US stocks closed | The three major indices rose, and the NASDAQ hit a new closing high! Game Station soared by more than 60%, and Tencent's ADR rose nearly 5%
Most star technology stocks rose, with Tesla rising more than 3%; popular Chinese securities had mixed ups and downs. Tencent's ADR closed up nearly 5%, and Alibaba dropped more than 6% after its results.
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PPI weakens the probability of the first fall of the Federal Reserve in September! Strategists raise US bond yield expectations
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Express News | Powell: We expect GDP to continue to grow at a rate of 2% or more
Express News | Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: The US economy is performing very well and has a very strong labor market; households are in good financial condition.
Early trading of US stocks | The three major indices rose slightly, WSB concept stocks continued to soar, AMC rose more than 74%; Ali fell nearly 6% after the results
On the evening of the 14th Beijing time, US stocks opened generally higher on Tuesday. The April PPI showed that inflationary pressure was still high, prompting the market to lower its bet on the Fed's interest rate cut this year. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will speak on Tuesday. The market is watching Wednesday's CPI data to further determine the Federal Reserve's interest rate path.
Will the US CPI “blow up”? Traders rush: US bond yields fall
US Treasury bonds continue to rise, and traders are awaiting key US CPI reports. The latest inflation data may stimulate the market to expect the Fed to cut interest rates more drastically and faster this year.