• January 29, 2025

Hawkish Hold From the Fed to Test Trump’s Patience

Robust activity, a solid jobs market and sticky inflation justify the Fed's decision to hold interest rates steady. The hawkish tilt from officials may in part be a message to President Trump...

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• January 29, 2025

What Long Bonds Tell Us About Fed's Path

After the FOMC meeting , Jerome Powell said “We need real progress on inflation or a weak job market to cut.” ...

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• January 29, 2025

Are Markets Pricing in Higher-for-Longer Scenario?

Stocks finished the day lower after the Fed held rates steady and signaled a more patient approach. If you listen to Powell’s talk, the takeaway is that the Fed ...

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• January 29, 2025

2025 Inflation Outlook: Which Sectors Will Be Impacted by Fed Decisions

The topic of inflation is a common theme in recent years not just in financial media but across mainstream as well, while also making headlines are decisions by central banks like the US Fede...

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• January 29, 2025

Duolingo: An Unexpected Benefactor From the TikTok Ban

The looming threat of a TikTok ban has caused many social media stocks to surge as they are perceived benefactors that would presumably gain TikTok users who get locked out of the platform. W...

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• January 29, 2025

January Sales and Trends In Focus: Eyeing 3 US Interim Reports

Ford F, Costco COST, and Charles Schwab SCHW will issue monthly updates in the sessions ahead, offering clues on the state of the US economy. Q4 earnings rep...

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• January 29, 2025

FOMC Preview: Fed Hold to Increase Pressure From Trump?

Traders and economists confidently expect the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged in the 4.25-4.50% range. With no Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), traders will key i...

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• January 29, 2025

US Q4 GDP Growth Nowcast Rises Ahead of Thursday’s Report

Economic output in the fourth quarter is expected to increase at a solid rate in this week’s initial GDP estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Thursday’s report from t...

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• January 29, 2025

DeepSeek and Its Potential Implications on Nvidia and the Market

On the same day of President Trump's inauguration, Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek released DeepSeek-R1 — an AI reasoning model that has emerged as a fresh competitor in the ...

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• January 29, 2025

Tech Earnings and the Fed to Test the Fragile Market Sentiment

Risk appetite improves as US tech stocks rally. Fed to stand pat despite Trump’s pressure. Dollar might get a boost from Powell’s press conference. Bo...

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