Market Overview

Bank of Japan disappointed investors with no plans for 2024. Oil rises due to Houthi attacks on tankers in the Red Sea

2023.12.19
Goldman Sachs yesterday raised its target for the S&P 500 by the end of next year to 5,100 from a mid-November forecast of 4,700, saying the Fed's dovish policy rate last week and lower consumer price...
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Investors are expecting a Santa Claus rally. The Eurozone economy is close to a recession

2023.12.18
Hawkish comments from the Fed on Friday lent support to the dollar. New York Fed President Williams said the question now is whether the bank has sufficiently constrained the economy.
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Week's main events Week's main events (December 18 – December 22)

2023.12.18
This week's focus is on the BoJ Interest Rate Decision, and inflation data in Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the Eurozone
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ECB and BoE are in no hurry to cut the rate. SNB has ended the tightening policy in this cycle

2023.12.15
Economic news from the US on Thursday was better than expected. Weekly initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell by 19,000 to an 8-week low of 202,000, indicating a stronger labor market. In addition,...
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FOMC predicts rate cuts. The SNB, BoE, and ECB will meet today

2023.12.14
The FOMC lowered its median forecast for the federal funds interest rate at the end of 2024 to 4.625% from 5.125% in September, implying a 75 bps rate cut next year. Fed Chairman Powell said that infl...
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New Zealand passed a law returning the Central Bank to a single mandate on inflation. Oil prices are under pressure again

2023.12.13
The US Consumer Price Index for November declined to 3.1% y/y from 3.2% y/y, in line with expectations.
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Bank of Japan's statements mislead investors. Oil is expected to see a rise in fuel demand ahead of the holidays

2023.12.12
This week, markets will also keep a close eye on the results of the central bank meetings of the Fed, ECB, SNB, and Bank of England to see if policymakers support the suspension of the interest rate h...
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The ECB and Fed will cut rates sooner than the BoE. Deflationary processes are intensifying in China

2023.12.11
Stocks initially declined on Friday, and bond yields jumped after the monthly labor market report showed a larger-than-expected increase in non-farm payrolls for November and an unexpected drop in the...
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Week's main events Week's main events (December 11 – December 15)

2023.12.11
The focus this week is on global central banks meetings and inflation data
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The ECB could cut rates as early as April 2024. Today, the focus is on the US labor market data

2023.12.08
A positive for stocks yesterday was Alphabet (GOOG) shares rising more than 5% after Google released Gemini, "the largest and most capable artificial intelligence model" the company has ever developed...
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