When Savita Subramanian, head of US equity strategy at Bank of America, raised her outlook for stocks at the end of last year, there was a lot of skepticism that equities could go any higher. The S&P 500 had already surged on expectations that the Federal Reserve would start cutting rates in 2024. And investors … Read more
Stocks dropped after solid economic readings and a rally in commodities spurred speculation that major central banks will keep interest rates higher for longer. In a revival of the “good news is bad news” trade, better-than-estimated data on US job openingsBloomberg Terminal and factory goods ordersBloomberg Terminal added to skepticism about the pace of Federal … Read more
Published: March 5, 2024 at 10:02 a.m. ET Story developing. Stay tuned for updates here. The numbers: U.S. factory orders fell 3.6% in January large due to fewer contracts for Boeing passenger planes, but there was not much sign of a broad revival among manufacturers. Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a … Read more
The stock market powered ahead amid a renewed rally in technology companies, with traders also sifting through the latest remarks from a slew of Federal Reserve speakers for clues on the interest-rate path. The S&P 500 topped 5,100 — hitting its 15th record this year. Traders looked past weak economic data amid bets policymakers will … Read more
Stocks struggled to gain much traction, with big tech losing steam after a powerful rally driven by the artificial-intelligence euphoria. A feat of multiple records in the world’s biggest equity market drove the S&P 500 briefly above the historic 5,100 mark. Most members of the “Magnificent Seven” group of megacaps came under pressure — with … Read more
I’m Enda Curran, senior economics reporter in Washington, and today we’re looking at the implications of US economic exceptionalism. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. Plentiful jobs, confident consumers, sustained … Read more
Wall Street got a reality check on Tuesday, with hotter-than-estimated inflation data triggering a slide in both stocks and bonds. 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 … Read more
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The US economy’s fourth-quarter growth trounced forecasts as cooling inflation fueled consumer spending, capping a surprisingly strong year that defied recession calls. Gross domestic product increased at a 3.3% annualized rate, according to the government’s preliminary estimate out Thursday. For all of 2023, the economy expanded 2.5%. Source link
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