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Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index wavered Wednesday ahead of the Fed's decision and Fed Chair Warsh's comments. SpaceX stock rallied.
The market has the most to lose if the central bank raises interest rates. Its rally is powered by tech and AI, making it risky, risky, risky.
US stocks look set for a cautious start on Wednesday as investors await the first Federal Reserve interest rate decision under new chair Kevin Warsh, with the focus less on the immediate policy outcome and more on the route forward. Futures point to a flat open for the Dow Jones and S&P...
US equity futures were slightly higher pre-bell Wednesday as traders await the Federal Reserve's rat
The Fed is expected to hold rates steady, while SpaceX stock continues its post-IPO climb and chip stocks also advance
Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Wednesday, as oil prices steadied well under
U.S. stock futures rose as further details on a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran lifted sentiment.
Stocks were on track to rise Wednesday after more details about the U.S.-Iran peace deal leaked, bolstering hopes that the two countries are on the brink of reaching an agreement to end the war in the Middle East. Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures added 0.1%. The market looked set for a broader rally on Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. would allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the deal to end the war, citing people familiar with the agreement.
Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment has improved to ‘bullish’ on SPY and ‘neutral’ on QQQ from ‘bearish’ earlier in the week.
Oil fell below $80 on the Iran deal, the Dow hit a record, and Bitcoin touched $67K. Then the Fed wiped out rate cuts.
The Dow rose 332 points, or 0.6%, to finish at a record high. Despite the downward slide of oil prices, trading ahead of Wednesday’s Fed interest rate decision was relatively “light and featureless,” writes Joe Mazzola, head trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab. Kevin Warsh’s first press conference as Fed chairman is the big event tomorrow (more on that below), but the U.S. Census is also set to release a significant economic barometer on Wednesday morning: May retail sales.
Investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision, the first to be delivered under Chair Kevin Warsh.
US stock futures rose modestly as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision, the first to be delivered under Chair Kevin Warsh.
US stock futures rose modestly as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision, the first to be delivered under Chair Kevin Warsh.
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow gaining just under two-thirds of a percent to notch its second straight record-high close... while the S&P 500 shed more than half a percent and the Nasdaq dropped more than one percent.</p><p>Shares of Elon Musk's SpaceX ended nearly 5% higher, paring earlier gains. For much of the session, the rocket and AI company's value was above that of Amazon, and it briefly surpassed Microsoft's valuation, as retail investors continued to pour into the stock after its record-breaking IPO.</p><p>But Amol Dhargalkar, chairman and managing partner at Chatham Financial, warned of several risks that could trigger volatility for SpaceX and other AI-related stocks.</p><p>"I think that's a really difficult position to be in as a retail investor, especially when you consider the fact that there is a lot of risk, not just in the business model, but these are names where the cash flows are likely far into the future. And we are not in a period of 0% or negative interest rates or even declining interest rates at this point. </p><p>There's a lot of question as to whether interest rates will continue to be flat or will they go up. And that can certainly be a meaningful drag on valuations of high growth companies, especially where that growth is out far into the future."</p><p>Investors will look for clues on where interest rates are headed when the Federal Reserve concludes its latest two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, with Kevin Warsh holding his first press conference as Fed chair.</p><p>Other stocks on the move included shares of Olin, which sank nearly 6% after the chemical producer said it would acquire Huntsman in an all-stock deal valued at more than $2.4 billion. Huntsman shares also fell as the offer stood at a discount to the stock's recent price.</p><p>:: Yum Brands</p><p>And shares of Yum Brands rose after the fast-food company said it would sell its Pizza Hut chain for $2.7 billion, against a backdrop of softer consumer spending across the fast-food industry.</p></body>
Inflation continues to hit new highs, potentially with far-reaching effects on the market.
The Dow Jones hit a new high and SpaceX kept rising. But chips and most AI stocks fell. Fed chief Kevin Warsh's comments will be in focus Wednesday.
Stocks were mixed at the open on Tuesday as Wall Street looked through lower oil prices and toward the start of the Federal Open Market Committee's June meeting. The Dow rose 315 points, or 0.6%. Any close higher would be a fresh record close for the Dow.
The S&P 500 index gained about 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3%.
Oil prices dropped below $80 a barrel Tuesday on optimism over the promised reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing inflation pressures on global economies even though traders are eyeing the risk of Iranian "service fees" on ships transiting the strait.Oil hit a three-month low as Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, dropped 4.0 percent to $79.87 a barrel, dipping below $80 for the first time since early March, before edging back up to $80.52.
Markets are pausing after the S&P 500's best 3-day stretch in over a year, while SpaceX stock eyes a pass of Amazon by market cap
US equity markets were tracking in the green before the open Tuesday as traders await the Federal Re
Global markets were broadly cautious on Tuesday as investors assessed the implications of a preliminary peace agreement between the United States and Iran, monitored a surprise policy move from the Bank of Japan and continued to track the extraordinary post-IPO surge in SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX). Futures Trade in Narrow Range Ahead of Fed MeetingU.
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate hikes might best be viewed as a necessary evil for Wall Street.
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