Next week, Wall Street will see several key economic data such as the Federal Reserve minutes, employment numbers, S&P final US manufacturing PMI, and trade deficit data. Job openings data for May and nonfarm payrolls report for June are likely to be the major focus of the stock market participants. Last Friday, a report showed … Read more
Wall Street investors in the week ahead will be eyeing the US Federal Reserve preferred inflation gauge – PCE, and the personal income and spending data. Among the other crucial data, the second revised estimate of first quarter GDP (gross domestic product) growth and May home sales numbers are due in the week ahead. The … Read more
On Wall Street in the week ahead, the stock markets would be guided by key economic data such as US retail sales and factory output among others. The holiday-shortened week will also see few big earnings such as IT and consulting services firm Accenture and supermarket chain Kroger. Economic events On June 17 (Monday), data … Read more
A Fund of Funds (FoFs) is a mutual fund that invests in other mutual funds or ETFs instead of directly in stocks, bonds, or other securities. They come in various types, such as equity-oriented, debt-oriented, hybrid, international, thematic or sectoral, ETF-based, and commodity fund of funds, each catering to different investor needs and offering diversification. … Read more
Although buying inflation-protected bonds to protect against inflation does not seem unreasonable, it would have been a spectacularly unprofitable move during the latest bout of inflation. One hundred dollars put into inflation-protected Treasuries in December 2021, when investors first saw American core inflation reach 5%, would have been worth just $88 a year later. Even … Read more
On Wall Street in the week ahead, spotlight will be on the jobs data for May, among other economic reports. The jobs data holds significance as it will be the last economic report before the Federal Reserve’s upcoming monetary policy meet on June 11-12. Investors are hoping for a interest rate cut in the next … Read more
In the holiday-shortened week ahead on Wall Street, focus of investors will be on the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge – the core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index, and few major earnings that include Dell, Best Buy, and Costco. The core PCE data has the potential to influence the markets. The US stock … Read more
US stocks were muted on Wednesday ahead of chip giant Nvidia’s quarterly results and the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting minutes. Nvidia, based in Santa Clara, California, will release its first quarter earnings after the market close on Wednesday. Nvidia’s stock is the third largest on Wall Street, following its more than 92% surge this … Read more
US stocks were mixed on Monday, as investors awaited quarterly results from Nvidia and the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting minutes due on Wednesday. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 13.83 points, or 0.03%, to 39,989.76. The S&P 500 was higher by 2.08 points, or 0.04%, at 5,305.35, while the Nasdaq Composite … Read more
On Wall Street in the week ahead, the spotlight will be on the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last monetary policy meeting and first quarter earnings from the chip giant Nvidia. Both the events are scheduled for Wednesday. In other economic developments, investors will closely watch for Fed chair Jerome Powell’s commencement remarks and home … Read more