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What can investors expect from U.S. stocks and the global markets in the new year?Important Disclosu
Fed minutes could provide clues into policy makers debate around last month's rate cut. The minutes
Two Treasury auctions highlight today's schedule, and job openings data also await investors. Stocks
The week ahead features several important job reports, none more so than Friday's nonfarm payrolls.
The S&P 500 index is on a five-day skid heading into today's ISM Manufacturing PMI data and the swea
The SPX starts the new year on a four-day losing streak. Investors await jobless claims and possibly
Stocks ended lower again in another day of profit taking despite yields giving back some of their st
This week, truncated by Wednesday's holiday, includes ISM Manufacturing, pending home sales, and Tes
Stocks returned from the holiday Thursday lacking direction and not able to carry through Tuesday's
Jobless claims are today's data highlight after stocks rallied broadly Tuesday despite climbing Trea
Stocks close at 1 p.m. ET today and bonds close an hour later, likely meaning a light volume ahead o
The SPX rallied Friday but late selling led to a finish near the 50-day moving average. Staying abov
Today features PCE prices, the inflation report most closely watched by the Fed, as well as a look a
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve policymakers indicated that they may only lower rates twice in 2025, a
Federal Reserve policymakers will complete their last meeting of 2024 today, and investors are forec
A two-day meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers begins today, with the market expecting another ra
A host of economic reports and earnings are expected to be released in the days ahead, and the Fed w
Inflation and jobless claims data paint a mixed picture ahead of the Fed meeting. Investors are pond
Yesterday's rally followed an in-line CPI that raised hopes for a rate cut next week. Today, the ECB
Today's CPI data looms, and hot results could lower odds of rate cuts in early 2025. Still, it would
