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Gold and other hard assets remain attractive as a hedge against inflation and market volatility.
Gold and other hard assets remain attractive as a hedge against inflation and market volatility.
Indices like the S&P 500 and NASDAQ could see corrections, presenting buying opportunities.
Use support levels, such as Fibonacci retracements, to identify entry points.
Indices like the S&P 500 and NASDAQ could see corrections, presenting buying opportunities.
Use support levels, such as Fibonacci retracements, to identify entry points.
Be Selective in Stocks:
Focus on sectors resilient to rate uncertainty, such as energy, healthcare, and financials.
Look for large-cap companies with strong balance sheets and consistent cash flows.
Be Selective in Stocks:
Focus on sectors resilient to rate uncertainty, such as energy, healthcare, and financials.
Look for large-cap companies with strong balance sheets and consistent cash flows.
Consumer Spending and Real Estate:
Slower rate cuts keep mortgage rates elevated, which could dampen housing recovery.
Consumer sectors may face pressure if job growth cools further.
Consumer Spending and Real Estate:
Slower rate cuts keep mortgage rates elevated, which could dampen housing recovery.
Consumer sectors may face pressure if job growth cools further.
Slower cuts support interest income for banks.
However, ongoing uncertainty could limit near-term upside.
Commodities and Energy:
Inflation fears and rate delays can support oil and gold prices.
Slower cuts support interest income for banks.
However, ongoing uncertainty could limit near-term upside.
Commodities and Energy:
Inflation fears and rate delays can support oil and gold prices.
Higher discount rates hurt future earnings, leading to sell-offs.
Tech stocks will rebound once the market sees clarity on the Fed's plans for 2025.
Higher discount rates hurt future earnings, leading to sell-offs.
Tech stocks will rebound once the market sees clarity on the Fed's plans for 2025.
Short-term: Increased volatility. Markets will react to inflation data, job reports, and Fed commentary.
Medium-term: Markets will look for signals that the Fed is confident inflation is under control to justify cuts.
Short-term: Increased volatility. Markets will react to inflation data, job reports, and Fed commentary.
Medium-term: Markets will look for signals that the Fed is confident inflation is under control to justify cuts.
However, the labor market "cooling" could mean risks to economic strength if rates stay too high.
This creates two opposing pressures:
Too many cuts: Risk of reigniting inflation.
Too few cuts: Risk of slowing the economy and weakening the job market.
However, the labor market "cooling" could mean risks to economic strength if rates stay too high.
This creates two opposing pressures:
Too many cuts: Risk of reigniting inflation.
Too few cuts: Risk of slowing the economy and weakening the job market.
Inflation remains just above the 2% target, which has stalled progress.
Robust economic growth and a strong job market give the Fed room to slow cuts.
Inflation remains just above the 2% target, which has stalled progress.
Robust economic growth and a strong job market give the Fed room to slow cuts.
Energy and Commodities: Inflation concerns could keep commodities like oil supported in the short term.
Energy and Commodities: Inflation concerns could keep commodities like oil supported in the short term.
Technology Stocks: The Nasdaq’s sharp drop (-2.5%) shows that growth sectors are sensitive to rate policy. Lower rates support growth stocks, but slower cuts mean higher discount rates linger longer.
Technology Stocks: The Nasdaq’s sharp drop (-2.5%) shows that growth sectors are sensitive to rate policy. Lower rates support growth stocks, but slower cuts mean higher discount rates linger longer.
The Dow dropped over 600 points (-1.5%), the S&P 500 fell 1.9%, and the Nasdaq declined 2.5%.
This suggests investor disappointment: markets may have been expecting more aggressive rate cuts to fuel growth.
The Dow dropped over 600 points (-1.5%), the S&P 500 fell 1.9%, and the Nasdaq declined 2.5%.
This suggests investor disappointment: markets may have been expecting more aggressive rate cuts to fuel growth.
The image clearly says "Data as at Nov 25, 2024" so even if I posted 14hrs ago doesn't change the time of the data.
The image clearly says "Data as at Nov 25, 2024" so even if I posted 14hrs ago doesn't change the time of the data.