• July 5, 2024

My Five Predictions for the Second Half of 2024

Happy Fourth of July, folks! I hope you had a safe and wonderful holiday with your family and friends yesterday. On Tuesday, I shared my market outlook for July and explained why I expect it to be a particularly strong month for the S&P 500. But in today’s Market 360, I want to talk about what I expect to happen over the next six months. I’ll share my five predictions for the remainder of this year – including one about artificial intelligence and what could stunt the industry’s growth.InvestorP

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• July 5, 2024

June jobs report bolsters bets on an autumn Fed interest rate cut

Annual wage gains last month were the slowest in three years, adding to recent data showing cooling inflation pressures.

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• July 3, 2024

China exports, imports rise more than expected in Jan-Feb

-- China’s trade surplus grew more than expected in the first two months of 2024, boosted in part by some resilience in export demand, while imports were also buoyed...

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• July 2, 2024

Australia trade balance grows slightly less than expected in Jan

-- Australia’s trade balance grew slightly less than expected in January, as growth in the country’s exports cooled amid slowing demand for its biggest commodity...

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• July 2, 2024

UK and European stocks hit amid French election uncertainty

British and European stock markets fell today, while the euro retreated, on concerns about the potential economic fallout should the far-Right win power in France in weekend elections.

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• July 2, 2024

Track Current Stock Market Data On The S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Jones And SPDR ETFs

Check the current stock market data, including prices and performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, Nasdaq and the Russell 2000. Plus, track the SPDR ETFs, CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), 10-year Treasury yield, oil and gold.

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• July 1, 2024

Stocks Give Back Gains. Bond Yields Spike.

Stocks gave back early gains following a weaker-than-expected update on U.S. manufacturing and a Supreme Court ruling with major implications for the 2024 election. The Dow was down 16 points, or less than 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.1%.

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• June 29, 2024

Stocks will fall 30% as the U.S. economy heads for a painful recession, strategist says

Move over, J.P. Morgan — we have a new contender for most apocalyptic stock-market forecast.

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• June 28, 2024

Stock Futures Rise Into End of Blistering First Half as PCE Inflation Report Looms

U.S. stock futures were rising on Friday as the market neared the end of the first half of the year. Before celebrations of a blistering six months, key inflation data lie in the day ahead that could shift the needle on interest-rate expectations. S&P 500 futures advanced 0.3% with contracts tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite up 0.4%.

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• June 27, 2024

Tokyo CPI up slightly in June; underlying inflation lags

-- Tokyo consumer price index inflation rose slightly more than expected in June as consumer spending picked up some pace, although a key core inflation reading...

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