12/15 (Friday) morning market trends (compared to the previous day)
traditional finance
- NY Dow: 37,248 +0.4%
- Nasdaq: 14,761 +0.2%
- Nikkei average: 32,686 -0.7%
- USD/JPY: 141.9 -0.4%
- Gold futures: 2,051 +0.0%
- NVIDIA: $483.5 +0.5%
- Apple: $198 +0.07%
Today’s NY Dow continued its rise from the previous day and hit a new high. Additionally, the S&P 500 index was close to its all-time high. Yesterday’s policy announcement by the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) hinted at at least three interest rate cuts next year and expectations for a soft landing have further pushed up risk assets. On the other hand, there were also signs of a shift in profits.
connection: FOMC suggests dovish shift; US stocks and Bitcoin rise across the board due to predictions of multiple interest rate cuts next year
Yesterday’s FOMC statement/Chairman Powell’s remarks
- Economic activity growth slows from strong pace in 3Q; inflation eases but remains high
- This is the first time since March 2021, during the coronavirus pandemic, that the dot plot median forecast did not indicate an outlook for further interest rate hikes.
- Chairman: “We are not ruling out the option of further interest rate hikes, but interest rate cuts are starting to come into view.”
Today’s main market materials are as follows:.
- US retail sales in November rose 0.3% from the previous month, exceeding expectations by 0.1% due to holiday sales season
- U.S. money market funds (MMFs) have seen their assets fall by about $11.6 billion from their record high since October, with a potential shift to risky assets amid expectations for interest rate cuts
- U.S. Treasury yields continue to fall as FOMC policy turns dovish
- Dollar depreciation, dollar yen to 141 yen level
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Important economic indicators/events from this week onwards
- 12/15 (Friday) 22:30 December New York Fed Manufacturing Industry Index
- 12/19 (Tuesday) Morning Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Decision Policy Interest Rate Announcement
- 12/19 (Tue) 15:30 Regular press conference by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda
- 12/21 (Thursday) 22:30 U.S. quarterly real gross domestic product (GDP, final value)
- 12/22 (Fri) 22:30 US November personal consumption expenditure (PCE deflator)
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Virtual currency related stocks
- Coinbase|$153.6 (+2%)
- MicroStrategy | $582 (-0.6%)
- Marathon | $17.8 (+6.3%)
Coinbase continued its rise and returned to its highest price since April 2022.
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Virtual currency market Bitcoin maintained at $43,000 level
- Bitcoin: $43,101 +0.1%
- Ethereum: $2,325 +2.7%
Regarding the virtual currency Ethereum, analysts at JPMorgan have expressed the view that ETH is likely to outperform Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies in 2024.
connection: “Ethereum is expected to outperform Bitcoin’s growth rate” JP Morgan forecast for next year
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