US stock quick picks – Jan 2 2025
Notables Notable Earnings Today: Resources Connection (Nasdaq: RGP), Lifecore Biomedical (Nasdaq: LFCR). Notable IPOs Today: INLIF LIMITED Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: INLF), Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq: RAIN), Mister Car Wash, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: MCW). Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: MISE (SMBX), Gravity Power (PicMii), Zee’s Wiener System (Honeycomb). Notable Economic Events […]
Asia shares get off to bumpy start in 2025 with Trump’s policies in focus – Jan 2 2025
Equities Global shares (.MIWD00000PUS), closed out 2024 with a strong yearly gain of nearly 16%. Similarly MSCI’s of APAC ex-Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS), slid 1.2% in December though registered a gain of more than 7% for 2024. China’s CSI300 last down 1.43%, Hang Seng slid 1.74%. Investors are closely monitoring China’s economic recovery in 2025 after officials […]
Asia shares rise, dollar underpinned by elevated bond yields – Dec 24
Summary Fed outlook main theme for investors Honda shares surge on Nissan merger plans Dollar, US yields near milestone highs Index Last Change % Change trading higher Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI 42,906.95 +66.69 +0.16%Positive trading higher Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC 19,764.88 +192.29 +0.98%Positive trading higher S&P 500 Index .SPX 5,974.07 +43.22 +0.73% Index Last […]
US stock quick picks – Dec 23
Notables Notable Earnings Today: Anavex Life Sciences (Nasdaq: AVXL), Limoneira (Nasadq: LMNR). Notable IPOs Today: Health In Tech, Inc. Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq: HIT), Translational Development Acquisition Corp. Units (Nasdaq: TDACU). Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: The Community Shared Space (Honeycomb), Midwest Sad (Honeycomb), Artisaan (Honeycomb), SOJO Coffee Company (Honeycomb), Burghers Brewing Co (Honeycomb), Cold Friends […]
Asia shares rally on US inflation relief – Dec 23
Summary Central banks lowered rates in 2024 after inflation battle Voters punished incumbents amid cost of living crisis Uncertainty looms with potential Trump tariffs and global conflicts Nikkei gains 0.7%, S&P futures firm 0.3% Futures imply 53% chance of March Fed rate cut Dollar remains strong on high bond yield Index Last Change % Change […]
Asian shares pinned near three-month lows, dollar towers at 2-yr peak- Dec 20
Today’s Market News Big year of central bank easing wraps up with dovish BoE, Fed caution Rupee falls below 85/USD as Fed’s hawkish shift rattles Asian currencies Fed’s hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies Key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Friday: China interest rate decision Japan CPI inflation […]
US stock quick picks – Dec 19
Notables Notable Earnings Today: Nike (NYSE: NKE), FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), Cintas (Nasdaq: CTAS), FactSet (NYSE: FDS), Mission Produce (Nasdaq: AVO), Paychex (Nasdaq: PAYX), Conagra (NYSE: CAG), CarMax (NYSE: KMX), Lamb Weston (NYSE: LW), Blackberry (NYSE: BB), FuelCell Energy (Nasdaq: FCEL), Scholastic (Nasdaq: SCHL). Notable IPOs Today: Youxin Technology Ltd Class […]
Asian stocks dive after Fed flags slower rate cuts, BOJ decision awaited – Dec 19
Today’s Market News BOJ meets for final rate review this year as Trump risk clouds outlook India re-examining record Nov gold imports, sources say Hong Kong approves four more cryptocurrency exchanges India’s net direct tax collection rises over 16% y/y in April-December Indonesia cenbank to buy more govt debt in 2025 in deal over maturing […]
US stock quick picks – Dec 18
Notables Notable Earnings Today: Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Lennar (NYSE: LEN), ABM Industries (NYSE: ABM), Birkenstock Holding (NYSE: BIRK), MillerKnoll (Nasdaq: MLKN), Toro (NYSE: TTC), Worthington Steel (NYSE: WS), Jabil (NYSE: JBL), Steelcase (NYSE: SCS), Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE: EPAC), OrganiGram Holdings (Nasdaq: OGI). Notable IPOs Today: YSX Tech. Co., Ltd Class A […]
Dollar strong ahead of FOMC, Japan auto shares surge on Honda-Nissan news – Dec 18
Today’s Market News Indian finance minister says Q2 growth slowdown a ‘blip’, higher growth coming Don’t expect ‘Korea discount’ to disappear-Raychaudhuri Hong Kong’s Sept-Nov unemployment holds steady at 3.1% The $80 million question: Can bond reward force Sri Lanka to improve governance? Exclusive: China plans record budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025, say […]
