US stock quick picks – Oct 17

Notables Notable Earnings Today: Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV), Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG), WD-40 (Nasdaq: WDFC), Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV), Huntington Bancshares (Nasdaq: HBAN), Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK), Blackstone (NYSE: BX), Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE: WAL), F.N.B. Corp (NYSE: FNB), Texas Capital (Nasdaq: TCBI), M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), Insteel Industries (NYSE: IIIN), Commercial Metals […]

Inflation cools, TSMC offers AI weather vane Oct 17

Today’s Market News China’s economy set to grow 4.8% in 2024, missing target: Reuters poll Chinese finance professionals switch careers as industry crackdown dims prospects Japan visitors spent $39 billion through September, breaking annual record Japan premier Ishiba vows big spending, drifts away from fiscal restraint Key developments on Thursday: Australia unemployment (September) Japan trade […]

US stock quick picks – Oct 16

Notables Notable Earnings Today: Alcoa (NYSE: AA), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT), Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI), CSX (Nasdaq: CSX), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), SL Green Realty (NYSE: SLG), Steel Dynamics (Nasdaq: STLD), PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), Citizens Financial Group (NYSE: CFG), First Horizon (NYSE: FHN), Synchrony Financial (NYSE: […]

US stocks Oct 15

Notables Notable Earnings Today: Bank of America (NYS: BAC), Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA), United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), Citigroup (NYSE: C), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (Nasdaq: JBHT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Albertsons (NYSE: ACI), SMART Global (Nasdaq: SGH), Pinnacle Financial Partners (Nasdaq: PNFP), Progressive (NYSE: PGR), Hancock […]

Tokyo reopens to S&P 500 record, yuan down Oct 15

Tokyo reopens to S&P 500 record, yuan dow Today’s Market News China’s exports miss forecasts as lone bright spot fades Food pushes India’s retail inflation to nine-month high in September China’s stimulus promises bring property sector hope, rather than confidence Singapore keeps monetary policy steady as Q3 growth picks up; analysts bet on Jan easing […]

US stock quick picks – Oct 14

Notables Notable Earnings Today: Karooooo (Nasdaq: KARO). Notable IPOs Today: N/A. Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Oratray (StartEngine), Patriot Pet Supply (Honeycomb), Brooklyn Grocery Cooperative (Honeycomb), WANDER (Honeycomb), Misfit SnackBar (Honeycomb). Notable Economic Events Today: NY Fed 1-Year Consumer Inflation Expectations (11:00 a.m. ET), Federal Budget Balance (2:00 p.m. ET Trends to Watch Google This: ‘Bitcoin’ search volume drops […]

Bank results boost Wall St, China plan leaves questions – Oct 14

Today’s Market News China’s deflationary pressures build in Sept, consumer inflation cools China unveils fiscal stimulus measures to revive growth China’s car sales snap five-month decline on subsidy boost  Japan PM Ishiba says he won’t intervene in BOJ’s rate policy Key developments on Monday: Singapore GDP (Q3)  India CPI (Sept) China import/exports (Sept) China fresh […]

US inflation, China plans spell caution; BOK set to cut – Oct 11

Today’s Market News BOJ will hike rates if it has more confidence in forecasts, says deputy governor Himino World Bank raises South Asia growth forecast to 6.4% on India demand Gold extends gains as rate cut bets strengthen after US economic data Key developments on Friday: South Korea interest rate decision India trade (September) New […]

US stock quick picks – Oct 10

Today’s Markets In Asia, Japan +0.3%. Hong Kong +3%. China +1.3%. India +0.2%. In Europe, at midday, London -0.1%. Paris -0.1%. Frankfurt flat. Futures at 6:30, Dow -0.1%. S&P -0.2%. Nasdaq -0.2%. Crude +1.6% to $74.44. Gold +0.3% to $2,633.50. Bitcoin -1.7% to $61,032. Ten-year Treasury Yield +1 bp to 4.08%. Today’s Economic Calendar 8:30 AM Initial Jobless Claims 8:30 AM Consumer Price Index 9:15 AM Fed’s Cook: “Entrepreneurship and Innovation” 10:30 AM EIA Natural Gas Inventory 10:30 […]

Chinese stocks climb; dollar steady before US inflation test – Oct 10

Today’s Market News China’s stock rally hits speed bump as investors await more stimulus India cenbank holds rates, shifts stance to ‘neutral’ signalling rate cuts ahead Foreign money is leaving Asian equities ex-China this month, LSEG data shows Equities Asian stocks lift on Thursday from Chinese stocks as PBOC kicked off 500 billion yuan facility […]