Today’s Trading Outlook
US stock financial report (after hours): Meta (META-US)
Federal Reserve (Fed), Bank of England (BOE), European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate decisions
U.S. unemployment benefits data last week, December factory orders, durable goods orders
Comparison of Fed’s February and December statements: Inflation has slowed slightly but remains high
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) announced its monetary policy resolution at 3 a.m. Taiwan time on Thursday (2nd), raising the target range of the federal funds rate (FFR) by 1 yard (25 basis points) to 4.50-4.75%, and continued to shrink balance sheet.Read more…
Grasp the Fed’s latest decision in one article: the wording of continuous interest rate hikes remains unchanged, it is not suitable to cut interest rates this year, and the hope of a soft landing still exists
The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday (1st), as expected, reduced the interest rate hike to 1 yard (25 basis points), bringing the federal funds rate to the target range of 4.5%-4.75%, and reiterated that the wording of “continuous rate hikes” is unambiguous. Change. Chairman Jerome Powell admitted after the meeting that inflation has indeed slowed down slightly, but it is still at a high point, and the battle against inflation has not yet been won.Read more…
Meta Q4 revenue was higher than expected and expanded to buy back 40 billion US dollars of treasury stocks soared 20% after the market
Facebook parent company Meta (META-US) on Wednesday (1st) announced higher-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter, and announced the purchase of US$40 billion in treasury stocks, prompting an after-hours surge of nearly 20%.Read more…
SEMI is concerned that restrictions on the export of chip equipment to China will not be as comprehensive as the United States
The International Semiconductor Industry Association (SEMI) called on Wednesday (1st) that if Japan, the Netherlands and other allies of the United States do not adopt comprehensive export restrictions on Chinese semiconductor manufacturing equipment like the United States, the effect of the chip throat war against China will be greatly reduced. .Read more…
China and Russia uncertainty OPEC + oil production policy on hold
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners (OPEC+) maintained their current oil output policy on Wednesday (1st), retaining the 2 million-a-day production cut agreed last year amid expectations of rising demand from China and an uncertain supply outlook from Russia. Agreement on barrels of oil. The online meeting lasted less than half an hour.Read more…
