Briefly about today
2023.01.05 06:59
Briefly about today
Budrigannews.com – A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Dhara Ranasinghe Forget peak U.S. interest rates for a moment; markets already want to know when the Federal Reserve will start making cuts—later this year, if money market futures are to be believed. The Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, is shown on screens on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in New York City, U.S., during a news conference after the Federal Reserve announced interest
Therefore, any forthcoming data ought to be viewed within the context of that debate as well as the opposition investors are likely to receive from Fed officials.
Indeed, the Fed’s December meeting minutes, which were released on Wednesday, warned against traders’ pricing in late-year rate cuts. Additionally, Gita Gopinath, a deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund, states that the Federal Reserve should not declare victory yet because inflation in the United States has not “turned the corner yet.”
That argument is not supported by markets, which are known for moving ahead of schedule. The key is whether inflation will slow enough for the Fed to ease in the second half of the year, which they price in at approximately 40 basis points.
Naturally, the labor market is crucial to that outlook, with Thursday’s weekly jobs data and Friday’s closely watched non-farm payrolls report in the spotlight.
After a 127,000-job increase in November, economists polled by Reuters anticipate that the December ADP National Employment report will reveal a 150,000-job increase in private employment.
Note that job openings in the United States decreased less in November than anticipated, indicating that the labor market remains tight. This suggests that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates even more than anticipated to control inflation.
Therefore, perhaps it is premature to discuss rate cuts.
Moving on, there are two additional significant aspects to be emphasized.
The first is the significance of China’s COVID battle for the economy’s reopening. After U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concern and the World Health Organization stated that Beijing was under-reporting deaths from the virus, China on Thursday defended its handling of its raging COVID-19 outbreak.
Second, energy costs are falling. Gas prices in Europe are currently at their lowest level since late 2021, easing fears of a deep recession, particularly in the euro area.
However, Wall Street shares are off to a slow start, as are European shares, according to U.S. stock futures. However, optimism regarding China’s reopening pushed Asian shares outside of Japan to a four-month high for a brief period.
The following are important developments that could guide U.S. markets later on Thursday:
– U.S. Nov trade data.
– Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic
– Amazon (NASDAQ:) CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles
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