\ud83d\udcc9 Wall Street Recap
Yesterday\u2019s trading session was a mixed bag \ud83c\udfad, but buyers ultimately took the lead.
\ud83d\udcca\u00a0Indices:<\/p>\n
S&P 500 \ud83d\udcc8 +0.2%
DJIA \ud83d\udcc8 +0.2%
Nasdaq 100: Almost flat.
\ud83d\udcb5 Treasury Yields: Fell from 4.72% to 4.66%.
\ud83d\udcc9 The US dollar lost some strength, but it remains resilient.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\uded1 Reminder:
The US stock market is closed today to honour former President Jimmy\u00a0Carter.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udccb Key Highlights from Yesterday:<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcc4 Fed Minutes:
No surprises in December\u2019s FOMC minutes. Officials stressed caution amid persistent inflation risks.
\ud83d\udde8\ufe0f Fed\u2019s Waller commented on:<\/p>\n
Tariffs: Impact on inflation remains unclear.
Inflation Outlook: Expected to ease toward the 2% target.
\ud83d\udcca Labour Market\u00a0Data:<\/p>\n
ADP Employment: Weaker-than-expected: 120k vs. 140k forecast.
Jobless Claims: Surprisingly low, near 200k vs. 220k expected.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcc9 Volatility Alert: The S&P 500 options market implies 1.2% movement post-report\u200a\u2014\u200athe highest since September.
\ud83d\udcb3 Consumer Credit:
November figures showed a sharp\u00a0drop:<\/p>\n
Actual: $-7.49B vs. $10.5B forecast.
Revolving Credit: Plunged $-13.73B (previously +$15.15B).
\ud83c\udf0f Global Updates:
\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 China Inflation:<\/p>\n
PPI: Fell -2.3% y\/y (better than expected).
CPI: +0.1% y\/y (slightly below November\u2019s +0.2%).
\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia Retail Sales:
+0.8% y\/y in December (missed +1% expectations).
\ud83d\udcc8 Markets Overview:<\/p>\n
US Futures: Slight losses.
VIX: Up nearly 2% after yesterday\u2019s drop.
Oil: Small gains.
Natural Gas: Retreats -2%.
Bitcoin: Struggling at $94k. Sentiment remains subdued.
\ud83d\udce2 Investor Focus:
According to a 22V Research\u00a0survey:<\/p>\n
Only 26% expect today\u2019s NFP data to improve risk appetite.
40% see it as bearish (\u201crisk-off\u201d), while 34% anticipate mixed signals.
\ud83c\udf0d Geopolitical News:<\/p>\n
\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Donald Trump reiterated the need to \u201creturn the Panama Canal\u201d to the US, blaming China for profiting from it. Morning Market Update\u200a\u2014\u200a09.01.2025<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Morning Market Update\u200a\u2014\u200a09.01.2025 \ud83d\udcc9 Wall Street RecapYesterday\u2019s trading session was a mixed bag \ud83c\udfad, but buyers ultimately took the lead.\ud83d\udcca\u00a0Indices: S&P 500 \ud83d\udcc8 +0.2%DJIA \ud83d\udcc8 +0.2%Nasdaq 100: Almost flat.\ud83d\udcb5 Treasury Yields: Fell from 4.72% to 4.66%.\ud83d\udcc9 The US dollar lost some strength, but it remains resilient. \ud83d\uded1 Reminder:The US stock market is closed today to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34376"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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