The Market Brief
Hey team. The rates decision combined with heavyweight tech earnings will stage the perfect environment for one of the-most volatile sessions you’ve experienced this month.
Let’s re-cap yesterday’s session and see what’s next!
Impact Snapshot
🟥 Federal Funds Rate - 2:00pm
🟥 FOMC Press Conference - 2:30pm
Key Earnings: TSLA 0.00%↑ MSFT 0.00%↑ META 0.00%↑ IBM 0.00%↑
Macro Viewpoint
U.S. stock traded mixed during the overnight as investors turned their attention to major tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate decision.
With the central bank widely expected to keep its lending rate unchanged in its announcement at 2 p.m. ET, market sentiment remained cautious.
Concerns have been heightened by proposed tariffs from former President Donald Trump, which some fear could add to inflationary pressures and delay potential rate cuts.
Investors are also anticipating Friday’s release of the December personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, a key indicator for assessing inflation trends.
Meanwhile, earnings reports from major "Magnificent 7" companies, including Microsoft, Meta, and Tesla, are set to be released after the market closes.
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