Lately, there are many news article speculating that US will slip into Stagflation anytime from Q2 2025 onwards. (see below) After reading one post too many about it, it seems to take on a life of its own. What is Stagflation ? It is an economic term used to describe a combination of (a) rising inflation, (b) slower economic growth and (c) high unemployment. Objectively speaking, item #a does not seemed to be happening, at least not based on CPI’s March 2025 data. There will be another take on US inflation when US’s personal consumption expenditure (PCE) is released on Wed, 30 Apr 2025. On US economic growth, when the GDP report is out on Wednesday, we will know. Rounding off, Fri’s US Non-farm payroll will shed light on Jobs/ Labour & Unemployment. Market Consensus. Like it or not, ma
EV seems unable to find their bottom after a few weeks of pullback and consolidation. Last week, the biggest news was that Elon Musk is set to come to India to meet PM Narendra Modi and announce a much-awaited plan to make Tesla electric cars in the country. All indications point to Musk visiting India to announce his ambitious project, groundwork for which is being done for years. The project is likely to see Tesla commit at least $2-3 billion investment as it sets up a factory to manufacture entry-level electric cars. Today, let's analyze a few EV stocks. Since we are discussing about Tesla, let's start with this market leader analysis. Tesla started to have some positive news like FSD and Robotaxi for the past weeks which helped to keep the share price stable as compared to other
Producer Price Index Lower than Expected, Investors Buy on Dips, Tech Stocks Rebound - NVDA Up Nearly 4%, Apple Has Best Single-Day Performance in 2024The options market has divergent views on the short-term trajectory of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, but remains cautiously optimistic about the medium-term outlook. However, it is more pessimistic about the performance of individual stocks like Morgan Stanley.The S&P 500 options market is slightly bullish, but the high open interest in put options reflects market divergence over future movements.The major S&P 500 options contracts indicate the index is expected to stay below 522 until next Monday, while a more conservative outlook projects it will remain above the 100-day moving average of 491 by June 21.For the Nasdaq 100, new option
Sharing this post on Motley Fool by Anders Bylund dated 10 Apr 2024, titled “Is It Too Late to Buy Micron Technology Stock?“ It is a quick to read, digest and overall salient article. Nice ! For my regulars, this is a follow up to my 25 Mar 2024 post “Micron: Buy the Chip or Miss the Dip ? “ (click title to read !). Memory chip maker $Micron Technology(MU)$ has a hot hand right now. The stock is trading near all-time highs, having gained +45% YTD and +105.79% in the last 52 weeks. (see above) Current artificial intelligence (AI) boom poured nitro on Micron's growth fires, boosting this stock chart into the
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China has made a series of moves to restore investor confidence in the world’s second largest economy, including cutting a tax on stock trading for the first time since 2008.The stamp duty on stock trades, which had stood at 0.1%, would be halved effective Monday, according to a joint statement by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued Sunday. The move was aimed at “reinvigorating the capital market and lifting investor confidence,” the regulators said.The company like $Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ $Pinduoduo Inc.(PDD)$ $Alibaba(BABA)$ also post a positive earnings,which boosted Chinese stocks on Tuesday. On August 29, the m