Key Takeaways Once per quarter, Federal Reserve policymakers provide a dot-plot to show where rates might go. How this roadmap works can help investors understand Fed thinking. A dot-plot’s shelf life can be limited—where to go for more up-to-date rate projections. How does the Federal Reserve make a point? By showing us a bunch of […]

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Key Takeaways After Fed Raises Rates 50 Basis Points, the Market Slumps, Then Quickly Recovers Before Ending Lower FOMC’s Declining Economic Projections, Rising Inflation Forecast, Provide Initial Pain When Could Rates Be Headed Down? Possibly Not Until ’24 Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade (Wednesday Post-Fed) The Federal Reserve’s rate decision today wasn’t a curveball for […]

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Key Takeaways Loan Loss Reserves Get the Spotlight When Biggest Banks Report Friday Pandemic-Era Protections are Over—How Will Institutions Fare Now? What Bank Chiefs Say Friday Could Set Tone for Rest of Q3 Earnings Season Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade When you think back to the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a few […]

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Key Takeaways FOMC Meeting, Jobs Report, and Election Kick Off Month and Could Set Tone November Earnings Focus Turns Toward Retail Sector with Holiday Shopping Front and Center Another Robust Jobs Report Might Raise Doubts About Interest Rate Impact on Economy Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade November kicks off with a trifecta of market-moving […]

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Key Takeaways Retail Earnings Season Begins Next Week, Defining Consumer Demand Ahead of Holidays Investors Check the Receipts for Walmart, Home Depot, Target, Lowe’s, Macy’s Inventory and Inflation Concerns Have Dogged Stores in ’22, and Some Cut Their Outlooks More Than Once Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade If you’d rather spend your disposable income on a […]

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Key Takeaways Following 2022’s Disappointments, Can Markets Turn Things Around in 2023? Investors Might Consider Reviewing Their Portfolios and Adjusting Ahead of January 1 Key 2023 Questions Include Where Terminal Fed Rate Will Land and Whether Earnings Growth Will Ease After Wall Street’s worst year in more than a decade, investors approaching December and the […]

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Key Takeaways Falling Volatility and Yields Contribute to Early Strength in Stock Futures Micron Earnings After the Close Returns Softening Chip Sector to the Spotlight Pre-Holiday Data Crunch Begins Today with Existing Home Sales, GDP Tomorrow Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade (Wednesday Market Open) It’s the shortest day of the year, so maybe market participants are trying to make up for […]

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Key Takeaways GDP, Initial Jobless Claims Ring the Alarm: The Economy Isn’t Slowing PCE Leads Friday’s Data Parade—What Will the Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Show? Semiconductor Stocks Under Attack After Disappointing Micron Earnings, GDP Data Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade (Thursday Market Open) The Federal Reserve apparently still has work to do, judging from fresh data […]

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Key Takeaways Hotter-than-Expected Jobless Claims, GDP Rekindle Bearish Sentiment Chips Lead Technology Stocks Toward Their Worst December Since 2002 The VIX Jumps and So Do Yields as Fed Worries Rise Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade (Thursday Market Close) This December blizzard keeps on howling, and we’re not talking about the snowstorm sweeping across much of […]

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Key Takeaways Market Digests Host of Data, Including Drop in Durable Goods, Mixed PCE Inflation Tax-Loss Harvesting Could be a Factor Pushing Markets Lower for Third Straight Week Keep an Eye on the Mega-Caps, Which are Near Lows and May Be Seeing Bargain-Hunting Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade To Our Readers: This will be our […]

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