Sept 22, 2022 TradeUP Thursday Latest news and bulletin updates
Market Trends
Dow Jones 30,204(+0.05%)
S&P 500 3,871(-0.21%)
NASDAQ 11,167(-0.48%)
(Opening price as of 09/22/2022 compared to last close)
Weekly Highlights
#1
Ford and Fedex tumble after earnings warning
#2
Mortgage rates in the US rise for the fifth consecutive week
#3
Japan intervenes in the FX market to support Yen for the first time since 1998
#4
Putin orders partial military call-up
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Fed’s hawkish tone and market reaction
The Fed raised interest rates by 75 bps for the third time in a row on Wednesday. The fed funds rate has been raised to 3%-3.25%, the highest level since early 2008.
The Fed is raising its benchmark rates at the fastest pace since the 1980s and has already raised rates for the past 5 consecutive policy meetings since this March, bringing the cumulative rate hikes this year to 3 percentage points. The Fed now expects rates to reach 4.6% in 2023.
Most Fed officials forecast unemployment to rise next year, implying a higher risk of recession. The Fed also raised its inflation forecast and lowered its GDP growth forecast. Powell reiterates that “ongoing increases will be appropriate” in the policy rate, and his main message has not changed since the Jackson Hole conference in August.
Powell said that the pace of rate hikes will depend on incoming data and restoring price stability will require keeping rates restrictive “for some time.” Two things will need to happen to bring down inflation: sub-trend growth and softening in the labor market. “I wish there were a painless way [to fight inflation], but there isn’t.”
Powell’s press seems to be the most hawkish one since the beginning of the policy tightening cycle. The Dow closed at more than 500 points, and all sectors in S&P 500 fell across the board, led by the consumer discretionary sector, as well as entertainment and tourism stocks. The below shows S&P 500’s movement on Wednesday (left) and on July 27th (right), which was the date of the last Fed meeting.
The DXY rose by more than 1%, standing at 111. All other non-US currencies fell to new lows after Fed hiked rates. GBP/USD fell below 1.13, the lowest since 1985; EUR/USD fell to 0.9813, the lowest since 2002. The World Bank has warned that interest rate hikes by central banks around the world could trigger a global recession in 2023.
What do you think will be the effects of Fed’s hawkish move?
A.Inflation cools with a mild recession
B.Long-lasting strong dollar and trigger a global recession
C.Too early to call
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Inside Scoop
#1. Ford and Fedex tumble after earnings warning
• Fedex’s shares fell by 21% Friday—its biggest one-day percentage drop ever—after the company recently said a macroeconomic slowdown had led to lower volumes of goods moving around the world.
• Ford stock suffers worst day since 2011 after cost warning, shedding $7 billion in market value. The company pre-released part of its Q3 earnings report and warned investors of $1 billion in unexpected supplier costs.
#2. Mortgage rates in the US rise for the fifth consecutive week
• The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan surged from 6.02% to 6.29% last week, the highest since October 2008. The monthly payment on a $300,000 mortgage would be $1,855—$554 more than at the end of last year.
• Fed Chair Powell said housing prices were “going up at an unsustainably fast level.” There’s been a “red-hot housing market” across the country. The housing market probably has to “go through a correction” to get to better balance.
#3. Japan intervenes in the FX market to support Yen for the first time since 1998
• The Japanese yen strengthened to 140-levels against the dollar after reports of officials announcing that they have conducted a direct intervention to defend the currency.
• Japan’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged, in line with expectations.
#4. Putin orders partial military call-up
• Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists on Wednesday to bolster his forces in Ukraine.
• In his 14-minute nationally televised address, Putin also warned that he isn’t bluffing about using everything at his disposal to protect Russia.
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