Wall St mixed in choppy trade as PPI data keeps smaller rate cut in view
August producer prices slightly above estimates
Moderna tumbles after dour FY25 revenue forecast
Indexes: Dow down 0.13%, S&P 500 up 0.18%, Nasdaq up 0.43%
Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Thursday after higher-than-expected producer prices data kept a smaller 25-basis point rate cut by the Fed firmly on the table, while Moderna slumped following a downbeat revenue forecast.
US Equity Indexes Rise as Market Prices in Gradual Monetary Policy Easing Following Hot Inflation Print
The S&P 500 index rose 0.7% to 5,590.2
The US Producer Price Index grew 0.2% month-over-month in August following a flat reading in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday, faster than the 0.1% gain expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg. Excluding food and energy prices, core PPI climbed 0.3%, above the 0.2% gain expected and a 0.2% decline in the previous month.
On a year-over-year basis, PPI was up 1.7% in August versus a 2.1% growth in the previous month. However, the rate for PPI excluding only food and energy accelerated modestly to 2.4% from 2.3%, and the rate for PPI excluding food, energy, and trade services advanced to 3.3% from 3.2%.
I don’t find it advisable to become overly enthusiastic about this subtle EuroUsd buying. There will be a reaction to the EU rate cut and the other very concerning economic data of which Christine Lagarde was speaking today. This pair is going down, the move is only taking a bit to develop.
EURUSD paused above 1.10 but remains below 1.1050-55
GBPUSD found support at 1.30 but is still below its 1.3087 breakdown level
USDJPY set a new low at 140.70 and then bounced… 142 is its current bias setter
Stocks staged a nice rebound led by tech… my focus is on US500 5500 as its pivotal level but 5600+ would be needed to suggest more legs to this rebound.
XAUUSD sets new record high,.. close vs old 2531 high is important
What stands out to me is EURUSD and GBPUSD finding support above key pivotal levels \
All of this as we wait for the next key event => the FOMC