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美股前瞻 | 三大期指涨跌不一,本周关注零售销售与就业市场动向;芯片股盘前普涨,博通、台积电、美光涨约3%

US stock market preview: Three major futures prices are mixed, focusing on retail sales and employment market trends this week; chip stocks generally rose before the market, with Broadcom, Taiwan Semiconductor, and Micron up about 3%.

Futu News ·  Jun 17 20:34

Global macro

  • Before the opening on Monday, the three major U.S. futures contracts were mixed in gains and losses.

  • Federal Reserve's internal consensus on 'hawkishness': Wait for other data, no rush to cut interest rates!

Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari said the Fed is actually in a favorable position before starting rate cuts and can take it slowly and observe data that will be released soon. "We need to see more evidence that inflation is steadily falling to 2%. Before we make any decision, we are in a very favorable position now to slowly obtain more inflation data and more economic and labor market data."

  • This week will focus on retail sales and employment market dynamics.

Investors will see a relatively calm week. The most important data is the May U.S. retail sales data, which will be announced at 20:30 Beijing time on Tuesday. The latest data on manufacturing and service industry PMI data, and initial jobless claims will also be watched closely. Economists predict that U.S. retail sales in May are expected to grow by 0.3% on a month-on-month basis, rebounding from 0% on a month-on-month basis in April.

  • Goldman Sachs: The continued bullish market in US stocks depends on tech stocks, but the market risks lie in the consumer side.

Goldman Sachs pointed out that the S&P 500 index returned to the "overbought" area. From the perspective of liquidity, investors continue to have a strong demand for large tech stocks such as the "Big Seven Sisters", and the net purchase amount last week was as high as 8.5 billion U.S. dollars. However, Goldman Sachs also stated that although US stocks have been reaching new highs, the expectation of US economic growth is overly optimistic. The most easily overlooked thing is the financial deterioration of middle and low-end consumers and the decline in consumption. Although inflation is easing, price levels are still challenging for consumers.

  • Bill Gates invests billions of dollars in new nuclear power plant projects for the next generation!

Bill Gates recently stated that he is preparing to invest billions of dollars in the next generation of nuclear power plant projects in Wyoming to meet the growing power demand in the United States. He said in a TV interview that TerraPower LLC, his personally founded start-up company, broke ground on its first commercial reactor last week in Wyoming.

  • U.S. executive salaries are rising at the fastest rate in 14 years.

Musk's $56 billion sky-high salary plan may be leading the trend for US stock companies, driving the fastest growth in US executive salaries in at least 14 years. Data from ISS Corporate under Institutional Shareholder Services, an agency adviser, shows that the median CEO salary for S&P 500 component stocks has risen 12% year-on-year since the beginning of 2024. By comparison, official data showed that US wages increased by 4.1% year-on-year.

  • BlackRock talks about Bitcoin ETFs: Investment advisors are still cautious, but are slowly accepting such products.

BlackRock ETF and Index Investment CIO Samara Cohen pointed out at a meeting that since the Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) was launched in January this year, investment advisers are gradually accepting this type of fund. He said that according to last quarter's 13-F document, hedge funds and brokerages began to gradually become buyers of Bitcoin ETFs, and investment advisers are still relatively "cautious". However, they are now beginning to change and gradually explore investment in Bitcoin ETFs.

Hot news

  • Chip stocks mostly rose in early trading, Broadcom, Taiwan Semiconductor and Micron rose by about 3%.

  • Taiwan Semiconductor is said to be planning to raise prices: 3nm or more than 5%, advanced packaging will rise 10%-20%.

According to Taiwan's Business Times, in the current situation of supply and demand imbalance, Taiwan Semiconductor will adjust prices for advanced processes such as 3nm and 5nm and advanced packaging. Among them, Taiwan Semiconductor's 3nm foundry quotation may increase by more than 5%, and the annual packaging quotation may increase by 10%-20% next year. At the time of publication, Taiwan Semiconductor before the market opened increased by over 3% and its momentum hit a historic high.$Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$Famous technology journalist: "Apple Intelligence" will open for trial use at the end of summer at the earliest.

  • According to Bloomberg technology journalist and well-known whistleblower Mark Gurman, Apple plans to gradually release its intelligence function in the next few months to avoid problems that other artificial intelligence systems have encountered. Specifically, Apple's intelligent service will be open for developers to try out later this summer, which means it is not included in the initial beta versions of iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. When the new operating system is finally officially launched in the fall, the AI function will appear in preview version, only supports the use of Apple's devices and US English regions.

Bloomberg technology journalist and well-known leaker Mark Gurman reported that Apple plans to gradually roll out its AI capabilities in the coming months to avoid problems encountered by other AI systems. Specifically, Apple's intelligent service will be available for developers to try out this summer, meaning it will not be included in the first beta versions of iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. And when the new operating system is finally released in the fall, the AI ​​functionality will appear in preview form, only supporting certain Apple devices and only available for use in US English-speaking regions.$Apple (AAPL.US)$Wade Bush analyst Dan Ives

  • The degree of AI monetization is increasing, and Wade Bush has raised Microsoft's target price.

BlackRock analyst Dan Ive$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$The target price has been raised from $500 to $550, due to positive feedback from AI customers and the increasing monetization of Copilot and Azure. He wrote, "The monetization trend of Copilot and Azure is also coming, and the conversion rate of AI trading for enterprises is accelerating."

  • Giant ETFs rebalance, Nvidia may receive billions of dollars in buy-ins.

According to media reports, a $70 billion giant ETF will be rebalanced this week, adjusting stock weights. Currently, they account for about 22% of the fund's weight, while Nvidia's weight in the fund is less than 6%. UBS Group previously predicted in its report that if Nvidia rises to second place, its weight in the fund will soar to 21%. Nvidia's 15% weight fluctuation means that the fund needs to buy a large amount of Nvidia stocks, with the amount possibly reaching $10 billion.$The Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLK.US)$The annual shareholder meeting is coming soon, and the enthusiasm of individual investors for GameStop has been reignited.$Apple (AAPL.US)$ and $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$The annual shareholder meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, Eastern Time, which has caused a lot of discussion among the company's many enthusiastic individual investors on social media. The Computershare spokesperson hosting this exclusively online conference stated that due to the rush of shareholders to the live broadcast causing technical issues on the website, the shareholder meeting originally scheduled for last week has been postponed to 12:30 p.m. this Monday.$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$The New York Fed Manufacturing Index for June will be released at 8:30 pm ET. The next morning at 1:00 am, FOMC voter and Philadelphia Fed President Harker will give a speech on the economic outlook for 2026.

  • The target price has been raised from $500 to $550, due to positive feedback from AI customers and the increasing monetization of Copilot and Azure. He wrote, "The monetization trend of Copilot and Azure is also coming, and the conversion rate of AI trading for enterprises is accelerating."

$GameStop (GME.US)$Giant ETFs rebalance, Nvidia may receive billions of dollars in buy-ins.

Not to be outdone, after NVIDIA CEO Huang Renxun announced the latest AI chip iteration schedule on the evening of June 2nd, AMD CEO Su Zifeng also threw out an iteration roadmap during her speech on the morning of June 3rd before the COMPUTEX opened. The company will launch the MI325 X and Ryzen AI300 this year, the MI350 series in 2025, and the MI400 series in 2026.

  • China concept stocks are up across the board.

Bilibili rose more than 3% pre-market trading and was upgraded to "buy" by UBS, which raised its EPS estimate per share.

Reminder for US Macro Events

(All in Peking Time)

According to media reports, a $70 billion giant ETF will be rebalanced this week, adjusting stock weights. Currently, they account for about 22% of the fund's weight, while Nvidia's weight in the fund is less than 6%. UBS Group previously predicted in its report that if Nvidia rises to second place, its weight in the fund will soar to 21%. Nvidia's 15% weight fluctuation means that the fund needs to buy a large amount of Nvidia stocks, with the amount possibly reaching $10 billion.

The annual shareholder meeting is coming soon, and the enthusiasm of individual investors for GameStop has been reignited.

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