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富途早报 | 美股焦点大事!“罗素指数年度再平衡”周一生效;首场辩论“表现灾难”,美议员呼吁罢免拜登

Futu Morning News | Key events in U.S. stocks! Russell Index Annual Rebalancing Effective on Monday; First Debate a "Performance Disaster," U.S. Legislators Call for Biden's Impeachment.

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  • Fed voting member evaluates latest inflation data: monetary policy is taking effect, it is still too early to determine the timing of interest rate cuts.

According to data released on Friday, the U.S. May PCE price index was flat month-on-month and rose 2.6% year-on-year, both in line with market expectations; after excluding volatile factors such as food and energy, the U.S. core PCE price index for May rose 0.1% month-on-month and 2.6% year-on-year, both in line with market expectations. San Francisco Fed President Daly said, 'Our economic growth is slowing, spending is slowing, the labor market is slowing, and inflation is falling, which is the role of monetary policy.' Daly pointed out that the Fed will continue to make decisions based on economic data, and if the inflation decline is lower than expected, policymakers will have to maintain high interest rates for a longer period of time.

  • Large technology companies dominate, Russell's annual index reconstitution comes into effect on Monday.

On Friday, June 28th, the Russell series of indexes (Russell 1000, Russell 2000, Russell 3000, etc.) welcomed the heavyweight 'annual reconstitution'. After the restructuring, the total weight of the top ten companies in the Russell 1000 Index will reach 34.3%, the highest level in 40 years. This is nearly 20 percentage points higher than the index's inception in 1984. Microsoft will become the company with the largest market capitalization in the index again, replacing Apple. Nvidia surpassed Amazon and rose to third place. The restructuring meeting will take effect on Monday this week.

  • The former 'top three' of the Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve will eventually cut interest rates, but later than the market expects, focusing on two key indicators.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch released a research report summarizing the speech of former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Dudley at the Boao Forum for Asia in 2024. Overall, Dudley believes that U.S. economic growth will gradually slow, and interest rates will remain high for a longer period of time. The neutral interest rate level may rise to 3.6%, and subsequent major indicators will focus on the unemployment rate and core service inflation.

  • JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs short the U.S. stock market.

Scott Rubner of Goldman Sachs said that although the S&P 500 index usually performs strongly in the first half of July, the reduction of liquidity in August, the 'back to school' factor, and the 'retreat' trend before the election may push down the U.S. stock market. He said: 'From now until July 17th, we are in the final stage of the liquidity-driven rally, and I will seek to reduce exposure after July 4th.' He expects the stock market to experience a 'pre-election pullback' because fund managers will be forced to sell long positions and hedge election risks. JPMorgan's Marko Kolanovic said that under the influence of unfavorable factors such as economic slowdown and profit downgrade, the S&P 500 index is expected to fall to 4,200 points by the end of the year, a decrease of about 23% from Thursday's closing price.

  • The first debate was a 'disaster', US lawmakers called for Biden's impeachment.

The three major U.S. stock indexes fell collectively, and Nike fell nearly 20% after the earnings report.

  • China's official manufacturing PMI for June was 49.5, the same as last month, and the price index fell slightly.

On Sunday, June 30th, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) for June was 49.5%, unchanged from last month, and the manufacturing prosperity remained stable. The non-manufacturing business activity index was 50.5%, down 0.6 percentage points from last month, higher than the critical point, and the non-manufacturing industry continued to expand. The comprehensive PMI output index was 50.5%, down 0.5 percentage points from last month, higher than the critical point. In June, the manufacturing prosperity in China was stable compared with last month, and the prosperity of the service industry slightly declined. The overall production and operation activities of enterprises continued to expand, but the expansion pace slowed down.

Gamestop's surge has dramatically narrowed, with the trading platform considering unplugging the internet of US retail investors.

  • The three major U.S. stock indexes fell collectively, Nike plummeted nearly 20% after the earnings report.

The three major U.S. stock indexes fell collectively, with the Dow Jones falling 0.12%, the Nasdaq falling 0.71%, and the S&P 500 index falling 0.4%.

Most popular technology stocks fell, with Amazon and Meta falling more than 2%, and Apple, Google, and Microsoft falling more than 1%.

The shoe and clothing brands, computer hardware, and solar panel sectors fell the most, with Nike, the clothing giant, falling nearly 20%, First Solar falling more than 9%, and Super Micro Computer falling nearly 8%.

China concept stocks generally fell, with the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index down 1.02%, accumulating an 11.34% decline in the first half of the year. NIO fell more than 5%, XPeng fell more than 4%, and Bilibili fell more than 3%.

  • US stocks ended the first half of the year with a 14% increase, of which 60% came from the top five technology stocks. Nvidia alone contributed more than 30%.

As of the close of June 28, 2024, the S&P 500 Index had risen 14.48% in the first half of the year, slightly lower than its performance in the first half of 2023, but still one of the strongest half-yearly performances since the millennium internet bubble. In the first half of the year, nearly 60% of the gains of the U.S. stock market were contributed by only five technology giants --$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$, $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$, $Amazon (AMZN.US)$, $Meta Platforms (META.US)$ and $Apple (AAPL.US)$, with NVIDIA alone contributing 31% of the gains. In the second quarter, NVIDIA, Apple, and Microsoft contributed more than 90% of the gains in the large cap.

  • Nike fell nearly 20% as quarterly revenue misses expectations, marking its biggest intraday drop since 2001.

$Nike (NKE.US)$Nike fell nearly 20% to $75.37, marking its biggest intraday drop since 2001. Nike announced that its revenue for the fourth quarter ended May 31 was $12.61 billion, down 2% year-on-year and below expectations of $12.84 billion, with net income of $1.5 billion, up 45.6% year-on-year and adjusted earnings per share of $1.01, beating the estimated $0.83. Nike's revenue for the fiscal year 2024 remains at $51.36 billion, the worst performance since 2014. The group said the outlook for fiscal year 2025 is challenging and that it needs to adjust its original forecast, but has not disclosed specific figures.

  • EU tightens scrutiny over AI giants, including OpenAI, Microsoft and Google.

On June 28 local time, the EU antitrust agency announced that it will seek further regulatory scrutiny of Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI and Google's AI-related transactions with Samsung. The EU's actions highlight the concerns of global regulators about large technology companies leveraging their dominance in new technology fields. On the same day, Microsoft's stock fell more than 1%, and Google's stock fell nearly 2%.

  • Large U.S. banks have announced an increase in dividends after passing the Federal Reserve's stress tests.

$JPMorgan (JPM.US)$ and $Bank of America (BAC.US)$Large banks such as Wells Fargo & Co. have announced an increase in dividends. Just two days ago, regulator evaluations showed that all 31 banks participating in the test could maintain sufficient capital and withstand the hypothetical recession scenario. Other banks that increased their dividends include Citigroup, Wells Fargo & Co., and Morgan Stanley. JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley have also approved share buyback plans worth billions of dollars.

  • Buffett: Most of my wealth will be managed by a charitable trust run by my children after I die.

American media published an interview with renowned investor Warren Buffett. Buffett revealed that in his latest arrangement, all of his remaining wealth after his death will be donated to a newly established charitable trust fund, which will be overseen by his daughter Susan Buffett, his two sons Howard Buffett and Peter Buffett. The three must agree on how the money in the foundation will be used.$Berkshire Hathaway-A (BRK.A.US)$Buffett said he will convert his 8,674 Class A shares into approximately 13 million Class B shares and donate them to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and the NoVo Foundation, with the total value of the relevant stocks running into billions of dollars.

  • Boeing may face fraud charges with fines of nearly $500 million.

Sources said the U.S. Department of Justice has determined that Boeing violated the earlier deferred prosecution agreement and will charge Boeing with criminal fraud and urge it to plead guilty and accept a fine. According to sources, the Department of Justice told crash victims and their lawyers on Sunday that Boeing must decide whether to plead guilty to the charges by the end of this weekend. In addition to the $243.6 million fine already paid, Boeing will need to pay a criminal fine of $243.6 million, bringing the total fine to nearly $500 million. In addition, Boeing must hire a corporate supervisor for three years.$Boeing (BA.US)$Northern funds bought China Mobile for more than HKD 1.2 billion and increased their holdings in ICBC and CCB for nearly HKD 500 million each.

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BeiShui crazily bought China Mobile for nearly HKD 1.8 billion and sold Tencent for about HKD 200 million. On Monday (June 3rd), Southbound funds net purchased HKD 3.4 billion of Hong Kong stocks.

  • On Friday, June 28, Southbound funds net bought HKD 3.662 billion of Hong Kong stocks.

Net purchases of China Mobile exceeded HKD 1.262 billion, while net purchases of ICBC and CCB were nearly HKD 476 million and HKD 59.92 million, respectively.

$CHINA MOBILE (00941.HK)$, $ICBC (01398.HK)$, $CCB (00939.HK)$They were net sellers of HKD 569 million, HKD 109 million, and HKD 59.92 million, respectively.$TRACKER FUND OF HONG KONG (02800.HK)$, $CHINA SHENHUA (01088.HK)$, $MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)$They were respectively net sold HKD 569 million, HKD 109 million, and HKD 59.92 million.

The company's overall sales volume in 2023 was 18,000 kiloliters, with a year-on-year increase of 28.10%, indicating significant growth. In terms of product structure, the operating income of products worth 10-30 billion yuan were 401/1288/60 million yuan respectively.

Keywords: China's June Caixin manufacturing PMI, S&P Global manufacturing PMI for June, ISM manufacturing PMI for June, Hong Kong closed on the same day.

On Monday, in terms of economic data, heavyweight economic data such as China's June Caixin Manufacturing PMI, S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for June, and ISM Manufacturing PMI for June in the United States will be released.

Regarding financial events, the Hong Kong stock market is closed for one day due to the establishment day of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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