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U.S. stock market preview: interest rate puzzle to be solved! Powell will engage with members of Congress tonight; most semiconductor stocks continue to rise before market opens, with Intel up nearly 3%.

Futu News ·  Jul 9 20:06

Global macro

  • Before the opening of the futures market on Tuesday, the three major stock index futures all rose.

  • The mystery of the US interest rate cut remains to be seen! How will Powell "fight with Congress" during his trip to Capitol Hill tonight?

At 22:00 tonight, Beijing time, Powell will first give a semi-annual monetary policy testimony to the Senate Banking Committee; at the same time tomorrow night, Powell will also visit the House Financial Services Committee. On the one hand, this week's hearing is likely to be Powell's last public speech to Congress before the November US presidential election. On the other hand, how Powell views the topic of "whether interest rates can be cut in the second half of the year and how to cut them" in his speech today will also be widely watched.

  • US stocks hit a new high for the 35th time this year, but many Wall Street investment banks pour cold water: a pullback may be just around the corner.

US stocks rose again on Monday, and the S&P 500 index has set a new record high for the 35th time this year. However, many institutions, including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup, predict that the US stock market may experience a pullback next. Goldman Sachs strategist Scott Rubner said that if corporate performance disappoints, he expects the US stock market to have two painful weeks before August, and he has prepared for this in advance. Wilson of Morgan Stanley said: "From now until the end of the year, the possibility of further gains in US stocks is very low, far below normal levels." He believes that by the end of this year, the probability that the S&P 500 index will be higher than the current level is only between 20% and 25%.

  • "Smart Money" accelerates the change of direction: Hedge funds are selling technology stocks and rushing into the energy and materials sectors at the fastest pace in five months.

Goldman Sachs' primary brokerage business record shows that global stock markets saw a small net buying for the first time in three weeks during the first week of July, that is, last week. Macro products (i.e. ETFs) and individual stocks are both in net buying, dominated by short covering and long buying. Looking at different regions, most major markets are net buying, with Europe and Asia in the lead. In terms of sectors, industrial, financial, and energy sectors are the most net bought sectors globally, while communications services, information technology (IT), and utilities are net sold the most.

  • Is the US Democratic Party in "turmoil"? Trump and Wall Street both predict that Biden is unlikely to drop out of the race.

Most people may not have expected that after the first TV debate of the US presidential election on June 27th, the US election situation would undergo such a huge reversal-due to Biden's "disastrous" debating performance, several elite Democratic lawmakers launched a collective pressure, asking Biden to drop out of the race actively. However, Gardner, chief Washington policy strategist for the US investment bank Stifel, believes that the possibility of Biden voluntarily dropping out of the race is only 40%. At the same time, Biden's opponent, the former US president Trump also predicted that Biden's "arrogance" will make him insist on running for president.

  • The Nikkei index hit a new historical high, and semiconductor-related stocks followed their US counterparts and rose.

$Nikkei 225 (.N225.JP)$On Tuesday, it hit a record high and rose 1.96% to 41,580 points. "The market expects Powell's remarks to imply a relaxation of policies, which boosts US chip stocks. Japanese chip manufacturers are also following this trend," said Takehiko Masuzawa, chief trader for Phillip securities in Japan.

Hot news

  • Growth tech stocks rose across the board before the market opened.

  • Most semiconductor sub-sectors continued to rise before the market opened, with Intel up nearly 3% and Nvidia up more than 1%.

  • Tesla has risen for nine consecutive days, but there is a great deal of disagreement on Wall Street.

$Tesla (TSLA.US)$After nine consecutive days of gains, Wall Street analysts have quite different opinions on its future stock price trends. The difference between their highest target price and lowest target price is about 200 US dollars, which is equivalent to 80% of Monday's closing price. The same ratio for Apple, also one of the "Seven Giants," is about 40%. AB Bernstein's stock analyst believes that Tesla's stock price may continue to rise for a period of time, but this is like the previous meme stock frenzy, which is the result of irrational speculation by retail investors. Tesla's valuation is out of touch with fundamentals. However, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives believes that Tesla is the most undervalued AI company on the market and its AI business value may increase by 1 trillion US dollars in the future.

  • Intel and AMD rose sharply together! Are the "AI laggards" beginning to rise in stock price?

Its stock price performance has been significantly behind that of chip giants such as Nvidia this year.$Intel (INTC.US)$The stock price has risen strongly by more than 6%, which is rare. Its stock price has been weak since March, but it has rebounded for several consecutive days. Previously, the well-known Wall Street investment institution Melius Research released a report stating that the stock prices of the "laggards" in the AI field, such as AMD, Apple, and Intel, may begin to catch up with absolute leaders in the artificial intelligence field such as Nvidia starting in the second half of this year. As of press time, Intel rose nearly 3% before the market opened.$Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$Novo Nordisk fell nearly 2% before the market opened. Studies have shown that competitors' weight-loss drugs are more effective than the company's Ozempic.

  • It fell nearly 2% before the market opened. The company won a recent competition for weight loss drugs. Research found that patients taking Lilly's Mounjaro lost more weight than those taking Novo Nordisk's Ozempic. It is reported that the average weight loss of Mounjaro users in three months was 5.9%, while the users of Ozempic had only 3.6%. After six months, the average weight loss of Mounjaro users was 10.1%, while the users of Ozempic only had 5.8%.

$Novo-Nordisk A/S (NVO.US)$The company's stock fell nearly 2% before the market opened.$Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.US)$In a recent competition of weight-loss drugs, the company was defeated by its competitors. Research found that patients taking Lilly's Mounjaro lost more weight than those taking Novo Nordisk's Ozempic.

  • Sony rose more than 4% before the market, and major semiconductor manufacturers in Japan plan to invest about 5 trillion yen to increase production.

$Sony (SONY.US)$Before the market opened, it rose more than 4% to $90.1. Sony's Japanese stocks rose 5% today. On the news front, the Nikkei 225 index rose more than 2.4% in intraday trading today, reaching a new all-time high, mainly due to the strong performance of technology stocks. At the same time, the weakness of the yen has also boosted export stocks, and stimulated foreign investors' enthusiasm for Japanese assets. According to Nikkei Asia, major Japanese semiconductor manufacturers, including Sony and Mitsubishi Electric, plan to invest about 5 trillion yen (approximately $31 billion) by 2029 to increase the output of power devices and image sensors.

  • ExxonMobil issues warning that Q2 profits will be lower than expected by the market.

$Exxon Mobil (XOM.US)$Issued a warning for the second quarter results, stating that due to the decline in margin profit of the refining business and the decline in natural gas prices, quarterly profits may be lower than market expectations. The company's latest estimate is that adjusted earnings per share for the second quarter are expected to range from $1.5 to $2.4, or approximately $8.3 billion, which is 17% lower than the market's current estimate. According to the announcement, the negative effect of the decline in the margin profit rate of the refining business on the second quarter performance is expected to range from $1.1 billion to $1.5 billion; the contribution of natural gas is expected to increase from $4.6 billion last year to $6.2 billion.

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.

  • Most popular China concept stocks rose before the market opens.

  • Nio Inc, XiaoPeng and other self-developed intelligent driving chips have entered the mass production phase.

According to reports, new car companies have been planning self-developed chips for four years, and they have finally entered the mass production phase, and the time to get on board has also been put on the agenda. An informed source revealed that the self-developed intelligent driving chip "Shenji NX9031" has been mass-produced, and is currently being tested. Mass production means that chips have been transformed from the design stage to actual manufacturing, which is a critical prerequisite for chip-scale production and commercialization. According to the plan, Shenji 9031 will be first installed on NIO's flagship sedan ET9 in the first quarter of 2025. "The chip team has already made a vow that the new car ET9 must use Shenji 9031 next year. The pressure is great." At the same time, it is understood that the self-developed intelligent driving chip has been sent for mass production, and is expected to return in August. $NIO Inc (NIO.US)$The self-developed intelligent driving chip "Shenji NX9031" has been mass-produced and is currently being tested. Mass production means that chips have been transformed from the design stage to actual manufacturing, which is a critical prerequisite for chip-scale production and commercialization. According to the plan, Shenji 9031 will be first installed on NIO's flagship sedan ET9 in the first quarter of 2025. At the same time, it is understood that $XPeng (XPEV.US)$The self-developed intelligent driving chip has been sent for mass production and is expected to return in August.

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)

18:00 US June NFIB Small Business Confidence Index

20:55 US Red Book business retail sales annual rate through July 6th

21:15 Federal Reserve Director Bario is invited to speak at an event hosted by the Federal Reserve

22:00 Federal Reserve Chairman Powell delivers semi-annual monetary policy testimony to the Senate Banking Committee

23:30 US Treasury bond auction for 1 year period ending July 9

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