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富途早报 | 拜登官宣退出2024美国大选,背书哈里斯冲击总统候选人提名;美股股指期货高开,纳指期货涨0.57%

Futu Morning News | Biden officially announces withdrawal from the 2024 US presidential election, endorsing Harris' candidacy for the presidential nomination; US stock index futures opened higher, with NASDAQ futures up 0.57%.

Futu News ·  07:50

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  • US President Biden announces withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election and fully supports Harris to obtain the presidential candidate nomination.

On July 21st local time, US President Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election. In a letter he posted on his personal social media that day, Biden stated that he had intended to seek re-election, but for the best interests of the Democratic Party and the United States, he decided to withdraw from the presidential race and focus on fulfilling his presidential duties during his term. After announcing his withdrawal, Biden stated that he would fully support and endorse Vice President Harris to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee.

In addition, Republican presidential candidate Trump responded briefly to the media after Biden announced his withdrawal, saying that Harris may be "easier to beat" than Biden.

  • Biden announces withdrawal, market focuses on the future of the "Trump Trade"

After Biden announced his withdrawal, the problem facing investors was whether to stick to the "Trump Trade" now that Biden had given up his re-election bid. Roundhill Financial stated that if Harris could give Trump a substantial impact, then volatility is likely to continue. However, if Trump continues to lead in the polls and investors believe that his victory is inevitable, then the "Trump Trade" will prevail and volatility will decrease.

As of press time, US stock index futures opened higher on Monday, with Nasdaq futures up 0.57%, S&P 500 futures up 0.32%, and Dow futures up 0.18%.

  • Economists lower US inflation expectations and raise unemployment rate expectations, providing support for the Fed's rate cut

The latest monthly survey results from economists show that economists have lowered their inflation forecasts for the first half of 2025 and expect the unemployment rate to rise slightly, and analysts believe that the relevant forecasts are expected to push the Fed to start cutting interest rates. Economists also believe that the probability of a recession in the US in the next 12 months is 30%, much lower than their forecast a year ago.

  • Don't panic over the continuous decline of US stocks? UBS Group raised the target price for the fourth time this year: the S&P 500 can still rise by 7%!

UBS Group has raised the target price of the index for the fourth time this year, and now expects the S&P 500 index to close at 5900 points this year, which means that the index can rise another 7% from its current level. In addition, the bank has set a bullish target of 6500 points for the end of this year, which means a potential upside of 18%. The bank said that due to profit growth, monetary tightening, and AI investment, a favorable market environment still exists.

  • Credit Suisse: Q3 is a turning point for Asian stocks, and "trading with China" is back

Frank Benzimra, head of Credit Suisse's Asia equity strategy, said that since hitting bottom on January 22nd this year, the MSCI China Index has risen 24% and staged a "silent bull market". Benzimra believes that the Chinese stock market is entering the third stage of tactical rebound, with positive signals in corporate profits. Against the background of increasingly expensive valuations in other global markets, Chinese company valuations are attractive.

  • Bitcoin breaks through $68,000

Bitcoin breaks through $68,000/coin for the first time since mid-June.

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

  • The three major stock indexes fell collectively, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both posting their largest weekly declines since April; tech stocks weakened, with Tesla down more than 4% and Nvidia down more than 2%.

On Friday, the three major stock indices fell collectively, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both recording their largest weekly decline since April. At the close, the S&P 500 index was down 0.71% at 5505 points, the Nasdaq index was down 0.81% at 17726.94 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.93% at 40287.53 points.

Most tech giants fell, with Intel down more than 5%, Tesla down more than 4%, Nvidia down more than 2%, Apple and META up slightly, and Microsoft, Amazon, and Google-A down slightly.

Chinese concept stocks continued to fall, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index down 1.01%, Li Auto down more than 2%, Alibaba and Nio down nearly 2%, JD.com down 0.08%, Pinduoduo up nearly 1%, and Xpeng up more than 1%.

  • Bitcoin continues to rise, cryptos concept stocks rise across the board

Last Friday, Bitcoin broke through $67,000, and US stocks and cryptos concept stocks rose across the board.$Bitdeer Technologies (BTDR.US)$rising by more than 16%,$MicroStrategy (MSTR.US)$rose more than 14%,$Coinbase (COIN.US)$,$Iris Energy (IREN.US)$rose more than 10%,$Riot Platforms (RIOT.US)$rose nearly 10%.

  • During the global downtime, 'Wood Sister' took a big bet and bought CrowdStrike on the dip.

On Friday, the global IT system paralysis caused market turmoil, and the cybersecurity company was the instigator.$CrowdStrike (CRWD.US)$Despite a drop of over 11%, famous investor Cathie Wood, also known as 'Wood Sister', bought into CrowdStrike on the dip, buying approximately 38,595 shares worth about $13.24 million through her ARKW and ARKF ETFs.

  • Double blow from Trump and CrowdStrike, Tesla fell 4% on Black Friday.

First, President Trump threatened to revoke bullish policies towards the electric autos industry; and later, the bug in CrowdStrike software caused the largest IT system downtime in history.$Tesla (TSLA.US)$Experiencing a 'Black Friday,' the stock plummeted nearly 5% at one point during Friday's trading and closed down about 4%, wiping out most of its gains for the month and hitting a new low since July 2nd.

  • Serve Robotics, a 'last-mile' robotics company, soared nearly 240% after receiving a stake from Nvidia.

Recently, NVIDIA submitted a 13G report showing that it currently holds a 10% stake in Siasun Robot&Automation, the 'last mile' robot company.$Serve Robotics (SERV.US)$After NVIDIA disclosed its holdings, Serve Robotics' stock price soared on Friday, with a surge of nearly 240% at one point, marking the largest intraday gain in the US IPO since it went public.

  • Eli Lilly and Co announced that it has obtained long-term weight management indication approval for Tirzepatide in China.

$Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.US)$On Friday, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the listing application of Tirzepatide (Injected), a product developed and produced by Lilly, for long-term weight management, which is the first innovative drug approved for obesity treatment in China. As of Friday's close, Lilly was up 1.01%, ending a three-day losing streak.

  • Shares of US solar energy giant SunPower plunged and analysts warned that the company was on the brink of bankruptcy.

As of Friday's closing, the US solar manufacturer's stock fell by 55.01%, down 74.75% for the week. The latest stock price of $0.679 has fallen below the warning line for the 'one-dollar delisting system.' Analysts at Guggenheim say SunPower is likely to 'enter (bankruptcy) liquidation proceedings,' and considering the debt the company has accumulated, the company's equity is worthless.$SunPower (SPWR.US)$Northbound funds again bought more than HKD 0.8 billion in Tencent shares and sold more than HKD 0.1 billion in HKEX shares.

If you want to play this game, you must believe in yourself and your judgment.

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 July 19th (Friday), southbound funds bought a net of HKD 6.124 billion of Hong Kong stocks.

$China Construction Bank Corporation (601939.SH)$

$TRACKER FUND OF HONG KONG (02800.HK)$,$TENCENT (00700.HK)$,$China Construction Bank Corporation (601939.SH)$Received net sales of HKD 0.138 billion, HKD 0.12 billion, and HKD 87.7 million respectively.

$HKEX (00388.HK)$,$CHINAHONGQIAO (01378.HK)$,$MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)$Net sales of HKD 0.138 billion, 0.12 billion, and 87.7 million, respectively.

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 one-year/five-year loan market quotation interest rate

On Monday, in terms of economic data, China will announce the one-year loan market quotation interest rate and the five-year loan market quotation interest rate.

In terms of financial events, the State Council Information Office will hold a series of themed press conferences on 'Advancing High-Quality Development.' The director of the National Bureau of Statistics, Liu Liehong, will attend and introduce the situation, as well as answer questions from reporters.

Regarding financial reports,$Verizon (VZ.US)$,$NXP Semiconductors (NXPI.US)$Will release financial report.

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