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富途早报 | 全球降息押注急剧升温!小摩:预计9月和11月分别降息50个基点;绩优股集体狂欢!Upstart一夜飙升近40%,Shopify涨近18%

Futu Morning News | Global rate cut bets rise sharply! Morgan Stanley: Expected to cut interest rates by 50 basis points in September and November respectively; Outperforming stocks celebrate collectively! Upstart soared nearly 40% overnight, and Shopify

Futu News ·  08:04

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  • JPMorgan raised the probability of the US economy falling into recession before the end of the year, and expects a 50 basis point rate cut in both September and November.

JPMorgan now believes there is a 35% chance of a US economic recession before the end of the year, up from 25% at the beginning of last month. With a decrease in US inflation pressure, JPMorgan expects the Federal Reserve to cut rates by 50 basis points in both September and November. CEO Jamie Dimon expressed doubt that inflation could return to the Fed's 2% target.

  • Bank of Japan Deputy Governor: If the market is unstable, there will be no interest rate hike.

The Bank of Japan has turned dovish again, with Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya saying that interest rates will not be raised in unstable market conditions. Investors need to pay close attention to the summary of the opinions of the central bank's monetary policy meeting in July, which will be released today.

  • The top three officials of the Federal Reserve are becoming more dovish: The Fed's "crazy journey" has just begun, and the September meeting may reduce interest rates by 50 basis points.

Two weeks ago, the first three leaders of the Federal Reserve called for a rate cut in July, and Fed Chairman Powell has stressed the need to "respond accordingly" to the uncertainties facing the US economy. Now, Fed's Bullard believes that the longer the Fed delays rate cuts, the greater the potential economic damage it could cause; he expected the Fed to decide on a 25 or 50 basis point rate cut at its September monetary policy meeting, and the specific amplitude will depend on economic data from now to then. In the coming months, the prospect of interest rates could still be uncertain, and the stock and bond markets may experience greater volatility.

  • Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holds more short-term US Treasuries than the Fed.

As of the end of the second quarter, Berkshire holds $234.6 billion of short-term US Treasuries, as well as over $42 billion of cash and cash equivalents, which includes US Treasuries with maturities of three months or less. In comparison, as of July 31st, the Federal Reserve holds $195.3 billion of US Treasuries with maturities of one year or less. If invested in three-month US Treasuries at a rate of approximately 5%, $200 billion of cash would generate approximately $10 billion in annual returns.

  • European natural gas prices have surged to a new high this year due to the dynamic situation in Russia and Ukraine that has caused market volatility.

On Wednesday, natural gas futures prices in Europe and America both rose, with European gas prices soaring to their highest level this year. The highest-traded Dutch TTF September natural gas futures price was 38.75 euros/megawatt hour, the highest level since December last year. There are reports that the Ukrainian military has occupied a key natural gas transit station in Sudzha, Kursk Oblast.

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

  • The three major indexes encountered cold weather and fell collectively, with Nvidia down 5%.

On Wednesday, US stocks opened high and fell low, with all three major indexes falling. At the close, the Dow Jones Index fell 0.60%, the S&P 500 Index fell 0.77%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.05%. However, as geopolitical tensions and weak demand for 10-year US Treasuries weighed on the situation, US stocks turned lower at midday and closed at the daily low.

Large tech stocks were mixed, with Apple up 1.25%, Microsoft down 0.30%, Nvidia down 5.12%, Google C up 0.13%, Amazon up 0.52%, Meta down 1.05%, and Tesla down 4.43%.

In terms of Chinese concept stocks, the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell 1.46%, closing at 5,454.92 points. New Oriental fell 7.31%, Xpeng fell 5.40%, Nio fell 2.65%, JD.com fell 0.47%, Alibaba fell 0.09%, Pinduoduo rose 0.40%, and Li Auto Inc rose 1.53%.

  • Shopify surged nearly 18% and exceeded expectations for Q2 results and Q3 revenue growth.

Canadian e-commerce company Shopify $SHOP.US$ rose nearly 18%, with Q2 revenue of $2.05 billion, up about 21% year-on-year, exceeding analysts' expectations of $2 billion; without one-time items, earnings per share were $0.26, higher than the expected $0.20. Shopify expects Q3 revenue growth to be between 21% and 26%, while analysts expect it to grow 21%.

  • Super Micro Computer fell more than 20% after its earnings. The revenue in the fourth quarter exceeded expectations and increased by more than 140% year-on-year. However, EPS earnings were 23% lower than expected, and gross margin accelerated its decline, hitting a record low; revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 is expected to double, exceeding expectations, and EPS guidance is expected to increase by more than 110%, still lower than expected. Super Micro's 1-to-10 stock split will take effect on October 1.

Super Micro Computer $SMCI.US$ EPS was below expectations, while profit margins have been declining faster than expected, reaching an all-time low. The revenue guidance for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 is expected to double, exceeding expectations, and the EPS guidance for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 is expected to increase by more than 110%, but still lower than expected.

  • Upstart rose nearly 40% after exceeding Q2 expectations.

Artificial intelligence lending platform Upstart $UPST.US$ Up nearly 40% overnight. The company's second quarter financial performance was better than expected, and it released higher-than-expected third quarter revenue guidance on Tuesday. Upstart reported a quarterly loss of 17 cents per share, which is 56.41% higher than the analysts' average expectation of a loss of 39 cents per share. Quarterly revenue was 0.128 billion US dollars, 2.78% higher than the analysts' average expectation of 0.12454 billion US dollars. Upstart expects third quarter 2024 revenue to be about 0.15 billion US dollars, compared with an expected revenue of 0.1245 billion US dollars.

  • Tesla cancels plans to establish plant in Southeast Asia and focuses on expanding local charging network according to reports.

According to multiple media reports, Tesla $TSLA.US$ has made a strategic decision to stop building manufacturing plants in countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and others, except for China, the United States and Germany, and instead focus on expanding its charging network in those countries.

  • Micron Technology rose more than 4% at one time and closed down more than 2%.

After suspending stock buybacks in 2022, Micron Technology $MU.US$ may resume its share buyback program. The company said it will buy back shares to offset the dilution impact of its employee stock plan. Stimulated by the news, Micron Technology rose more than 4% at one point and closed down more than 2%.

  • Disney fell more than 4%, with weak performance in Q3 theme park business and a warning that demand will continue to slow.

Disney $DIS.US$ fell more than 4%, with Q3 revenue of 23.16 billion US dollars, an increase of 3.7% year-on-year, compared with the market's expected 23.04 billion US dollars; adjusted EPS was 1.39 US dollars, compared with the market's expected 1.19 US dollars. The performance of the theme park business was disappointing, with revenue in the United States and Canada down 6% year-on-year to 1.35 billion US dollars, and overseas revenue growing slowly. Disney warned that the slowdown in demand may continue for the next few quarters.

  • Airbnb fell more than 13%, with Q2 profits down 15% year-on-year and revenue guidance lower than expected.

airbnb $ABNB.US$ fell more than 13%, dropping more than 15% at one point, the largest intraday drop in history, and hitting a low of $110.4. Airbnb's Q2 revenue was $2.75 billion, up 11% year-on-year; net income was $0.555 billion, or $0.86 per share, down 15% year-on-year. The company expects Q3 revenue to be between $3.67 billion and $3.73 billion, lower than analysts' expected $3.84 billion.

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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.

  • Northbound funds burst into buying Hong Kong ETFs again, with nearly 1.1 billion Hong Kong dollars added to Tencent; Southbound funds purchased more than 0.3 billion yuan of Kweichow Moutai.

On Wednesday, August 7, southbound funds net bought 11.673 billion Hong Kong dollars of Hong Kong stocks.

$TRACKER FUND OF HONG KONG(02800.HK)$,$TENCENT(00700.HK)$,$Hang Seng H-Share Index ETF(02828.HK)$They received a net purchase of 5.647 billion yuan, 1.097 billion yuan, and 1.013 billion yuan respectively;

$CHINA TELECOM(00728.HK)$and$ICBC.HK$ Net sales of HKD 226 million and HKD 4.58 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: US initial jobless claims; BOJ monetary policy meeting minutes; Lilly, China Mobile, SMIC financial reports.

On Thursday, economic data including US June wholesale sales rate and initial jobless claims are worth paying attention to.

In terms of financial events, the BOJ's July monetary policy meeting minutes, as well as speeches by the Australian Reserve Bank Chairman Brock, will be the market focus. The Bank of Canada will also release minutes of its monetary policy meeting. Meanwhile, the latest performance of major US stock companies such as

Regarding financial reports,$Eli Lilly and Co(LLY.US)$,$Unity Software(U.US)$and leading Hong Kong stock companies like $CHINA MOBILE(00941.HK)$,$SMIC(00981.HK)$will be released.

Regarding new listings, Hong Kong's new stock $BLACK SESAME(02533.HK)$will be listed.

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