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美股前瞻 | 7月CPI连续第四个月回落,三大期指盘前微跌;通胀降温信心增强!高盛:还需关注本周零售销售、失业金数据

US stock market preview | CPI fell for the fourth consecutive month in July, three major futures indexes fell slightly before the market; Confidence in inflation cooling increases! Goldman Sachs: Need to pay attention to retail sales and jobless claims da

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Hot news

  • US July CPI lower than expected, US stock futures for the three major indexes fell slightly before the market.

US July non-seasonally adjusted CPI YoY rate was 2.9%, which fell for the fourth consecutive month and returned to the "2 digit" level for the first time since March 2021, the market expectation is 3%. US July non-seasonally adjusted core CPI YoY rate was 3.2%, which fell for the fourth consecutive month and was at its lowest level since April 2021, in line with market expectations.

  • Star tech stocks are mixed before the market, with NVIDIA and Micron Technology up more than 1%.

  • Victoria's Secret rose more than 15% before the market. The company's second-quarter performance exceeded expectations, announcing a new CEO.

$Victoria's Secret (VSCO.US)$Up more than 15% before the market, closing at $22.05. The initial EPS after adjustment for the second quarter was $0.34-0.39, with the market expected to be $0.16. In addition, the company appointed Hillary Super as CEO.

  • Kellanova rose more than 7% before the market, and Mars is close to acquiring the company at a price of $83.5 per share.

$Kellanova (K.US)$Up more than 7% before the market, closing at $80. On the news, Mars will acquire Kellanova, which owns brands such as Cheez-It and Pringles, at $83.5 per share (about 12% premium over yesterday's closing price of $74.5 per share) in cash. The total amount is close to USD 30 billion, and is expected to be announced as early as August 14th. Once the transaction is completed, it will be one of the largest deals in the packaged food industry ever.

  • Serve Robotics, supported by Nvidia, achieved great success in Q2 profits, rising more than 30% before the market opened.

$Serve Robotics (SERV.US)$Before the opening, it rose more than 30%, reaching $13.56. According to the financial report, the company's second-quarter loss per share was 27 cents, lower than the analyst's expected loss per share of 25 cents. The company's second-quarter sales were $0.4683 million, exceeding the analyst's expected $0.4 million.

  • Gambling industry giant Flutter rose more than 7% before the market, with strong Q2 performance and raised annual guidance.

$Flutter Entertainment (FLUT.US)$Up more than 7% before the market, with a closing price of $204.8. The company performed strongly in Q2, with revenue growth of 20%, adjusted EBITDA growth of 17% to USD 738 million, and net income reaching USD 297 million, with diluted earnings per share up 290%. The company raised its US revenue guidance for the fiscal year to USD 60.5 billion-63.5 billion and its non-US revenue guidance to USD 78.5 billion-81.5 billion.

  • Nu Holdings rose more than 2% before the market, Q2 revenue YoY increased by 65%, and adding 5.2 million customers.

$Nu Holdings (NU.US)$Up more than 2% before the market, closing at $13. The company's second-quarter revenue was USD 2.8 billion, up 65% YoY; its adjusted net profit was USD 56.3 million, higher than USD 26.3 million in the second quarter of 2023. In the second quarter, 5.2 million customers were added, and as of June 30, the total number of customers reached 0.1045 billion. The average monthly revenue per active customer is $11.20.

  • UBS rose more than 3% before the market, with better-than-expected Q2 performance and new inflows of assets under management amounting to USD 27 billion.

$UBS Group (UBS.US)$Up more than 3% before the market, with a closing price of $30.14. On the news, UBS released its Q2 results, with revenues of USD 11.9 billion, up 24.7% YoY, higher than the market's expected USD 11.47 billion; Diluted EPS was $0.34, also beating the market's expected $0.12. Key wealth management business received strong inflows, with net new assets of USD27 billion for the period. After completing the acquisition of Swiss Credit one year, UBS is expected to reach its pre-merger profit level and plans to repurchase approximately USD 2 billion of shares by 2026.

  • NetEase fell more than 3% before the market. Morgan Stanley expects its growth rate to slow down in the second half of the year and EPS to increase limitedly.

$NetEase (NTES.US)$Down more than 3% before the market, closing at $86.6. Morgan Stanley released a research report stating that due to the weak performance of its games such as "Endless Frontier", the PC version of "Fantasy Westward Journey" and "Egg Party" in recent months, and there are not many new games in the pipeline for the next six months, the target price for Netease's US stock was lowered from $100 to $90, and the revenue growth forecast for Netease's games in the next two years was lowered to 5%, and the EPS forecast for 2024-2026 was lowered to 9%.

  • Mining giant BHP fell more than 2% before the market, and negotiations with the Chilean Escondida copper mine union broke down.

Mining giant$BHP Group Ltd (BHP.US)$Down more than 2% before the market, closing at $52.31. On the news, BHP announced on August 13 that it has launched a process to dismiss striking workers because negotiations with the Chilean Escondida copper mine union have failed. Although the copper mine is still in operation, BHP has not disclosed whether the scale of operations has been reduced.

  • Starbucks CEO change caused a surge in stocks, with one call option earning 789 times profit.

$Starbucks (SBUX.US)$Change of CEO, appointment.$Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG.US)$The trading volume of two call options surged as Starbucks options trading volume expanded to 10 times that of the previous day. The call option on Friday with a strike price of 86 and 90 US dollars rose sharply, about 789 times and 636 times, respectively. Bullish options accounted for 45%.

Global macro

  • Goldman Sachs: The US CPI in July is of great concern, but more sensitive to retail sales and jobless claims data this week.

Goldman Sachs' senior market adviser said on Tuesday that investors are preparing for the July CPI data to be released on Wednesday. However, as concerns about economic growth intensify, investors will also remain sensitive to other data this week. Dom Wilson said there are more economic data that needs to be considered in addition to the July CPI data. Before tonight's CPI is released, the market's confidence in easing inflation has increased. Tuesday's release of US July PPI was down overwhelmingly, the first drop in service costs this year, proving that the inflation situation has reversed.

  • The US mortgage refinance index has seen its largest increase since 2020 due to the downward pressure on interest rates.

As lending costs continue to decline, US mortgage refinancing had its largest weekly increase since the outbreak of the pandemic. The MBA Refinance Index rose 34.5% to a two-year high of 889.3. As of the week of August 9th, home mortgage applications increased by 2.8%, the largest increase since the first week of June. Wednesday's MBA data showed that the contract rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell 1 basis point to 6.54% and the interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages fell 7 basis points to 5.96%.

  • Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan models: the market reflects a significant increase in the possibility of a US economic recession.

Models by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan show that the market indicates a significant increase in the possibility of a US economic recession based on signals from the US bond market and stock performance, which is more sensitive to ups and downs in the business cycle. Goldman Sachs data shows that the stock and bond markets currently believe that the possibility of a US economic recession is 41%, higher than 29% in April. A similar model from JPMorgan calculated that this possibility has jumped from 20% at the end of March to 31% due to the significant repricing of US Treasuries.

  • Daiwa Securities: US stocks are unlikely to collapse across the board, and investment should be biased towards defensive stocks.

Mike Wilson, head of global strategy at Morgan Stanley, said that although seasonal factors and uncertain growth prospects may limit the US stock market's gains for the remaining time this quarter, the possibility of a market-wide crash is very low. However, the US stock market has repeatedly hit record highs in the past two years. Wilson's previous negative expectations for the US stock market did not come to fruition, and he ultimately accepted reality, shifting his 12-month target for the S&P 500 index up by 20% in May.

  • After Fumio Kishida's confirmation to step down, analysts believe the new Prime Minister will clear the way for interest rate hikes.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday that he will not run for a second term as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, causing market anxiety because this portends uncertainty in the change of prime minister and policy direction. Daiwa Securities strategist Shoki Omori warned that political changes are disadvantageous to financial markets, especially the stock market in Japan would be impacted the most. However, Standard Bank's Charu Chanana believes that Kishida's low approval rating does not necessarily lead to a significantly negative reaction in the Japanese stock market. Analysts are concerned about the new prime minister's economic policy direction, especially his stance on monetary policy of the Bank of Japan.

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

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