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美股前瞻 | 美国12月零售销售数据超预期回落,三大期指短线波动不大;台积电盘前涨超5%,Q4业绩超预期

US stock market outlook | Retail sales data for December in the USA fell back more than expected, with slight fluctuations in the three major futures; Taiwan Semiconductor rose over 5% before the market open, with Q4 performance exceeding expectations.

Futu News ·  Jan 16 13:40

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  • Retail sales in the USA for December fell more than expected, with minimal short-term fluctuations in the three major futures indices.

Retail sales in the USA increased by 0.4% month-on-month in December, marking the lowest level since August 2024, with an estimate of 0.6% and a previous value of 0.7%. US stock futures showed minimal short-term fluctuations, with the NASDAQ 100 Index futures maintaining an increase of about 0.2%.

  • Growth Tech stocks rose in Pre-Market Trading, with Taiwan Semiconductor gaining over 5%.

  • Quantum Computing Concept stocks continued to rise in Pre-Market Trading, with QUBT increasing over 15%.

  • Taiwan Semiconductor rose over 5% in Pre-Market Trading, with Q4 Net income increasing by 57% year-on-year, exceeding expectations, and gross margin rising to 59%.

$Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$ In the fourth quarter, the Net income was 374.7 billion New Taiwan dollars, a year-on-year increase of 57%, exceeding the estimate of 369.84 billion New Taiwan dollars; sales were 868.46 billion New Taiwan dollars, a 39% year-on-year increase, surpassing the estimate of 855.34 billion New Taiwan dollars; gross margin was 59%, above the estimate of 58.5% and compared to 57.8% in the previous quarter. As of the time of writing, Taiwan Semiconductor rose over 5% in Pre-Market Trading.

  • 英伟达盘前涨超1%,与联发科联手打造Windows on Arm旗舰SoC

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ 盘前涨超1%,消息上,据悉,英伟达与联发科将携手在今年年末推出首款专为Windows on Arm设备设计的系统级芯片(SoC)。

  • 机器人概念股Symbotic盘前飙升涨逾26%,公司将收购沃尔玛的先进系统与机器人业务

$Symbotic (SYM.US)$ 盘前涨超26%,公司今天宣布已同意收购沃尔玛的先进系统和机器人业务。此次交易扩大了沃尔玛与Symbotic之间的长期合作关系,旨在开发集成自动化供应链。

  • Americans are "angrily learning Chinese"! Duolingo has become the biggest winner: the number of Mandarin learners has surged by 216%.

$Duolingo (DUOL.US)$ Disclosure shows that from December last year to this Monday (January 13), there was an astonishing year-on-year increase of 216% in Americans beginning to learn Mandarin. This time point also coincides with Xiaohongshu's rapid rise in the global App Store download rankings.

  • Bank of America saw its stock rise more than 2% in Pre-Market Trading, with the company's net interest income for the fourth quarter exceeding estimates.

$Bank of America (BAC.US)$ The latest Earnings Reports show that the net interest income for the fourth quarter was 14.36 billion USD, higher than the estimated 14.12 billion USD. After the data was released, Bank of America's stock price rose more than 2% in the pre-market.

  • In the fourth quarter, Apple's iPhone shipments in China dropped by 25%, tying for first place in market share with Huawei.

According to market research firm Canalys, in the fourth quarter of 2024, $Apple (AAPL.US)$ In China, the shipment volume of Smart Phones has dramatically declined by 25%. Despite this, Apple has barely maintained its leading position with a market share of 17%, shipping a total of 13.1 million iPhones. Meanwhile, Huawei achieved strong growth during the same period, with shipments increasing by 24% to reach 12.9 million units, also attaining a market share of 17%, tying with Apple for the top spot.

  • Microsoft's CEO talks with Trump and Musk: spending 80 billion dollars to build AI Datacenters.

$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ CEO Nadella has become the latest tech industry leader to 'court favor' with the new USA government. It has been reported that Nadella met with the USA's elected president Donald Trump and entrepreneur Elon Musk to discuss AI and Cybersecurity issues. The tech giant stated in a subsequent announcement that the talks covered a range of Topics, including Microsoft's commitment to investing 80 billion dollars globally to build AI Datacenters. The announcement pointed out that more than 50 billion dollars of this significant investment will be allocated to the USA, creating jobs in the country.

Global macro

  • Tariffs, US debt, tax cuts, the "333" plan..... Tonight, these are the five key points of the hearing for the appointment of the US Treasury Secretary.

At 10:30 AM Eastern Time on Thursday (11:30 PM Beijing Time on Thursday), Treasury Secretary nominee Basant will face a Senate confirmation hearing. The media has outlined five key focal points to watch during the hearing, including tariff policies, US debt issuance, tax reduction plans, the '3-3-3' plan, the issue of Federal Reserve Chair, and the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

  • The incoming National Security Advisor of the USA: TikTok is a great platform, and Trump will find a way to keep it.

As the deadline approaches for the ultimatum of "ban if not sold" for TikTok, and with the incoming U.S. President Trump set to take office soon, the fate of this globally popular Social Media platform in the USA is receiving much attention. Mike Waltz, the soon-to-be appointed National Security Advisor of the USA who was appointed by Trump, praised TikTok as a great platform during a media interview on Wednesday, stating that actions will be taken to keep the platform after Trump takes office.

  • Barclays: The expected time for the Federal Reserve to end its Quantitative Tightening has been postponed to September.

Barclays currently predicts that the Federal Reserve's Algo tightening will end in September instead of March, citing that the minutes released last month did not mention balance sheet reduction. Barclays strategist Joseph Abate wrote in a report that the decision to stop balance sheet reduction may depend more on the ratio of reserves to Banks' Assets rather than a specific date. Barclays assumes that the Federal Reserve wishes to lower the reserves to assets ratio to around 12%, which may reach this threshold by August 2025 without a debt ceiling.

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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