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In Pre-Market Trading on Wednesday, the three major index futures slightly rose, the "ADP Nonfarm Employment Change" data was lower than expected, and the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes are coming tonight.
In December, the USA ADP employment increased by 0.122 million people, with an expected increase of 0.14 million people, and the previous value increased by 0.146 million people.
At 03:00 Beijing time on Thursday, the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will release the minutes from the December monetary policy meeting. The minutes may reveal more clues about the future policy trajectory, especially concerning whether the Fed is truly turning hawkish. In the December meeting, the Fed lowered interest rates by 25 basis points as expected, with officials predicting just two rate cuts in 2025. Fed Chairman Powell stated that further adjustments will depend on the trajectory of inflation.
Most Growth Tech stocks are down before the market opens, with Micron Technology up 0.4% and NVIDIA up 0.24%.
Quantum Computing concept stocks collectively fell before the market opened, with Jensen Huang stating that practical applications of quantum computers are at least 15 years away.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated that practical applications of quantum computers are at least 15 years away, causing a collective decline in U.S. quantum computing concept stocks before the market opened.$Quantum Computing (QUBT.US)$、$Rigetti Computing (RGTI.US)$、$Quantum (QMCO.US)$Fell over 20%,$WiMi Hologram Cloud (WIMI.US)$Fell over 13%.
Apple's 1 billion dollar investment is unresolved due to Indonesia's ban, affecting iPhone 16 series sales.
印度尼西亚禁止销售$Apple (AAPL.US)$ iPhone 16系列,指出苹果在当地的1 billion美元AirTag工厂计划未能满足投资要求。在周三的简报会上,印尼部长阿古斯·古米旺·卡塔萨斯米塔表示,根据国内内容规则,苹果公司需要在印尼国内生产部分智能手机或零部件,而AirTag仅被视为一个配件,不足以达标。
马斯克:未来几周内可能会更新特斯拉的Optimus机器人
当地时间1月7日,马斯克在最新一次游戏直播时透露,“未来几周内,我们就可能会更新Optimus(人形机器人擎天柱),它的进展非常顺利,团队做得很棒。”马斯克曾在2024年6月的$Tesla (TSLA.US)$At the shareholders' meeting, it was stated that by the end of 2024 to the beginning of 2025, Optimus will undergo a "significant Hardware redesign," and will enter a limited production phase in 2025, at which time there may be more than 1,000 Optimus Siasun Robot&Automation running in the factory.
扎克伯格向特朗普政府示好,Meta平台终止事实核查项目
$Meta Platforms (META.US)$The platform announced that it will terminate its third-party fact-checking program and instead adopt a community annotation model similar to that of platform X, while reducing restrictions on discussions of controversial topics such as immigration and gender identity. This plan will first be implemented in the USA. Zuckerberg stated in a video, "We have reached a point where there is too much error and too much censorship, and it's time to return to the essence of free expression," admitting that the recent U.S. elections influenced his thoughts.
AI is unstoppable! Amazon is investing another 11 billion dollars to expand its Datacenter in Georgia.
$Amazon (AMZN.US)$Amazon Web Services (AWS), its Cloud Computing department, plans to invest at least 11 billion dollars in Georgia to expand its infrastructure and support various Cloud Computing and AI technologies. On Tuesday (January 7), the company wrote in a press release that AWS will enhance its business in Georgia, promoting the thriving development of next-generation cutting-edge technologies such as AI. "We appreciate the state and local leaders who work with us, and we look forward to keeping Georgia at the forefront of the digital age."
UK regulators indicated that they might accept the remedies proposed by Synopsys and Ansys regarding the acquisition deal.
The UK Competition regulatory body stated on Wednesday that it may accept the proposals from the chip design software manufacturer.$Synopsys (SNPS.US)$and$Ansys (ANSS.US)$The proposed remedial measures aim to eliminate concerns regarding the $35 billion acquisition deal. The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated that the commitments proposed by both companies include the divestiture of Ansys's PowerArtist and Synopsys's sale of Optical Solutions Group. The CMA will decide whether to accept these commitments by March 5 and may extend the deadline to May 6.
Micron is investing $7 billion to build a high bandwidth memory packaging factory in Singapore.
According to the Straits Times report,$Micron Technology (MU.US)$the company will invest $7 billion to expand its capacity in Singapore, planning to build a high bandwidth memory (HBM) advanced packaging facility, which is expected to be completed next year and start contributing to the company’s overall capacity by 2027, creating an estimated 1,400 jobs locally.
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong stated that the semiconductor industry is a key area of advanced manufacturing in Singapore, accounting for 8% of the GDP, and the government will double its investment to promote the development of specialized semiconductors such as NAND flash memory or explore new areas such as high bandwidth memory.
The Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus is expected to collaborate with Broadcom to provide a 2-nanometer process chip prototype as early as June.
On January 8, news broke that the Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus plans to collaborate with$Broadcom (AVGO.US)$the goal is to share its 2-nanometer process chip prototype with the latter as early as June this year. Through the collaboration, Rapidus is expected to supply chips to Broadcom's customers.
AMD invests 20 million dollars in Absci, Absci surges over 44% in Pre-Market Trading.
$Absci Corp (ABSI.US)$U.S. stocks soared over 44% in Pre-Market Trading. According to the Wall Street Journal, AMD has invested 20 million dollars in the AI company Absci.
Biotechnology company Sana rose over 230% in Pre-Market Trading after announcing positive clinical results from its immunosuppressant-free Type 1 diabetes islet cell transplantation study.
Biotechnology Company$Sana Biotechnology (SANA.US)$In Pre-Market Trading, up over 230%, the company released positive data on its developing treatment plan for Type 1 diabetes. The company stated that their treatment plan UP421, which uses its low immune technology engineered allogeneic islet cell therapy, was transplanted into Type 1 diabetes patients without using any immunosuppressants. The study found no safety issues, as the low immune modified islet cells successfully evaded the immune response.
$eBay (EBAY.US)$In Pre-Market Trading, up over 4%, Meta will test displaying eBay product listings on Facebook Marketplace.
Shell lowers its Q4 liquefied natural gas production forecast, warns of weak Oil & Gas trade, down nearly 3% in Pre-Market Trading.
$Shell (SHEL.US)$In a trading update released on Wednesday, Shell lowered its fourth quarter liquefied natural gas production forecast and expects its Oil & Gas trading results to be significantly lower than the previous quarter, while also planning to record a non-cash after-tax impairment charge of $1.5 billion to $3 billion. Specifically, Shell has revised its fourth quarter liquefied natural gas production forecast down from 6.9 million to 7.5 million tons to 6.8-7.2 million tons, due to a decrease in feed gas delivered to liquefaction facilities and a reduction in cargo transportation.
As of the report, Shell's shares fell nearly 3% in Pre-Market Trading.
After the CES press conference, NVIDIA's shares declined more than 6% yesterday! Large investors bought $12.62 million in Calls, bullish against the trend.
After Huang Renxun's speech at CES, $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Yesterday's drop exceeded 6%, with overnight Options trading of 6.7385 million contracts, an increase of 17% compared to the previous day, and the bullish ratio at 75.4%, while implied volatility level decreased to 22.72%.
The highest trading volume on the Options Chain was for the call option expiring this Friday, with a strike price of $150, totaling 0.3379 million contracts; the highest open interest was for the call option expiring next Friday, with a strike price of $140, with an open interest of 0.2512 million contracts.
NVIDIA's shares rose nearly 2.5% at the beginning of trading on Tuesday, retreating after reaching a historic high. Some commentators believe that the latest news released by NVIDIA provides an optimistic outlook for the company's long-term prospects, but the short-term upward space is not as large as some investors expect, failing to meet investor expectations for short-term bullishness.$Stifel Financial Corp 5.2% Sr Notes Due 15/10/2047 Usd25 (SFB.US)$The report states that the news released by NVIDIA on Monday is significant, but that is for the long term.
Despite NVIDIA's significant drop overnight, large investors are still betting millions of dollars on bullish positions. Specifically, the Call option expiring next Friday with a strike price of $147 was bought for 0.0616 million contracts, involving a capital of $12.62 million, indicating a bullish direction.
Global macro
Is the moment to buy at the bottom coming? Citigroup: The rise of U.S. Treasury yields to 5% will bring a good opportunity to Buy.
On January 8 local time, Citigroup's Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Economist, Steven Wieting, stated that the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes Yield could rise further to 5%, which would be a good time to enter the market. Wieting mentioned at a conference in Singapore: "It is certainly possible for the 10-Year U.S. Treasury yield to approach 5%. A level of 5% is something we consider to be very attractive."
Federal Reserve Governor Waller: Supports further rate cuts this year.
Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated on Wednesday that the inflation rate should continue to decline by 2025, allowing the Fed to lower interest rates further, although the pace is still uncertain. Waller mentioned that while inflation "seems to have indeed stagnated" above the Fed's 2% target in the last few months of 2024, the market's inflation expectations and inflation readings for one month and shorter terms lead him to believe that inflation in the USA is continuing to ease.
Waller said: "This minimal progress has led to calls for slowing or stopping interest rate cuts. However, I believe that in the medium term, the inflation rate will continue to move towards the 2% target, and further rate cuts will be appropriate." Waller did not disclose how many times he believes there should be rate cuts this year, but noted that there is a wide range of views among Fed officials, from not cutting rates to as many as five rate cuts. "I still believe the foundations of the US economy are solid," Waller stated, "There are no signs in the data or estimates indicating that the labor market will weaken significantly in the coming months."
Federal Reserve Bostic: Inflation will gradually decline, policymakers should remain cautious in decision-making.
Atlanta Fed President Bostic stated that officials should be cautious in decision-making given the uneven progress in reducing inflation, and are inclined to maintain high interest rates to achieve price stability. Bostic also mentioned that he expects the inflation rate to gradually decline to the Fed's 2% target this year. He added that price pressures are expected to ease, although at times it may seem that progress is stagnating or inflation intensifying. He stated: "Given the uncertainties of these measures, I believe this will require our policy tools to be more cautious."
Insiders say Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to implement a new tariff plan.
According to CNN, insiders say that President-elect Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal grounds for widespread tariffs. Declaring a national economic emergency would allow Trump to utilize the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to establish a new tariff plan, a law that grants the US president unilateral authority to manage imports during a national emergency. It is reported that Trump favors this law because it grants broad jurisdiction over the implementation of tariffs and does not strictly require demonstrating the necessity of tariffs based on 'national security'. Insiders say that Trump's team has not yet made a final decision on whether to declare a national emergency.
Bilibili rose more than 3% pre-market trading and was upgraded to "buy" by UBS, which raised its EPS estimate per share.
Reminder of Macroeconomic Events in the USA
(All in Peking Time)
21:00: Federal Reserve Governor Waller addresses the economic outlook at the OECD meeting.
21:15: U.S. December ADP employment changes (in 10 thousands).
21:30: U.S. seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims for the week ending January 4 (in 10 thousands).
23:00: U.S. November wholesale inventory month-on-month final value (%).
23:30: U.S. EIA crude oil inventory changes for the week ending January 3 (in 10,000 barrels).
Next early morning
1:00: U.S. EIA natural gas inventory changes for the week ending January 3 (in 100 million cubic feet).
3:00: The Federal Reserve will release the minutes from the December monetary policy meeting.
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