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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.19%, the Dow designer Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is downbound -0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.63%.

Stock indexes today are mixed.  A feat in mega-cap school stocks is boosting the coverall market.   Also, Carnival is up more than +5% after programme above-consensus income and due Ebitda.  The broader mart serviceable its gains after US June consumer certainty was stronger than expected. 

Hawkish comments today from FRS Governor Bowman pushed stick yields higher and were bearish for stocks when she said she sees a sort of face risks to the inflation outlook, and “we are ease not still at the saucer where it is pertinent to modify the contract rate.”  She additional that she “doesn’t wager some evaluate cuts by the FRS this assemblage and shifted her looking for evaluate cuts to 2025.”

The Conference Board US June consumer certainty finger lapse -0.9 to 100.4, stronger than expectations of 100.0.

The US June Richmond FRS manufacturing analyse lapse -10 to -10, weaker than expectations of -3.

The US Apr S&P CoreLogic composite-20 bag toll finger mitigated to +7.20% y/y from +7.46% y/y in March, stronger than expectations of +7.00% y/y.

The US June metropolis FRS domestic state finger unexpectedly chromatic +0.44 to 0.18, stronger than expectations of a fall to -0.25.

The markets are awaiting Friday’s promulgation of the US May set PCE deflator, the Fed’s desirable inflation gauge, to wager if toll pressures are abating, which could pave the artefact for the FRS to begin selection welfare rates.  The consensus is that the May set PCE deflator mitigated to +2.6% y/y from +2.8% y/y in April.

The markets are discounting the chances for a -25 bp evaluate revilement at 10% for the incoming FOMC gathering on July 30-31 and 64% for the mass gathering on Sept 17-18.

Generally constructive Q1 earnings results are adjunct of stocks. Q1 earnings are due to rise +7.1% y/y, substantially above the pre-earnings flavour judge of +3.8%.  According to accumulation compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence, most 81% of programme S&P 500 companies hit maltreated Q1 earnings estimates. 

Overseas hit markets today are mixed.  The Euro Stoxx 50 is downbound -0.49%.  China’s Shanghai Composite dropped to a 4-month baritone and winking downbound -0.44%.  Japan’s Nikkei Stock 225 Index climbed to a 1-1/2 hebdomad broad and winking up +0.95%.

Interest Rates

September 10-year T-notes (ZNU24) today are downbound -1 tick.  The 10-year T-note consent is up +0.6 bp at 4.238%.  T-notes today gave up an primeval front and overturned slightly modify on hawkish comments from FRS Governor Bowman who said she “doesn’t wager some FRS evaluate cuts this assemblage and shifted her looking for evaluate cuts to 2025.”  Also, cater pressures are bearish for T-notes as the Treasury module delude $211 1000000000 of T-notes and floating-rate notes this week, first with today’s $69 1000000000 delude of 2-year T-notes.

T-note prices today initially touched higher on carryover stop from capableness in 10-year Teutonic bunds.  Also, a fall in inflation expectations based T-notes as the 10-year breakeven inflation evaluate lapse to a 1-week baritone today at 2.211%.

European polity stick yields today are agitated lower.  The 10-year Teutonic bund consent is downbound -2.3 bp at 2.396%.  The 10-year UK coat consent is downbound -1.5 bp at 4.065%.

Swaps are discounting the chances of a -25 bp evaluate revilement by the ECB at 7% for the July 18 gathering and 67% for the Sept 12 meeting.

US Stock Movers

Mega-cap school stocks are rise today and are boosting the coverall market.   Nvidia (NVDA) is up more than +3% to advance gainers in the Nasdaq 100.  Also, Meta Platforms (META) is up more than +2%, and Amazon.com (AMZN) is up more than +1% to advance gainers in the Dow designer Industrials.  Alphabet (GOOGL) and discoverer (TSLA) are up more than +1%. 

Cruise distinction operators are rise today after Carnival reportable Q2 income of $5.78 billion, meliorate than the consensus of $5.69 billion, and forecasted Q3 keyed Ebitda of $2.66 billion, stronger than the consensus of $2.62 billion.  As a result, Carnival (CCL) is up more than +5% to advance gainers in the S&P 500.  Also, Norse Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) is up more than +4%, and Royal sea Cruises Ltd (RCL) is up more than +3%.

Apple (AAPL) is up nearly +1% after Maxim Group LLC upraised its toll direct on the hit to $195 from $178.

Capri Holdings (CPRI) is up more than +2% after communicator metropolis upgraded the hit to fleshiness from coequal coefficient with a toll direct of $43. 

The Gap (GPS) is up more than +1% after TD Cowen upgraded the hit to acquire from stop with a toll direct of $30.

Insmed Inc (INSM) is up more than +1% after Barclays upraised its toll direct on the hit to $90 from $63. 

Trump Media & Technology (DJT) is up more than +4%, adding to Monday’s 20% inflate mass an declaration New weekday that the consort would obtain more than $69.4 meg in proceeds from the change training of hit warrants. 

Pool Corp (POOL) is downbound more than -7% to advance losers in the S&P 500 after selection its full-year EPS prognosticate to $11.04-$11.44 from a preceding prognosticate of $$13.19-$14.19, substantially beneath the consensus of $13.11.  Other building-related stocks lapse on the programme with Home Depot (HD) downbound more than -3% to advance losers in the Dow designer Industrials.  Also, Tractor Supply (TSCO) is downbound more than -4%, and Lowe’s (LOW) is downbound more than -3%.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) is downbound more than -4% after river Financial revilement its toll direct on the hit to $245 from $265.

Paramount Global (PARA) is downbound more than -2% after nihilist Sachs reinstated news of the hit with a congratulations of delude and a toll direct of $9.50.

Builders FirstSource (BLDR) is downbound more than -5% after Wedbush revilement its toll direct on the hit to $175 from $215.

TD Synnex (SNX) is downbound more than -8% after programme Q2 income of $13.95 billion, weaker than the consensus of $14.10 billion, and forecasting Q3 income of $13.3 billion-$14.9 billion, the midpoint beneath the consensus of$14.5 billion. 

Spirit Aero (SPR) is downbound more than -5% after Bloomberg reportable that Boeing switched its planned resource for the consort from an all-cash substance to a care funded mostly by stock. 

Birkenstock (BIRK) is downbound more than -3% after bearer L. Catterton Management offered 14 meg shares of the hit via moneyman discoverer and JPMorgan Chase.

Earnings Reports (6/25/2024)

Carnival Corp (CCL), FedEx Corp (FDX), Ocean Biomedical Inc (OCEA), Progress Software Corp (PRGS), TD SYNNEX Corp (SNX), Worthington Enterprises Inc (WOR).

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