Market Rises Following Powell’s Comments, FOMC Minutes Also Indicate Near-Term Rate Cut
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell help markets go up
Markets are on the move up today following dovish comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to Congress as part of a two-day testimony.
Powell’s first appearance since last month’s FOMC
Delivering the semiannual Monetary Policy Report Powell, this will be Powell’s first appearance since last month’s FOMC, which held rates at 2.25% to 2.50%, for which speculation has grown, indicating rate cut could soon be due.
FOMC in focus today
Last month, an impressive jobs report along with a muted inflation reading fueled rate cut speculation, look for Powell’s comments today to provide an indication of the Fed’s direction. Similarly, look for last month’s FOMC minutes to be released today as a guide for current market conditions and outlook.
Bed Bath and Beyond corporate earnings today
Following yesterday’s impressive PepsiCo earnings, which helped shares of the beverage and snack company rise almost 2%, look for Bed Bath and Beyond corporate earnings today and Delta Airlines report tomorrow.
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SPY not going above $300
SPY maintains an all-time high level and we encourage Market Commentary readers to consider buying near $290 level and avoid chasing near $298. Powell’s testimony could affect markets this week but we do not see market momentum pushing SPY above $300, potentially overshooting to $305. For reference, the SPY Seasonal Chart is shown below:
Rate cut indication move markets in green
All three major U.S. indices are on track to close in the green today following comments from Fed Chair Powell which seem to indicate an interest rate cut in 2019.
Notable Powell’s comments
Powell’s comments regarding the job market and consumer spending noted a positive state of the current U.S. economy. “Economic growth to remain solid, labor markets to stay strong,” while also noting inflation should remain near the Committee’s two percent objective.
Rate cut is coming for sure
The magnitude of the cut is still uncertain but most analysts have begun factoring in at least one for this year. Fed minutes from last month’s FOMC also indicated that the Fed is aware of the current positive growth in the U.S. economy. Several policymakers discussed a near-term rate cut that “could help cushion the effects of possible future adverse shocks to the economy.”
Inflation at 1.5% noticeably below the 2% desired level
Inflation worries also surfaced in the meeting with the current gauge reading of 1.5% this year, noticeably below the 2% desired level. Still, some Fed members were more cautious regarding an interest rate cut and would need to see further evidence for the cut. Eight of the seventeen officials mentioned in the minutes that they expected at least one cut in 2019. Globally, Asian markets were split while European markets traded modestly lower. Recent data from the U.K. showed a modest rebound in May following a sluggish April while Chinese policymakers look for economic stimulus as a response to falling commodity prices and flat domestic demand.
Bed Bath & Beyond is scheduled to release its second-quarter corporate earnings after market close today while Delta Airlines is releasing there’s tomorrow. Other economic reports worth monitoring this week include weekly jobless claims, consumer price index, core CPI, and Federal Budget from June tomorrow, as well as Producer price index on Friday.
T-Mobile saw its shares impressively rise today, over 4%, behind the news it will replace Red Hat Inc. in the S&P following IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat. Tesla also produced nice gains today following reports that the company is increasing production in its California factory this month. Levi Strauss released earnings yesterday after market close which missed expectations and saw steep declines of its shares, nearly 11% down today. Look for an uptick in earnings releases next week with several major banks due to report.
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CTL entered its forecasted Strategy B Entry 1 price range $11.64 (± 0.09) in its first hour of trading and passed through its Target price $11.76 in the fifth hour of trading that day. The Stop Loss price was set at $11.52.
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Our featured symbol for Wednesday is Phillips 66 (GS). AFL is showing a confident vector trend in our Stock Forecast Toolbox’s 10-day forecast. This stock is assigned a Model Grade of (B) indicating it ranks in the top 25th percentile for accuracy for predicted support and resistance, relative to our entire data universe.
The stock is trading at $98.1 at the time of publication, with a +0.36% vector figure.
Prediction data is uploaded after market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.
Note: The Vector column calculates the change of the Forecasted Average Price for the next trading session relative to the average of actual prices for the last trading session. The column shows expected average price movement “Up or Down”, in percent. Trend traders should trade along the predicted direction of the Vector. The higher the value of the Vector the higher its momentum.
Oil
West Texas Intermediate for Crude Oil delivery (CL.1) is priced at $60.27 per barrel, up 4.22% from the open, at the time of publication.
Looking at USO, a crude oil tracker, our 10-day prediction model shows negative signals. The fund is trading at $12.51 at the time of publication, up 4.00% from the open. Vector figures show -0.31% today, which turns -3.25% in five trading sessions. Prediction data is uploaded after market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.
Gold
The price for the Gold Continuous Contract (GC00) is up 1.35% at $1,419.40 at the time of publication.
Using SPDR GOLD TRUST (GLD) as a tracker in our Stock Forecast Tool, the 10-day prediction window shows mixed signals. The gold proxy is trading at $133.71, up 1.00% at the time of publication. Vector signals show +0.61% for today. Prediction data is uploaded after market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.
Treasuries
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is down 0.30% at 2.06% at the time of publication. The yield on the 30-year Treasury note is up 1.23% at 2.57% at the time of publication.
Using the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) as a proxy for bond prices in our Stock Forecast Tool, we see negative signals in our 10-day prediction window. Today’s vector of -0.03% moves to -0.26% in three sessions. Prediction data is uploaded after market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.
Volatility
The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) is down 6.60% at $13.16 at the time of publication, and our 10-day prediction window shows positive signals. The predicted close for tomorrow is $14.78 with a vector of +1.98%. Prediction data is uploaded after market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.
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