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Market Moment
Glen Eagle®: America’s Women-Owned Trading Desk®
12/18/2023
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The Magnificent Seven stocks (Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla) have swelled to represent about 30% of the S&P 500's market value. Together they now represent more market value than the UK, China, France, and Japan stock markets combined. 1
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Mortgage rates fell below 7% for the first time since August, as the U.S. economy is showing signs of cooling off. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell for the seventh week in a row and averaged 6.95% as of Dec. 14. 2
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In a recent survey, 45% of investors said the 2024 Presidential Election will have a bigger impact on their retirement plans than the stock market’s returns. Additionally, 32% believe the U.S. economy could enter a recession within a year if their preferred political party does not win. 3
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The U.S. unemployment rate has remained below 4% for a record 22 consecutive months, marking the longest stretch since the late-1960s. Notably, the unemployment rate did not fall below 4% during the entire 1970s, 80s, or 90s. 4
- WSJ- "It's the Magnificent Seven's Market. The Other Stocks Are Just Living in It."
- Marketwatch - "Mortgage Rates Fall Below 7% for the First Time Since August"
- MFS- "Beyond the News"
- The Irrelevant Investor- "Animal Spirits: Dunking on Doomers"
*Past performance is not indicative of future performance
Economic Calendar
Monday:
Home builder confidence index (Dec)
Tuesday:
Housing starts (Nov), Building permits (Nov)
Wednesday:
U.S. current account (Q3), Existing home sales (Nov)
Thursday:
Initial jobless claims (Dec), GDP (revision) (Q3), Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey (Dec), U.S. leading economic indicators (Nov)
Friday:
Durable-goods orders (Nov), Durable-goods minus transportation (Nov), Personal income (Nov), Personal spending (Nov), PCE index (Nov), Core PCE index (Nov), PCE (year-over-year), Core PCE (year-over-year), New home sales (Nov), Consumer sentiment (final) (Dec)
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US Futures*
S&P 4,732.90 +0.29%
DOW 37,353.97 +0.13%
NASDAQ 14,843.54
+0.20%
World Markets*
FTSE 7,609.35
+0.44%
NIKKEI 32,758.98
-0.64%
HANG SENG 16,629.23 -0.97%
*values as of 9:30 AM EST 12/18/2023
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Treasuries*
2 YR 4.457%
10YR 3.950%
30 YR 4.060%
Cryptocurrencies*
BTC-USD
41,198.71 -1.28%
ETH.CM
2,149.22 -4.11%
^CMC200
845.08 -2.95%
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Currencies*
Euro $1.0919
Pound $1.2649
Yen $143.0840
Commodities*
Gold 2,037.30
+0.07%
WTI Crude 73.85
+3.38%
Silver 24.08
-0.30%
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Upcoming Earnings Calls
Monday - HEI, EBF, LANV, MRDB, LATG
Tuesday - BHP, ACN, FDX, FDS, CD
Wednesday - MU, GIS, TTC, BB, WGO
Thursday- MKE, CTAS, PAYX, CCL, AEG
Friday - ONMD, SIF, NUZE, BETRF, CLWT
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This desk commentary is for informational purposes only
Carol Ann Fernandez
Rob Michel
Grier Vacek
Glen Eagle Wealth, LLC
4422C Route 27
PO Box 399
Kingston, NJ 08528
(609) 631-8231
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