empty
11.08.2022 06:33 AM
Inflation in the US has slowed to 8.5%

This image is no longer relevant

The key US stock market indices – Dow Jones, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 – ended Wednesday with new growth. If all movement is before Wednesday (growth), we questioned it because of its unreasonableness. On Wednesday, it should be recognized that investors had reasons to invest in American stocks. A single report was published in the States yesterday, the first important report this week, but it led to such movements in the currency and stock market that even the Fed meeting could not be compared by force. What happened? What happened is that inflation, for the first time in a year of growth, showed a slowdown, from 9.1% to 8.5%. From our point of view, a decrease of 0.6% in annual terms can be called "significant," which the Fed demanded from inflation. Thus, it is now quite clear that there will be no rate increase of 1.00% in September. Even the option with an increase of 0.75% is now in doubt.

Yesterday, we were sorting out the most likely options for the Fed's actions in September. We stopped raising the rate by 0.75% with almost any change in the consumer price index in August and September. But if yesterday it was "either 0.75% or 1.00%," today it is "either 0.75% or 0.5%." So why did the stock market rise again, and the US dollar collapse yesterday against its main competitors? To put it as simply as possible, investors and traders are now waiting for the weakening of the aggressive monetary approach. No, this does not mean that the Fed will no longer tighten monetary policy.

On the contrary, it will be, but at a slower pace. The "bearish" scenario for the market is now a non-aggressive increase in the key rate. From our point of view, this can be called "absurd." Of course, both markets could have won back the rate increase by at least 4% in advance. If this is the case, then there is no need to buy the dollar and sell off American stocks now if all future actions of the Fed have already been included in the quotes. But then it turns out that the markets have already played out all the most important events for the six months ahead.

In general, we believe that the market can buy indices and stocks, which will provoke its growth, but from a fundamental point of view, this movement is almost completely groundless. If it continues, by the end of the year, all three indices will fully recover from losses in the first half of 2022. It turns out that the rate will be a record high in recent decades, but at the same time, the stock market does not feel any discomfort about this at all. And it can't be like that, or it shouldn't be.

Paolo Greco,
Analytical expert of InstaForex
© 2007-2025
Select timeframe
5
min
15
min
30
min
1
hour
4
hours
1
day
1
week
Earn on cryptocurrency rate changes with InstaForex
Download MetaTrader 4 and open your first trade
  • Grand Choice
    Contest by
    InstaForex
    InstaForex always strives to help you
    fulfill your biggest dreams.
    JOIN CONTEST

Recommended Stories

US Market: stalling below yearly highs

S&P 500 Overview for May 15 US Market: stalling below yearly highs Performance of the key US indices on Wednesday: Dow -0.2% | NASDAQ +0.7% | S&P 500 +0.1% S&P

Jozef Kovach 12:59 2025-05-15 UTC+2

Stock market buy and sell recommendations for May 15, 2025

Buying JP Morgan Chase shares (#JPM) JP Morgan Chase is an American multinational financial conglomerate. On the weekly chart, the stock has accelerated to the upside, likely aiming to reach

Laurie Bailey 12:56 2025-05-15 UTC+2

Update on US stock market on May 14

S&P500 Snapshot of benchmark US stock indices on Tuesday: Dow -0.6%, NASDAQ +1.6%, S&P 500 +0.7%. S&P 500: 5,886, range 5,400–6,200. Yesterday was another winning session for stocks. The S&P

Jozef Kovach 13:05 2025-05-14 UTC+2

Stock market buy and sell recommendations for May 14, 2025

Buying company shares (#IBM) International Business Machines (IBM) is one of the largest US-based IT companies, engaged in hardware manufacturing, software development, and more. On the daily chart, Monday's session

Laurie Bailey 13:03 2025-05-14 UTC+2

S&P 500 Forecast for May 14, 2025

On the weekly chart, the price has broken through the resistance of the embedded line of the green price channel and reached the target level of 5,908, the low from

Laurie Bailey 12:53 2025-05-14 UTC+2

Update on US stock market on May 9. SP500 and NASDAQ trading higher

At the close of the last regular session, US stock indexes ended in the green. The S&P 500 rose by 0.58%, the Nasdaq 100 gained 1.07%, and the industrial

Jakub Novak 15:36 2025-05-09 UTC+2

S&P 500 Forecast for May 9, 2025

The U.S. stock market has overcome uncertainty and is set for growth towards new all-time highs. The price has settled above the indicator lines of the Balance Line

Laurie Bailey 05:15 2025-05-09 UTC+2

Update on US stock market on May 8. SP500 and NASDAQ grow after Fed's policy meeting

US benchmark stock indices closed the previous regular session with gains. The S&P 500 rose by 0.43%, the Nasdaq 100 added 0.27%, and the industrial Dow Jones climbed 0.70%. Futures

Jakub Novak 16:22 2025-05-08 UTC+2

Update on US stock market on May 7. Fed's policy decision on investors' radars

S&P500 Update on US market: pullback ahead of the Fed's policy meeting Snapshot of major US stock indexes on Tuesday: Dow -1%, NASDAQ -0.9%, S&P 500 -0.8%, S&P

Jozef Kovach 11:14 2025-05-07 UTC+2

Update on US stock market on May 6, 2025

S&P500 Overview on May 6 Snapshot of key US majo stock indices on Monday: * Dow: -0.2%, * NASDAQ: -0.7%, * S&P 500: -0.6% * S&P 500 closed at 5,650

Jozef Kovach 16:47 2025-05-06 UTC+2
Can't speak right now?
Ask your question in the chat.
Widget callback
 

Dear visitor,

Your IP address shows that you are currently located in the USA. If you are a resident of the United States, you are prohibited from using the services of InstaFintech Group including online trading, online transfers, deposit/withdrawal of funds, etc.

If you think you are seeing this message by mistake and your location is not the US, kindly proceed to the website. Otherwise, you must leave the website in order to comply with government restrictions.

Why does your IP address show your location as the USA?

  • - you are using a VPN provided by a hosting company based in the United States;
  • - your IP does not have proper WHOIS records;
  • - an error occurred in the WHOIS geolocation database.

Please confirm whether you are a US resident or not by clicking the relevant button below. If you choose the wrong option, being a US resident, you will not be able to open an account with InstaForex anyway.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by this message.