Senior Fed official cautions markets may be anticipating too early rate cuts. Fed's December 'dot plot' indicated median preference for federal funds rate at 4.6%, implying reduction of 75 basis points. Market sentiment leans towards rate cuts, but Fed Chair Powell acknowledged possibility of rate reductions.
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest picked up huge chunk of shares in social commerce company Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) and dumped more of crypto-linked stocks on Friday, daily trade disclosure from the firm showed.
U.S. stocks are poised to close their seventh consecutive week of gains, marking their longest winning streak since October 2017.
In Friday’s session, the S&P 500 index hovered around the flatline at 1 p.m. in New York, while the Nasdaq 100 rose by 0.4%, getting closer to retesting their all-time highs.