Last week was an important week for investors. Federal Open Market Committee hiked the fed market rate by another 75 bps. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the USA’s GDP estimate of -0.9% for Q2 2022, making it two consecutive quarters of GDP decline. Top companies in S&P 500 reported their results. As I…
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After posting my article “Is It Safe to Invest In An Earnings Recession?”, some of you asked whether there are stocks in the green right now. The answer is yes. Since the start of 2022, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial are down 19% and 14% respectively. But index movement in S&P 500 is an…
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IMPORTANT: Please read the disclaimer before continuing. Before you read this article, re-visit my previous article to get the full context of the content below. Recap on Drivers of Stock Prices Some of you might be seeing the term “earnings recession” on many financial websites. This article will help you to understand it and learn…
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IMPORTANT: Please read the disclaimer before continuing. In my previous article (“Why Do Stock Prices Go Up Or Down After Earnings?”), I talked about how markets are always forward-looking. Subsequently, I wrote that companies with growing profits could potentially be good investments despite a tough macroeconomic environment. Today, I want to provide an update on…
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IMPORTANT: Please read the disclaimer before continuing. In my previous article, I talked about how expectations of the market play an important role to influence stock prices. We also discussed how the stock market is always moving ahead of the economy. It’s been almost 6 – 8 months since macroeconomics became the favourite topic among…
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IMPORTANT: Please read the disclaimer before continuing. In April and May, many listed companies reported their first-quarter results. Meta Platforms (formally known as Facebook), Sea Limited, Alibaba, Alphabet, Snowflake, and Zscaler – these are some of the larger companies that I’m tracking. On 27 April, Meta Platforms reported its first-quarter 2022 results. (Source: https://investor.fb.com/) Its…
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