U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, reversing earlier declines, as investors looked ahead to key inflation data and earnings reports out later in the week that will give the Federal Reserve more updated information on the state of the U.S. economy.
The S&P 500 rose 0.43%, rebounding after hitting its lowest level since November 2020 earlier in the session. The Nasdaq Composite also rebounded from a 52-week low to trade up 0.18%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 337 points, or 1.16%, uplifted by jumps in Amgen and Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Bond prices also fell, and the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury neared the key 4% level overnight. Yields backed off their rally Tuesday morning, with the 10-year yield up about 1 basis point at 3.894%. Bond yields are inverse to prices, and a basis point is one hundredth of one percent.
The moves came as investors look ahead to key inflation data that will inform how aggressively the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates to tame inflation. On Wednesday, the producer price report will be released and followed by the September consumer price index Thursday. On Friday, September retail sales will give further insight into consumption.
The path of the central bank’s interest rate increases will determine whether or not the U.S. economy falls into a recession or experiences a soft landing.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Monday warned that the U.S. would likely fall into a recession over the next “six to nine months,” and said the S&P 500 could fall another 20% depending on whether the Federal Reserve engineers a soft or a hard landing for the economy.
“This is an awful stock market environment that is grappling with a weakening economy, uncertainty over earnings and how long the Fed’s tightening will last, and sentiment issues with an extremely risk averse investor psychology,” said David Bahnsen, chief investment officer of The Bahnsen Group, in a Tuesday note.
“We believe the Fed will raise interest rates one or two more times until the Fed funds rate reaches 4% and then take a pause, at which point the Fed will assess the damage done,” he added.
This week also kicks off earnings season. On Friday, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley and Citi – four of the world’s largest banks – report quarterly earnings.
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