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The Fed's setting looks steady right now, while Treasury yields still point to somewhat tighter borrowing costs than a month ago.
Microsoft reported non-GAAP EPS of $4.89, above the $4.71 consensus, with revenue of $92.3 billion, up 19%. Microsoft Cloud revenue rose 30%, and the company returned $10.2 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
Growth sped up from the prior quarter, but the last three quarters still show a moderate pace rather than a breakout.
The monthly bump got stronger, while the bigger trend still shows underlying inflation running above the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target.
The trend is still improving, with first-time claims edging lower and ongoing claims holding steady.
Intel’s third-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $0.52 beat the $0.28 consensus, while revenue rose 21% to $16.5 billion. The company forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $15.0 billion to $16.0 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $0.25; Data Center and AI revenue rose 78%.
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Stocks were mixed on Thursday. The S&P 500 lost 0.4%. The biggest moves came from health care (+2.4%, an unusually big move), real estate (+2.2%, an unusually big move), media and telecom (-1.9%). 9 of 11 industry groups closed higher.
It has been a volatile stretch: markets fell hard in 2 of the last 6 sessions (the worst day was -1.2%) and daily swings averaged 0.6%, vs a typical 0.4%.
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Rates are high enough to slow the economy. Lately this reading has been rising. Where interest rates head next matters a lot for stocks, especially the ones that are sensitive to interest rates.
Prices are rising faster than the Fed wants. Lately this reading has been easing. Faster price gains make it harder for the Federal Reserve to lower rates, which markets watch closely.
The economy is growing at a modest pace. It has held fairly steady lately. Growth sets the stage for company earnings.
The job market is losing steam. Lately this reading has been easing. A hot job market can keep interest rates higher for longer, which markets watch closely.
No recession warning signs right now. Lately this reading has been easing. These signs are watched because they sometimes come before a recession.
Key reports due this week: weekly jobless claims on Thursday, the jobs report on Friday.
