US market on Wed (22 Mar) traded directionlessly until 2:00pm when the FOMC meeting was over with the press conference by Mr Powell, hot on the heels. When the 0.25% interest hike was confirmed, market “reacted positively” initially. It was afterall the much anticipated 0.25% and not the much feared 0.5%. The “euphoria” proved to be short-lived as the press conference pressed on with Mr Powell further confirming that there would be no let down from the central bank in their fight to bring inflation down. Personally I think, it is commendable that the Fed Reserves provides a clear direction of where they are heading without being ambiguous. Doing so minimizes “speculations” of any sorts to be postulated by Wall Street to smoke-screen and “fool” the general public. Agree ? By The Time Marke
Morningstar notes: Buy Berkshire Hathaway $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B)$ $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.A)$ stock for Warren Buffett’s steady hand during crises.Why?The company's long history of aiding failing banks is one reason for investors to buy Berkshire Hathaway.Recently, the market has noticed that The “Oracle of Omaha” has been in contact with the Biden administration in recent days about possibly investing in regional banks in some way.“On multiple occasions over the past two decades we have seen firms seek out capital from Berkshire on the belief that the ‘Buffett Seal of Approval’ that came with that capital injection would reduce the pressure on their shares,” Mornings
Introduction $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ has been on a tear in recent weeks, rising for more than 27% for the month of march. However good things don’t last long and in this post, I will share why I think AMD rally is probably going to end soon (mainly from a technical analysis stand point). About AMD I think AMD needs no further introduction as it is a very popular stock among traders. AMD is a semiconductor company that operates globally in four segments: Data Center, Client, Gaming, and Embedded. It offers a range of products such as x86 microprocessors, graphics processing units (GPUs), chipsets, data center, and professional GPUs, and embedded. All these are the fundamental building blocks for Artificial Intelligence (AI). AMD's Stock Curre
Here are Monday’s biggest calls on Wall Street:JPMorgan reiterates Amazon as the best ideaJPMorgan says it’s standing by its overweight rating on the stock.“AMZN’s Retail revenue growth should accelerate from 1Q levels on easier comps, faster delivery speeds, & greater Prime spending. AMZN remains a Best Idea. Longer-term, we continue to believe US e-comm penetration could reach 40%+ of US adj retail sales.”Jefferies reiterates Tesla as buyJefferies raised its price target on the stock to $230 per share from $180 and says it’s standing by its buy rating.“After a harrowing H2, the Austin investor day demonstrated Tesla remains very much a ‘Day 1’ company. Lack of new product unveil does not imply major growth delays in our view.”Goldman Sachs initiates Apple as buyGoldman