In falling market, META, AMZN, GOOG +++ which to Buy?
@JC888:
US Market Earthquake? Only 2 weeks into 2024 and already the US market is shakier than ever. What have caused the market to become so volatile over the past month — 13 Dec 2023 to 12 Jan 2024? 4 Main Factors. (1) FOMC Dec 2023 meeting. On FOMC’s last meeting in 2023, the Fed team decided to: Keep Fed Funds rate static & unchanged. Acknowledged that the Fed’s policies are working to cool down the US economy. Cut interest rate in 2024. This caused the market to rally. (2) Santa rally. The santa proved to be short-lived because all too soon, the Fed officials were out in force interacting with the media to dampen the euphoria that resulted from the FOMC press conference. This caused the santa rally to spluttered and died a natural death. (3) Inflation. This began to take centrestage as a