Jefferies Financial Stock Forum

After another busy week for the FOMC, the upcoming week seems to have settled down a bit. Only a few companies will be releasing their earnings, and the market anticipates the release of the Fed's preferred gauge on Friday, the core PCE inflation data.
Earnings for $McCormick & Co(MKC.US)$ and $GameStop(GME.US)$ will be released on Tuesday, followed by $Carnival(CCL.US)$ and $Jefferies Financial(JEF.US)$ on Wednes...

Japan's stock market, overlooked by investors for decades, is making a furious comeback. The benchmark $Nikkei 225(.N225.JP)$ broke past the 36,000 mark for the first time since 1990 and is edging closer to the record it set on Dec. 29, 1989, which effectively marked the peak of Japan's economic ascendancy before a collapse that led to decades of low growth.
Meanwhile, Japanese companies have increas...

This week's macroeconomic focus is on inflation, with December's Consumer Price Index due Thursday and the Producer Price Index on Friday, against a backdrop of minimal earnings reports. Meanwhile, financial markets have moderated their expectations for early U.S. rate cuts, following initial reactions to the Federal Reserve's dovish turn in December.
The upcoming week's important earnings inlcude $Jefferies Financial(JEF.US)$ on Monday...

$Morgan Stanley(MS.US)$ drops TP to $430, rating overweight
$DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP(DSECF.US)$ raises TP to $435, rating buy
$HSBC HOLDINGS(00005.HK)$ raises TP to $445, rating buy
$Bank of America(BAC.US)$ raises TP to $472, rating buy unchanged
$Jefferies Financial(JEF.US)$ raises TP to $478, rating buy
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