The Market In 5 Minutes: Rate Hike, Jobless Claims, Bitcoin And More

IN THE NEWS

The rate hike came as no surprise. The Federal Reserve was widely expected to announce a 25-basis-point pop after its Wednesday meeting: Link

Bitcoin prices are now down 52 percent year-to-date, but Mark Yusko, founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management, said Wednesday there's still a strong bull case to be made for bitcoin: Link

Wall Street analysts reflect on AT&T T-Time Warner TWX ruling and assess implications outside of tech and media: Link

With oil price recovery taking hold, several U.S. oil and gas companies entered 2018 with a compelling plan - sell undeveloped or less essential fields and invest the money to boost returns from their sweetest, most productive spots: Link

Microsoft Corp MSFT is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to Amazon.com Inc’s AMZN automated grocery shop, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters: Link

Some of the world’s biggest investors have a message for Wall Street: Stop reading over our shoulder: Link $

The Trump administration, deepening its global trade offensive, is preparing to levy tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of Chinese goods in the coming week, perhaps as early as Friday—a move that is likely to spark heavy retaliation from Beijing: Link

ECONOMIC DATA

  • US Initial Jobless Claims for Jun 8 218.0K vs 223.0K Est; Prior 222.0K. US Continuing Claims for Jun 1 1.70M vs 1.74M Est; Prior Revised from 1.74M to 1.75M
  • USA Retail Sales (MoM) for May 0.80% vs 0.40% Est; Prior 0.20%. Core Retail Sales (MoM) for May 0.90% vs 0.50% Est; Prior 0.30%
  • Business inventories report for May is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET.
  • The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is schedule for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
  • Data on money supply for the recent week will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET.

ANALYST RATINGS

Piper Jaffray upgrades Capital One COF from Neutral to Overweight
Keybanc downgrades Steel Dynamics STLD from Overweight to Sector Weight
Citi downgrades Kohl's KSS from Buy to Neutral

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