Stocks advance with upbeat earnings, despite Fed Hawks

Macroeconomic/ geopolitical developments

• US third-quarter earnings results are largely meeting or beating expectations.
• About a fifth of S&P 500 companies have reported Q3 results, and approximately 73% have exceeded forecasts.

• Investor sentiment has been very negative, possibly assisting the market rebound, the Bank of America Fund Managers monthly survey showed investors were holding the most cash since 2001.
• This is despite higher yield moves for US Treasuries as Fed speakers maintained a hawkish tone.
• In the UK, Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after just 45 days, triggering another leadership content, with Rishi Sunak favourite to be the next PM.

• The US announced a release from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
• Japanese authorities allegedly intervened in Forex markets Friday to support the Japanese Yen against the US Dollar.

Global financial market developments

• The major US stock averages surged higher last week.
• All three major US averages posted their best weekly gain since June, after the prior week saw the S&P 500 drop 2.4% on Thursday 13^th (CPI day) and then close up 2.6%, the fifth largest intraday reversal from a low in the history of the index.
• European equity indices were notably higher on the week too.
• US 10yr yields were higher again, surging to its highest since 2008!
• US Dollar dipped, as DXY setback from near a multi-decade peak.
• GBPUSD gained after Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned.
• USDJPY plunged after rumoured intervention.
• Gold plunged and bounced to ease negative pressures.
• Oil prices proved solid despite the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve release announced.
• Copper remains in a consolidation pattern.

Key this week

• Central Bank Watch: We get the Bank of Canada (BoC) interest rate decision, statement and press conference on Wednesday and the same from the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday, then from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Friday.
• Macroeconomic data: A busy week, with standouts the global S&P Global Flash PMI on Monday, US GDP, PCE and Durable Goods on Thursday and Friday, plus German GDP and CPI also Friday.
• Earnings data: Earnings season continues and a big week for tech as we get Alphabet (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (Meta), Boeing (BA), Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN).

Steve Miley (The Market Chartist)

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