U.S. Stock Market prediction: U.S. Stock Market prediction: Factors that will decide S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq trading on Monday
Next week will feature reports on the software industry from AppLovin and Datadog. As fourth-quarter earnings season comes to a close, results are also expected from high-profile companies like Coca-Cola, Cisco Systems, and McDonald’s.
While the Federal Reserve said the job market had stabilized by keeping interest rates steady last month, a survey on Thursday showed that layoffs announced by U.S. employers increased in January.
Meanwhile, inflation remains “slightly elevated” in the Fed’s view, and the January consumer price index due Friday offers the latest insight into such trends. With the Fed announcing that risks to both inflation and employment have decreased, markets expect the central bank to make further interest rate cuts until its June meeting. At this point, President Donald Trump’s newly appointed Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh, could take over.
After the central bank cut interest rates late last year, Fed funds futures continued to price roughly two more quarter-percentage-point cuts through December; Those expectations were generally valid following the announcement of Warsh’s candidacy late last month.
On Friday, the S&P 500 index rose 133.90 points, or 2 percent, to 6,932.30. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,206.95 points, or 2.5 percent, to 50,115.67. The Nasdaq composite rose 490.63 points, or 2.2 percent, to 23,031.21. The Russell 2000 index of small companies rose 92.69 points, or 3.6 percent, to 2,670.34.
Throughout the year, the S&P 500 increased by 86.80 points, or 1.3 percent. Dow Jones increased by 2,052.38 points, or 4.3 percent. Nasdaq dropped 210.78 points, or 0.9 percent. The Russell 2000 rose 188.43 points, or 7.6 percent.
