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The month of November brought some good cheer to global financial markets, with more assets up than any other month since December 2020, according to data compiled by Deutsche Bank. One of the areas that turned in the best performance was Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.75%, which had …

U.S. stocks are wrapping up a good November that saw equities to bounce off their 2022 lows set in October, with optimism building that the momentum will cement a year-end rally. Indeed, there’s been a lot of talk about seasonal tailwinds and how they might — or might not — work to …

Several headwinds that pummeled the stock market in 2022 have turned into tailwinds, setting the stage for a rally in U.S. equities heading into year-end, according to Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors. “The Thanksgiving holiday has ended and now markets are entering the final key weeks …

The period between now and year-end marks a historically bullish final stretch of the year for U.S. stocks, particularly just before and after Christmas. The question for investors is whether favorable seasonal factors will be outweighed by economic fundamentals. The momentum toward a year-end rush to stocks seems to only …

This year’s bear market has made FOMO even worse among individual investors. While there is nothing new to their complaining about not being able to invest in the complex securities available only to the rich and famous, the bear market has made their lack of access really sting. The S&P …

With the S&P 500 holding above 4,000 and the CBOE Volatility Gauge, known as the “Vix” or Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” VIX, +0.74% having fallen to one of its lowest levels of the year, many investors across Wall Street are beginning to wonder if the lows are finally in for …

Stocks will start the Black Friday half-session near 10-week highs, having rebounded partly on hopes the Federal Reserve will be slowing the pace of interest rate rises as it waits to see how much previous tightening has impacted the economy. Investors are thus looking ahead to when the Fed eventually …

In a shortened week that will bring both Thanksgiving and the World Cup kickoff, investors have all sorts of excuses to head to the sidelines. Those sticking around will be grinding through the traditional data dump on Wednesday and even an appearance by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. There’s more caution …

One chart is all it took to move financial markets on Thursday. That chart was presented by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard as part of a presentation in Louisville, Ky., and it shows where he sees “the sufficiently restrictive zone” for the central bank’s main policy rate target. Bullard …

We don’t know yet if the recent rally kicks off a new bull market in stocks. But here’s a safe bet: Once the new bull market is here, entirely different groups will lead. It’ll be out with the old — think FAANGs — and in with the new. To find …