S&P500 0715

2025年7月16日

  • Resilient U.S. Economy

    • Solid jobs data: Nonfarm payrolls for June increased by 147,000, beating expectations, and the unemployment rate improved to 4.1%.
    • Stable consumer spending: Americans continue to spend steadily, helping support corporate earnings and dampening recession fears.
    • Recovery in manufacturing data: Indicators like the ISM Manufacturing Index show signs of improvement, contributing to economic optimism.

  • Strong Tech Sector Performance

    • NVIDIA leads the charge: Fueled by AI demand, its stock hit a record high, pushing its market cap close to $4 trillion.
    • Apple and chipmakers shine: Apple rose 6.2%, while Applied Materials and KLA Corporation gained around 3–4%.
    • AI boom boosts investment: The generative AI wave continues to attract capital, driving a 2.44% gain in the S&P 500 Technology Index.

  • Rate Cut Expectations

    • Fed easing outlook: With inflation cooling and a healthy labor market, markets anticipate interest rate cuts later this year.
    • Lower rates = stock appeal: A low-rate environment makes equities more attractive, especially growth stocks.
    • Fed communications: Investors interpret Jerome Powell’s remarks and FOMC minutes as cautiously optimistic, reinforcing hopes for easing.
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  • “The S&P 500 has shown impressive strength, though a short-term correction might be healthy at this point.”
  • “In the short term, a correction phase is possible, but the prevailing view is that a long-term upward trend will continue. However, geopolitical risks and changes in interest rate policies should be closely monitored.Simply put, it’s the usual situation — I don’t know."

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Posted by Faust