Wall Street Braces for 11 Key Earnings and Fed Decision as December Hike Odds Hit 75%
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Updated · CNBC · Oct 24
Wall Street Braces for 11 Key Earnings and Fed Decision as December Hike Odds Hit 75%
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Oct 24
Summary
11 portfolio names report this week, with Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Eli Lilly and Intel headlining the busiest stretch of third-quarter earnings season.
Wednesday's Fed decision and Thursday's September PCE report could prove just as market-moving, with rates expected to stay unchanged but futures implying about a 75% chance of a December hike.
AI-linked businesses remain the market's main pressure point: investors will scrutinize Azure, Google Cloud, AWS and GE Vernova's turbine demand for signs the bull market's core trade is losing momentum.
Higher oil prices, Middle East tensions and U.S. midterm elections less than 10 days away add to the strain, especially for consumer-facing names such as Amazon, Starbucks and FedEx.