عقود الفروقات هي أدوات مالية معقدة، وتنطوي على مخاطر عالية لخسارة الأموال بشكل سريع بسبب الرافعة المالية. 67% من حسابات مستثمري التجزئة يخسرون الأموال عند تداول عقود الفروقات مع هذا المزود. عليك الأخذ بعين الاعتبار ما إذا كنت تفهم طريقة عمل عقود الفروقات، وما إذا كان بوسعك تحمل المخاطر العالية لخسارة أموالك.
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media behemoth enjoys a very strong record, but headwinds may blow strong across the rest of the year.
Facebook posts its fastest-growing quarter since 2016 with revenues expanding 56% in the quarter ending June 2021.
According to its results, Facebook notched up a 47% rise in its average price per ad. It also increased the volume of ads it delivered by 6% year-on-year.
That’s quite an interesting dichotomy. While revenues generated from its ad service is up massively, the number of ads delivered hasn’t kept pace. This may feed into problems down the line. It could also ultimately show how much more Facebook is currently charging for ad space.
Monthly average users (MAUs) also grew. Now, approximately 2.9 billion customers regularly use the social media network each month. Daily active users (DAUs) total 1.91bn, in line with Facebook expectations.
Across its multiple apps, which includes Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram, Facebook’s total users clocked in at 3.51bn for the quarter – up from the 3.45bn registered in Q1.
Let’s have a look at the overall breakdown of Facebook’s Q2 2021 numbers:
Of course, ad revenues are Facebook’s chief cash generator, but it also has a variety of other products which bring in cash. Its “Other” segment covers commercial hardware, including Oculus Rift VR headsets. Revenues generated from this sector of Facebook’s business fell below the expected $685.5m at $497m.
Free cash flow also dropped. Estimates suggested it would total $9.08bn for this quarter. In reality, the figure was $8.51bn.
Regarding its 2021 H2 performance, Facebook said it expects “year-over-year total revenue growth rates to decelerate significantly on a sequential basis as we lap periods of increasingly strong growth.”
This is essentially unchanged from the guidance issued at the end of Q1.
A lot of Facebook’s future direction comes from what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse”.
Zuckerberg describes this as “a virtual environment where you can be present with people in digital spaces.”
How this differs from the current experience is really yet to be seen. A new team has been formed at Facebook HQ to develop this vision into a tangible reality. Zuckerberg is certainly optimistic.
“In the coming years, I expect people will transition from seeing us primarily as a social-media company to seeing us as a metaverse company,” he said.
Advertising will probably still play a key role here, but Facebook may continue to develop its VR capabilities in order to pull off this project.
The key thing the markets took away from Facebook’s call with analysts and journalists was a slump in revenue growth. Facebook share prices fell 5% after the company’s guidance announcement, showing slowing revenues will be a thorny issue for investors moving forward.
This mirrors other tech giants like Tesla and Apple who experienced similar share price dips after reporting this quarter’s earnings, albeit for different reasons.
The social media giant said ad headwinds are most likely to going to blow strongly throughout the rest of 2021. Regulatory and platform changes were cited, as well as Apple’s iOS 14.5 update, which allows users more flexibility in how apps track their activity.
Rivals Snap and Twitter have seemingly managed to navigate their way through the iOS changes. It’s now up to Facebook to do the same.
Then there is government scrutiny and lawsuits against Facebook. A recent antitrust complaint from the Federal Trade Commission was dismissed by judges, alongside a separate complaint, filed by 48 states attorneys. The FTC, however, is determined to fight this and give Facebook another day in court. It has until August 19th to alter its complaint.
President Biden is apparently no fan of Facebook either. The sitting president has stated that Facebook is not doing enough to combat the spread of misinformation on its platforms, even going so far as to say, “they’re killing people”.
Despite the 5% post-report drop in pre-US market trading Facebook shares experienced on Wednesday, 2021 remains a strong year for price action.
Facebook shares are up 37% since January, beating the S&P 500’s 17% rise in the same period.
Analyst consensus is a strong buy:
News sentiment is also bullish, placing Facebook higher than the sector average:
So, a strong quarter for Facebook. What’s next? Challenges will likely intensify, but the onus is now on Zuckerberg et al to stick to their forecasts and keep things in line with market expectations as the year progresses.
To see which large caps are still due to report on Wall Street this season, make sure you check out our earnings calendar.
European stocks moved higher in early trade Tuesday after a sizeable down day in the previous session and a rather limp handover from Asia. The FTSE 100 recaptured 7,100, rising 0.5%, after slipping below this level yesterday, having closed down 0.9%. European indices continue to trip along recent ranges having set post-pandemic highs earlier this month as the market looks for more direction re inflation and bond yields. Everyone seems happy to buy the line that inflation will be transitory: the super-hot peaks we are getting right now will be, we knew that as base effects and pent-up demand played out; the question is what sort of new inflation regime persists beyond this summer. Once the inflation genie is out the bottle it is hard to put back in easily.
US markets are grinding higher along the path of least resistance but on lower vols and declining breadth. As bond yields remain in check and inflation expectations cool, big tech and other bond proxies are providing the heavy lifting for the indices. The S&P 500 inched to a new all-time high with just healthcare and utilities up and twice as many advancers as decliners. Energy was smoked, registering a decline of 3%, with Valero, Halliburton, Phillips 66, Occidental and Marathon all down 5%. Cruise operator stocks sank 6-7% as Carnival announced an additional stock sale of $500m, whilst Disney delayed a planned test voyage. Growth is beating value right now as the reflation trade unwinds: the Nasdaq rallied 1%, whilst the Dow fell 151pts as the likes of Chevron and Boeing pulled back. US 10yr yields are back under 1.5%, and this morning US stock futures are flat. After a pause, AMC rallied more than 7%. SoFi (Nasdaq: SOFI) is the most talked about stocks on Wallstreetbets, with WKHS, WISH, CLOV, BB, SPCE and GME also still garnering some of the most mentions.
Among the big tech leaders making gains was Facebook, which rallied 4% to take its market capitalisation above $1tn for the first time as it saw off a monopoly legal threat. A judge rejected two antitrust lawsuits brought by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of 46 states. The news removed a significant headwind for the stock, though the FTC has a month to refile its complaint. It seems that the judge’s rejection of the case was based on the lack of evidence, or the way it was presented, which could be remedied with a new lawsuit.
Elsewhere, in FX the dollar is mildly bid with GBPUSD testing the Jun 22th low around 1.3860 and EURUSD creeping back to 1.1910. Chart pattern looks a bit bearish and flaggy.
Crude oil turned lower through the day after touching its best levels in almost three years. So far this market has been a buy-the-dip affair, and market fundamentals seem solid as supply remains tight, but we just need to be mindful from a technical perspective. Yesterday’s outside day bearish engulfing candle is one red flag, the bearish MACD crossover on the daily chart is another. Not necessarily the top but would call for a potential near-term pullback such as a ~10% correction as seen in Mar/Apr this year. Anyway, market fundamentals remain firm and OPEC+ has scope to increase in August – it would be about 1.5m bpd short of demand without any additional output from OPEC or Iranian oil coming back online.
Bitcoin – still holding under the 200-day SMA but the selling may be done now as bears tire and weak hands are out; there is a potential rip higher incoming.
Some of the world’s richest shareholders are reaping major windfalls from equities sales in 2021.
According to research by Bloomberg, the likes of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Google’s Sergey Brin are turning to stock sales to improve their already substantial fortunes.
A 14-month long bull market is helping industry insiders cash in. $24.4bn worth of equities have been offloaded in the period up to the first half of May 2021, compared against the $30bn sold in the same manner throughout the whole of 2020.
The bulk of these sales have been undertaken via trading programmes, a common practice for shareholders of this status.
Usually, large shareholders will sell stock in planned intervals. However, it’s the prolonged stock market rally that’s really made these deals pay off. Whether they were planned or just coincided with the current equities boom is up for debate. The key motivations to sell now are:
The following names were mentioned by Bloomberg has being key stock sellers:
One thing to note is that all of the above are involved in big tech players. Typically, such entrepreneurs’ portfolios are heavily weighted to tech stocks. It’s where they generate their wealth after all. However, divesting such levels of stocks makes sense. It’s rarely a great idea to bet solely on one horse, even if said horse has made you a multi-billionaire.
These stock sales will have further ripples away from equities markets. Hundreds of millions could be about to be poured into areas like art, real estate, and philanthropy.
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The Federal Reserve remains resolutely firm. Jay Powell reiterated that the central bank is not even close to talking about tapering bond purchases, a move that would begin to unwind some of the extraordinary accommodation delivered in the wake of the pandemic. The Fed chair said the US economy is still a long way from achieving the progress required to dial back stimulus – over 8m jobs are still lost and that means we need several blowout jobs reports to get there. Powell also stressed that policymakers are not worried about inflation and think any price pressures will prove temporary. The Fed is doubling down here and sticking to its guns. Advance GDP numbers due to today should show the US economy roaring back.
All this should be a green light for stocks, but the markets are wary right now as they tread record highs and all this stimulus is priced in and the macro outlook well understood. The US 10-year bond yield moved to test the 1.65% level. US stock markets closed marginally lower, though the small cap Russell 2000 managed to eke out a small gain. Futures point to solid gains for Wall Street later today when the cash equities open. European stock markets are largely higher in early trade today, with the FTSE 100 popping its head above 7,000 again on a raft of largely positive corporate updates.
Apple reported another stunning quarter, with sales soaring from last year and a fresh round of buybacks. The company raised the dividend by 7% to $0.22 per share and announced $90 billion in share buybacks. Apple revenues grew more than 50% year-on-year, with total sales of $89.58bn vs around $77bn expected. EPS came in at $1.40 vs $1.00 expected. At all levels, we can see Apple outperforming even the most bullish expectations. The core iPhone business saw sales up 65% to $47.94 billion vs. $41.43 billion estimated. This was stunning – the iPhone remains the golden goose and way in which consumers become part of the Apple ecosystem. Services – a higher margin business that includes things like the Cloud, App Store, Apple Music – grew revenues by 26.7%. Revenues in China rose 87% – albeit this was in comparison to a quarter last year in which China was most affected by the pandemic. Shares rose 2% in the after-hours market. A really exceptional quarter – it’s not a surprise that it exceeded quite a low bar, but noteworthy just by how much.
Facebook shares advanced 6% in after-hours trading as the company reported posted forecast-beating revenues and earnings. However, the company warned investors that growth could slow as new Apple privacy policies would make it harder to targe ads on social media. I’m fairly used to Facebook using earnings calls to warn that rates of growth could slow in future, and I think investors are too. Earnings per share came in at $3.30 vs $2.37 expected on revenues of $26.17bn, which were about $3bn more than expected and up 48% on a year before. Net income rose 94% to $9.5bn. Average revenues per user came in at $9.27 vs. $8.40 expected.
BT confirmed it is looking to sell its TV business. This has been a long time coming – the vast sums BT paid to secure football rights was always at odds with the core business. In a statement responding to press speculation, the company says “early discussions are being held with a number of select strategic partners, to explore ways to generate investment, strengthen our sports business, and help take it to the next stage in its growth”. Whilst clearly the pandemic has badly hit sport, BT has never set too well in the content space; there are many with deeper pockets who do content. Ballooning costs left BT paying a hefty bill for sports that wasn’t being covered. It’s further evidence of chief executive Philip Jansen ripping up the Gavin Patterson era playbook to focus squarely on the Openreach rollout and modernise BT.
Shell raised its dividend after beating expectations thanks to higher oil prices and improved margins in its chemicals business. Adjusted net income rose 13% from a year before. Net debt fell $4bn. Meanwhile French firm Total said profits are back to pre-pandemic levels as adjusted net income hit $3bn, higher than the pre-crisis first quarter of 2019.
Unilever shares rose over 2% as the company announced it will commence a €3bn share buyback scheme next month after a 5.7% jump in sales in the first quarter. Most (4.7%) came from higher volume, with just 1% from stronger pricing. For 2021 Unilever stuck to its target of underlying sales growth to be within 3-5%, with the first half at around the top of this range. Management also pointed to additional supply chain costs, with rising commodity and freight prices a factor as margins are seen declining a touch in the first half before picking up later in the year. Ongoing covid restrictions in some areas of the world continued to support in-home sales, whilst the slackening of restrictions in some geographies boosted out of home sales. Mayonnaise and ice cream were strong sellers. India and China both posted strong double-digit growth against a backdrop of strict lockdown measures which impacted the prior year.
NatWest reported Q1 2021 operating profit before tax of £946 million and an attributable profit of £620 million. This was boosted by the reversal of provisions for bad loans as government support schemes reduced the amount of loan delinquency banks had anticipated. NatWest booked at net impairment credit of £102m. But shares fell as the total income was a slight miss, coming in at £2.66bn vs £2.7bn expected. Net interest margin fell 2bps to 1.64%. Shares declined more than 3% in early trade. Standard Chartered continued the run of positive news from the large banks as it recorded underlying pre-tax profit rising 18% to $1.4bn as lower impairment charges and strong cyclical recovery in the global economy offsetting lower interest margins. Return on tangible equity rose 220bps to 10.8% and management reaffirmed their view that income will start growing again in the second half of the year and for impairment charges to reduce significantly.
Smith & Nephew shares rose 6% to the top of the FTSE 100 after reporting Q1 revenue up 6.2% on an underlying basis (11.5% reported) to $1.264bn. This included 3.4% from foreign exchange and 1.9% from acquisitions, whilst the quarter also included two more trading days than the equivalent 2020 period.
It’s the final week of April: a time that traditionally brings opportunities for earnings-driven volatility.
Many companies reporting their quarterly earnings have strong track records of beating analyst estimates and subsequently seeing their share prices rise.
Bespoke Investment Group, as reported by CNBC, has pulled together the below list of firms that, 90% of the time, beat estimates, and enjoy average day-after jumps of at least 1%.
| Stock | Company | EPS beat % | Average 1 day % price move |
| TDY | Teledyne Tech | 100 | 2.18 |
| AVNT | Avient | 100 | 1.5 |
| TRU | TransUnion | 100 | 1.27 |
| NGVT | Ingevity | 100 | 1.74 |
| GFF | Griffon Corp | 100 | 11.41 |
| OPI | Office Properties | 100 | 2.62 |
| UFI | Unifi Inc | 100 | 2.33 |
| CSGP | CoStar Group | 96.7 | 2.18 |
| EXPO | Exponent | 96.6 | 1.56 |
| SHOP | Shopify | 95.7 | 3.54 |
| PATK | Patrick Industries | 94.7 | 1.2 |
| JBT | JBT Corp | 93.5 | 1.75 |
| MA | MasterCard | 93.2 | 2.09 |
| SLAB | Silicon Labs | 92.3 | 1.29 |
| SYNH | Syneos Health | 92.3 | 3.22 |
| FB | 91.4 | 2.52 | |
| SPSC | SPS Commerce | 90.7 | 1.66 |
| ABBV | AbbVie | 90.3 | 1.26 |
| SPGI | S&P Global | 90 | 1.6 |
These reports suggest earnings are off to a great start this quarter. Companies have so far reported aggregate earnings 23.6% above expectations, according to FactSet. If the trend continues, then we’ll be looking at the highest surprise percentage since FactSet began recording the metric in 2008.
Interestingly, amongst the megacap tech companies reporting this week, Facebook is the only one to make the list. Bespoke highlights its average day-after jump of 2.5%. Facebook reports quarterly earnings today after the closing bell.
Facebook’s average analysts’ price target was up approximately up 14% over Friday’s level on Tuesday, trading at $342.37 per share, feeding into potential longer-term upsides.
Shopify, the Canadian e-commerce company, has consistently been one of the fastest growing stocks for the past 3 years. Since 2018, Shopify shares have grown a massive 700%.
MasterCard is also a bit of a big hitter with a proven ability to come out above analysts’ expectations. The credit card firm beats predictions 93% of the time. MasterCard currently enjoys an 85% buy rating on Wall Street, reports FactSet, with the stock up 9% year-to-date.
Looking to small caps, some of those on Bespoke’s list as consistently punching above their weight, estimates-wise, include Office Properties Income Trust and TransUnion.
في الأسبوع المقبل يعقد الفيدرالي أول اجتماعاته في العالم الجديد، مع مجموعة من المواعيد المحددة، لكن يبدو أنه من غير المرجح حدوث تغيير كبير في السياسة. تصدر أيضًا أحدث أرقام الناتج المحلي الإجمالي الأمريكي. تظهر التوقعات تطلعات مختلطة ولكنها متفائلة لأرقام الربع الرابع من 2020. أخيرًا، يستمر موسم الأرباح مع تقدم شركات التكنولوجيا الضخمة كبرى الشركات في آخر استدعاءات الأرباح.
ينطلق الأسبوع القادم أول اجتماعات الاحتياطي الفيدرالي في 2021، على خلفية خطط جو بايدن المُنصَّب حديثًا لتحفيز إضافي ومطالبات المختارة للخزانة جانت يلن «باتخاذ إجراءات كبيرة» في السياسة المالية. يبلغ الرقم التقريبي للتحفيز الاقتصادي الإضافي 1.9 تريليون دولار، حيث تسعى الولايات المتحدة إلى دعم اقتصادها أمام هجمة كوفيد-19 المستمرة.
يجري تدوير أربعة رؤساء فيدراليين إقليميين جدد في نقاط التصويت الرئيسية في يناير، وهذا التدوير قد يشير إلى فيدرالي أكثر مسالمة في 2021. تذهب مستر (متشددة) وكاشكاري (مسالم) وكابلان (محايد) وهاركر(محايد). ويأتي إيفان (مسالم) ودالي (محايدة) وبوستيك (مسالم) وباركين (محايد).
يثير الأعضاء الجدد بعض الاهتمام، لكن الفيدرالي لن يغير اتجاهه قريبًا، مع توضيح جاي بويل أن الوقت ليس مناسبًا للتحدث عن تدريج عمليات شراء السندات، بالرغم من إفادة بعض صناع السياسة أن هذا قد يكون مبررًا في وقت لاحق في 2021.
وفق محضر اجتماعات الفيدرالي في ديسمبر 2020، يرى صناع السياسة المعدلات باقية في النطاق بين 0%-0.25% المستهدف حاليًا حتى 2022، مع تقدير بعيد المدى يبلغ 2.5%. لا يتوقع أحد ارتفاع في المعدلات هذا العام. الوضع الراهن محبذ للغاية. وفق بوستيك رئيس الفيدرالي في أطلنطا، ينبغي أن يحدث الكثير حتى يقع هذا.
هناك احتمال أن تحدث بعض الارتفاعات في 2023، ويمكن حتى أن تحدث مبكرًا في النصف الثاني من 2022. سيُنظر في ثلاثة نقاط أساسية: صحة الأعمال الصغيرة، وتأثير برامج إقراض الفيدرالي، والتي أُغلق الكثير منها قبل نهاية 2020، وخسائر الوظائف المؤقتة مقابل الدائمة. ومع هذا فإن تجاوز كل هذه الأمور سيكون الاستجابة المستمرة لجائحة كوفيد-19.
في الوقت الراهن، يبدو أن الفيدرالي سيلتزم مساره بصورة أساسية، ملتزمًا بالسياسة الموضوعة خلال عام 2020.
كما هو الحال تمامًا مع كل اقتصاد متقدم في جميع أنحاء العالم، عصفت بالولايات المتحدة ضربات متكررة من جائحة كوفيد-19. يشهد الخميس القراءة المتقدمة لإحصائيات الربع الرابع للناتج المحلي الإجمالي وأقل ما يقال أن الصورة تبدو مشوشة. يعتمد تشخيص الناتج المحلي الإجمالي حقًا على من الذي تسأله.
يتوقع نموذج GDPNow لفيدرالي أطلنطا نموًا سنويًا يبلغ 7.4% في الربع الرابع وفق إصداره يوم 15 يناير، بالرغم من مراجعته لينخفض من 8.7% المتوقعة في 8 يناير. ويشير نموذج Nowcast لفيدرالي نيويورك تمدد بنسبة 2.5%.
يعتمد نمو الناتج المحلي الإجمالي على أي قطاع اقتصادي يمكن أن يقف على قدميه أسرع. وصرح مؤخرًا قطاع التجارة الأمريكي أن إنفاق المستهلك، محرك الاقتصاد الأمريكي الرئيسي، قد تصاعد بعض الشيء، بجانب استثمارات الأعمال الثابتة. ومع هذا، فقد خفف من تأثيرهما انخفاض في الصادرات. انخفضت الخدمات، التي يذهب إليها 61% من إنفاق المستهلك، بنسبة 17% عام مقابل عام في الربع الثالث لعام 2020، فهل يمكنها التعافي؟ الزمن كفيل بالإجابة.
يستمر موسم الأرباح في وول ستريت، وينتقل التركيز هذا الأسبوع إلى عمالقة التكنولوجيا. يبدو أن كبرى شركات التكنولوجيا تزداد ضخامة مع لعب الغلق لصالح القطاع. هل تؤكد هذا تقارير الأرباح؟
يمكن لشركة Apple أن تدخل أول ربع سنة لها على الإطلاق بقيمة 100 مليار دولار، حيث أن هناك إجماع على ارتفاع الربح لكل سهم بنسبة 12% عام مقابل عام ليصل إلى 1.40 دولار. ويدخل موسم تسوق العطلة تمامًا في تقرير الربع الأول لشركة Apple، ومع غزو الكثير من طرازات iPhone 12 الأسواق، يكفي زيادة 30% في أرقام الإنتاج هذا الربع، تشير المؤشرات إلى أن استدعاء الأرباح الوفيرة القادم من عمالقة التكنولوجيا في كالفورنيا سيكون قويًا للغاية.
لقد كانت Microsoft أحد الفائزين. إذا كنت تعمل من المنزل، فقد تعين عليك على الأرجح التعامل مع Microsoft Team، وهو برنامج الاتصالات للأعمال الذي اختارته الأعمال حول العالم بحكم الواقع.
تساعد حلول الحوسبة السحابية Microsoft على الوصول إلى أرباح ربع سنوية قياسية. مع زيادة استيعاب منتجات مثل Azure وGitHub وSQL Server وWindows Server، فقد حققت الخدمات السحابية عائدًا أكبر بنسبة 31% عام مقابل عام في الربع الأخير، لتصل إلى 15.2 مليار دولار. ومع برامج Microsoft الأخرى القائمة على الإنتاجية، مثل Office وTeams، إلخ، فإن عوائد ربعها الأول في 2021 في طريقها لبلوغ 40.2 مليار دولار.
تضررت سمعة Facebook بعض الشيء في الأشهر الأخيرة. فنشر الأخبار الكاذبة وخطاب الكراهية على المنصة هي أحد الشكاوى الموجهة إلى الشركة.
ومع هذا، فقد ذكرت Facebook نموًا بنسبة 12% في عدد المستخدمين النشطين يوميًا في الربع السابق، ليصل إلى 1.82 مليار، بينما نما عدد المستخدمين النشطين الشهري بنفس المعدل ليبلغ 2.74 مليار، أكثر قليلًا من ربع سكان العالم. ارتفعت أيضًا إيرادات الإعلانات بنسبة 22% عام مقابل عام، حتى في مواجهة مقاطعة من 1،000 مُعلِن بارز.
شاهد أدناه التحليل الكامل للشركات الكبرى التي تصدر تقارير أرباحها هذا الأسبوع.
| Date | Time (GMT) | Currency | Event |
| Mon Jan 25 | |||
| Tue Jan 26 | 7.00am | GBP | Unemployment Claims |
| 3.00pm | USD | CB Consumer Confidence | |
| Wed Jan 27 | 12.30am | AUD | CPI q/q |
| 3.30pm | USD | US Crude Oil Inventories | |
| 7.00pm | USD | FOMC Statement | |
| 7.00pm | USD | Federal Funds Rate | |
| 7.30pm | USD | FOMC Press Conference | |
| Thu Jan 28 | 1.30pm | USD | Advanced GDP q/q |
| 1.30pm | USD | Advanced GDP Price Index q/q | |
| 3.00pm | USD | CB Leading Index m/m | |
| 3.30pm | USD | US Natural Gas Inventories | |
| Fri Jan 29 | 8.00pm | CHF | KOF Economic Barometer |
| 1.30pm | CAD | GDP m/m | |
| 2.45pm | USD | Chicago PMI | |
| 3.00pm | USD | Pending Home Sales m/m |
| Date | Company |
| Mon 25 Jan | NIDEC |
| Philips | |
| Kimberely-Clark | |
| ADM | |
| Graco Inc. | |
| Brown & Brown | |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties | |
| Tue 26 Jan | Microsoft |
| Visa | |
| Johnson & Johnson | |
| LVMH | |
| Verizon | |
| Novartis | |
| NextEra Energy | |
| Texas Instruments | |
| Starbucks | |
| AMD | |
| United Technologies | |
| American Express | |
| General Electric | |
| 3M | |
| Lockheed Martin | |
| Canadian National Railway Co. | |
| UBS | |
| Capital One | |
| Prologis | |
| Rockwell Automation | |
| PACCAR | |
| D.R. Horton | |
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Virus outbreaks in the US continue to weigh on the mood, as it suggests the run-up in stocks on hopes of a V-shaped economic recovery may be overly optimistic. Several states, mainly in the south, have been forced to re-impose lockdown restrictions after being the first to reopen. Dr Fauci described it as a ‘serious problem’. The dangers of reopening too quickly seem all too apparent, but investors are also keeping an eye on outbreaks in Tokyo, Australia and China.
European equities were a touch softer but trading near the flatline on Monday morning, with a general lack of direction about today’s trade. Major indices tracking around the middle of their June ranges after Asian equities fell. US equities were lower Friday and finished down for the week but, as the month ends, stocks have enjoyed a very strong quarter.
The FTSE 100 is up over 8% quarter-to-date, while the S&P 500 has rallied over 16% in Q2 and the DAX has surged 21%. Valuations remain the concern as we head into earnings season with the S&P 500 still trading at more than 22x on a forward basis.
Of course stocks haven’t only rallied because of reopening economies – enormous liquidity thanks to the coordinated action of central banks has been key. Central bankers have been striking similar notes in terms of the response to the crisis and Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman, will testify in Congress again this week. The Fed’s rather downbeat assessment of the economic recovery helped to stop the rally in its tracks and since then indices have been trading ranges.
The US jobs report – on Thursday this week due to the July 4th holiday – will provide an important view on the pace of recovery, but we should note that the weekly unemployment claims numbers are proving a more sensitive and up-to-date barometer, not least since there are problems with the data gathering for the monthly nonfarms report.
Facebook shares tumbled more than 8% on Friday as a growing number of companies join a boycott of the platform over hate speech. We saw how a boycott of Facebook by users failed to move the needle on earnings, but this time it’s different – it’s the big brands that pay the big bucks and the loss of Unilever, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Levi’s and Diageo among others will create a headwind to revenue growth in the coming quarter.
I would think Facebook can and will do a lot more and will be able to take steps to assuage brands’ concerns, allowing the stock to recover. Moreover, will brands be able to avoid Facebook for very long? Virtue signalling is one thing, but they also need to shift product.
Crude oil was steady with WTI (Aug) around $38 after rallying off the medium-term support around $37.50. OPEC+ compliance in June is expected to be higher than in May, mainly because Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and the UAE are cutting above their quotas. In FX, cable continues to track its channel lower with a new low put in at 1.2315, with the previous support in the 1.2390 region now acting as resistance.
Twitter stock dived earlier today on the deepening feud between the platform and president Trump, which could see social media slapped with new regulations.
Twitter was down over -4% in pre-market trading, but has since pared losses to -2%. Facebook had also fallen nearly, trading down -2% before the opening bell, but has now edged into positive territory.
The losses come after the White House announced that Trump would sign an executive order today targeting social media companies, with the aim of addressing what he alleges is bias in their strategies for content moderation.
A few days ago Trump posted a tweet which contained several claims about postal ballots. Many states are expanding their postal balloting because of concerns that in-person voting could lead to a spike in Covid-19 infections.
Source: Twitter
Twitter used its fact-check feature on the President’s tweet. A small blue exclamation point is displayed under the tweet, alongside a link that reads: ‘Get the facts about mail-in ballots’. The link redirects to a page calling the claim ‘unsubstantiated’ and countered assertions in a section entitled ‘What you need to know’.
Unsurprisingly, Trump isn’t happy about it. The president has accused Twitter of interfering with free speech and censoring conservative voices, and even of interfering with the 2020 presidential election.
According to CNBC, the order would direct the Federal Communications Commission to review certain regulations under the Communications Decency Act. The law in question, known as Section 230, is often criticised by both sides of the political spectrum.
It states that online platforms are not liable for the content that their users post, and also that they can moderate “objectionable” material without being viewed as either a publisher or a speaker under the law. Some conservatives had claimed this allows the platforms to remove views that they disagree with.
The law was originally introduced to protect growing tech companies. Platforms like Twitter and Facebook would never have made it off the ground if they could be held liable for user’s posts: they’d have been sued into oblivion a long time ago. But having to vet every post would be impossible: currently almost 9,000 tweets are posted every second.
As we noted this morning, Trump can put more of a regulatory squeeze on companies and raise their costs. He could push for changes to the current laws so that it is easier for regulators to take action against tech companies who are deemed to be violating the free speech of their users.
While Twitter and Facebook have recouped the worst of the day’s losses, it could be the start of an uncomfortable period for the platforms. With the US election just a few months away, a lot of content on both sides will likely be reviewed, challenged, and removed by social media companies. When Republicans are the ones being censored, Trump’s ire will grow.
Trump could see going after social media companies as another way to rally his fanbase, but it’s worth remembering that the president has reaped the benefits of the platform. He has 80 million followers – any action of his that materially damages the platform also damages his own reach.
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Shares in Shell slumped 7% as it cut its dividend and reported net income in the first quarter almost halved. Whilst BP chose to absorb a $6bn rise in net debt to $51bn and gearing above 36x in order to preserve its precious dividend, Shell seems to be taking a more prudent approach in cutting its dividend for the first time since the 1940s. Arguably BP is better placed to weather the storm, but Shell is taking the more sensible course of action. Shell’s gearing ratio is down to around 28x, a more comfortable level for Ben van Beurden than it is for Bernard Looney. This poses a simple question for investors – can BP keep it up?
Shares in Lloyds sank 4% after profits collapsed in the first quarter and it significantly raised impairment charges. Profits before tax fell by 95% to £74m, as it raised credit losses provisions to £1.4bn. More worryingly for Lloyds is the 11% fall in revenues – if the housing market remains sluggish it’s got a lot of exposure to worry about and doesn’t have the investment banking arm to fall back on that Barclays does. The read across hit RBS, which is similarly exposed to credit impairments in the UK, with shares almost 4% lower.
The US economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter, declining by 4.8% and signalling the slowdown in Q2 could be well beyond estimates. Spain’s economy declined by 5.2% in the first quarter, marking the steepest contraction since records began in 1995. It was also worse than the ~4% decline expected.
But the extent of economic destruction matters less to the market than the speed at which recovery will happen, so news from Gilead that its remdesivir drug can probably treat Covid-19 sent stocks into a strong rally. White House health advisor Dr Anthony Fauci gave it a cautious thumbs up, too. Global stock markets are looking to a world post-Covid-19, although the wider macro trade is less optimistic.
The S&P 500 rallied over 2.6%, closing 5 points above the important 61.8% retracement found at 2934, after the Gilead news. The Dow also rallied and is on pace for its best month since 1987. The broader S&P 500 is tracking its best month since Oct 1974. These are strange times for markets, but you have to look at the way in which tech is driving gains and how large caps can lean on central bank support.
European markets jumped yesterday and are skirting around the flat line after almost an hour of trading as traders try to figure out whether there is any more left in this rally. I don’t think markets are going to want to retest the highs any time soon and profit-taking and renewed risk-aversion will likely see a pullback before long.
Last night the Federal Reserve warned of medium-term risks to the economy and signalled there is not going to be a V-shape recovery. Jay Powell did nothing to upset markets and suggested it was likely the Fed would need to do more. The European Central Bank will need to communicate a similar message of support today.
Microsoft and Facebook earnings were very strong, beating estimates, but this does nothing but underline the relative safety to be found in high quality technology companies with strong balance sheets and resilience to lockdown measures. Facebook jumped 10% in after-hours trading as it said April showed some stability in ad revenues, echoing the statement from Alphabet.
Oil continues to notch gains as the risk rally reflects hopes of the global economy opening up sooner, and after a smaller-than-feared build in US crude inventories. Front-month WTI rose above $17 in early European trade. US crude oil inventories rose by 9m barrels from the previous week less than the 11-12m expected and giving some flicker of hope to beleaguered oil traders. Domestic US production slipped, but not by a lot, falling to 12.1m bpd from 12.2m bpd a week before.
Russia’s energy minister Novak said the country’s producers would cut output by 20% from February levels in May, while Norway is playing ball with the OPEC+ arrangement by reducing production by 13%. But demand falls still seem to exceed the capacity of the market to reduce supply. The International Energy Agency said Thursday that global energy demand will fall by 6% in 2020, and will be down 9% in the US and 11% in the EU.
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Last week ECB president Christine Lagarde allegedly told EU leaders during a private video summit that the bloc could be facing a drop in GDP of up to 15%, and that their efforts to contain the outbreak have been both too little and too late. Monetary policy can only go so far, but the ECB does still have room to manoeuvre. Expansion of QE will likely be the first port of call if policymakers decide more needs to be done, but minutes from the March 18th meeting show that cutting rates was floated, too.
What’s left for the Federal Reserve to do? Rates have been slashed to zero, and that’s where futures markets see them staying well into 2021 at least. And it’s hard to announce more QE when you’ve already committed to unlimited asset purchases. The key question is what the FOMC has left in reserve in case its vast stimulus measures aren’t enough. Will policymakers set negative rates? Will they buy corporate stocks? Will they explicitly target yields on government bonds? Markets will be looking for reassurance that policymakers still have plenty of ammunition left.
Netflix has already reported earnings, but this week sees the rest of the FAANG group offering up their quarterly figures. Tesla and Microsoft are also amongst the heavy hitters providing updates this week.
We’ve seen piecemeal evidence of the impact COVID-19 has had on the US and Eurozone economies thanks to industrial data, PMIs, and business sentiment figures. But now it’s time to get the full picture, as the US and Eurozone will both publish estimates of Q1 growth. It was initially believed that moderate growth in January and February would have softened the blow from social distancing and widespread lockdowns that went into effect in March. Now the consensus is that the recession expected in Q2 arrived much earlier. Estimates vary wildly, but no matter how dire the results, the figures for Q2 are likely to be way worse.
| After-Market | 28-Apr | Alphabet – Q1 2020 |
| After-Market | 29-Apr | Microsoft – Q3 2020 |
| After-Market | 29-Apr | Facebook – Q1 2020 |
| After-Market | 29-Apr | Tesla – Q1 2020 |
| After-Market | 30-Apr | Apple – Q2 2020 |
| After-Market | 30-Apr | Amazon – Q1 2020 |
| 03.00 UTC | 28-Apr | BOJ Rate Decision & Outlook Report |
| 07.00 UTC | 28-Apr | Spanish Unemployment Rate Q1 |
| 14.00 UTC | 28-Apr | US CB Consumer Confidence |
| 01.30 UTC | 29-Apr | Australia Quarterly CPI |
| 12.00 UTC | 29-Apr | Germany Preliminary CPI |
| 12.30 UTC | 29-Apr | US Advance GDP QoQ |
| 14.30 UTC | 29-Apr | US EIA Crude Oil Inventories |
| 18.00 UTC | 29-Apr | FOMC Rate Decision |
| 09.00 UTC | 30-Apr | Eurozone Flash GDP |
| 11.45 UTC | 30-Apr | ECB Rate Decision and Statement |
| 12.30 UTC | 30-Apr | US Initial Jobless Claims |
| 14.30 UTC | 30-Apr | US EIA Natural Gas Storage |
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