Wall Street finally got the rate cut it was hoping for. And then the S&P 500 finished the day close to flat. ...

Joining me now, Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. Sam, always good to have you. Thanks so much for joining us on Fed Day.>> Happy to be here, Caroline. >> So, Sam, the Fed just cut interest rates for the first time this year. It was widely expected, but what's your takeaway.Well, my takeaway is that they're doing pretty much what the street had been anticipating that they cut by 25 basis points and signaled that there's a possibility of two more cuts by the end of this year. So, uh deciding ...

文章核心观点 - 如果美联储在9月17日FOMC会议后宣布降息 即使仅25个基点 将有利于微策公司更积极地推进其比特币收购议程 [1] - 降息将降低微策公司的债务成本 使其能够以更低成本进行债务融资 从而购买更多比特币 [6] - 比特币价格因市场流动性增加和其收益率高于债券等传统工具而可能上涨 为微策公司带来双重收益 [7][8] 微策公司的债务融资模式 - 债务是微策公司多年来用于购买比特币的主要金融工具之一 [3] - 公司于2020年8月首次动用2.5亿美元企业现金购买比特币 同年12月开始发行低利率可转换票据 筹集了6.5亿美元 [3][4] - 2021年6月 公司转向高利率高级担保票据 筹集了5亿美元 截至目前 公司累计债务总额达82亿美元 [5] 微策公司的比特币持仓状况 - 微策公司是全球最大的比特币国库公司 持有638,985枚比特币 总价值超过740亿美元 [1][5] 降息对微策公司的影响机制 - 低利率意味着公司的债务偿还支出将减少 并可计划发行更多债务来购买额外的比特币 [6] - 在此情况下 公司支付更低的债务利息 同时从其比特币持仓中获得更高收益 这本质上是对比特币长期价格的杠杆化押注 [6]

投资策略 - 美联储政策宽松背景下 建议配置防御型股票和周期性股票组合 [1] - 同时建议配置非美国债券 [1]

This week's Fed meeting is shaping up to be the strangest in years—and that's not even counting the discussions about how much to cut rates. ...

Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images Gold prices are on track for their best year since 1979. Bullion is up 39% year-to-date, outpacing the stock market's gain. Economic uncertainty and expectations for lower rates are some of what's driving the momentum. Gold bugs are having their best year in decades. That's thanks to bullion's stunning rally in 2025, with the price of gold rising more than 39% to date. That's outpaced gains in stocks, with the S&P 500 up just 12% year-to-date. The big j ...

美联储议息会议预期 - 市场普遍预期美联储将加息25个基点 该预期已被充分定价[2] - 超预期加息50个基点或维持利率不变的可能性极低 因美联储倾向于避免意外政策[2] - 预计政策声明不会出现鹰派论调 即不会强调长期维持限制性政策立场[3] 股市表现特征 - 标普500指数自4月下旬以来仅出现3个单日跌幅超1%的交易日 市场环境异常平静[4] - 股市从4月8日低点累计上涨32% 呈现持续震荡上行态势[7][8] - 市场广度改善 科技板块外金融、工业和消费等板块表现强劲[12] 宏观经济基本面 - 亚特兰大联储跟踪的GDP增速达3.4% 经济强度超年初预期[9] - 消费者部门占经济总量70% 就业稳定且工资增长率达5%[10] - 制造业复兴持续 特别是数据中心相关领域保持三年增长势头[11] - 劳动力市场温和降温而非崩溃 为美联储提供宽松政策空间[11] 企业盈利状况 - 经济增长转化为显著改善的企业盈利 盈利预期持续上修[9] - 盈利增长成为股市主要驱动力 预计未来将继续引领市场上行[12] - 部分消费品牌如Deckers实现两位数盈利增长及毛利率扩张[17] 消费支出趋势 - 8月零售销售数据超预期 显示消费支出保持健康增长[13][14] - 大通银行数据显示8月消费支出较7月加速 美国运通报告7-8月消费较6月增长[16] - 返校季销售强劲 为假日销售季奠定良好基础[16] 重点公司分析 - Deckers旗下Hoka和UGG品牌表现突出 尽管股价年内下跌43%但基本面强劲[17] - Gap在牛仔服饰周期中保持市场份额 旗下Old Navy品牌位列行业第三[18] - Target估值具吸引力 市盈率11倍且股息收益率达5% 新CEO推动内部变革[19] - Chipotle宣布扩大股票回购计划 当前29倍前瞻市盈率低于历史平均46倍[20]

The Republican-controlled Senate on Monday voted in favor of President Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve governor, Stephen Miran, ending some of the uncertainty around this week's Fed meeting that's widely expected to deliver a cut to interest rates. ...

The S&P 500 hit another record close. But what happens when the rate cut finally arrives? ...

Of course, investors look to a real estate income ETF for more than just performance, but also yield and distributions. According to SS&C ALPS Advisors data, the strategy saw a 6.18% trailing 12-month yield as of September 12. It also offered a $0.55810 quarterly distribution as of June 25. Is now the time to add some REIT exposure to portfolios? It may well be — dropping rates could really see those real estate investment trusts (REITs) once again excite curious investors. That category, then, deserves gr ...