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☆ UBS just raised its S&P 500 price target for the 4th time this year. Here's how it says stocks can soar 17% by the end of the year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

UBS increased its S&P 500 year-end price target to 5,900, marking the fourth increase from the bank this year. It added that the S&P 500 could surge 17% to 6,500 by year-end in a bull-case scenario. AdvertisementUBS is once again raising its year-end price target for the S&P 500. UBS initially had a year-end price target of 4,850. Those earnings and price target estimates would represent a historically high price-to-earnings multiple for the S&P 500, but it's warranted, according to Lefkowitz.

Persons: —, David Lefkowitz, Lefkowitz, Lefkowitz materializes Organizations: UBS, Service

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Netflix, Nvidia, Apple, Arm, Meta, Amazon, Hasbro, Coinbase, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street: UBS upgrades Accenture to buy from neutral UBS said the IT services company has AI optionality. UBS upgrades Wolverine World Wide to buy from neutral UBS said it sees sales growth and margin upside for the footwear manufacturer. JPMorgan reiterates Netflix as overweight JPMorgan said it's sticking with its overweight on Netflix following Thursday's earnings report. Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with its buy rating following Amazon's Prime Day. UBS upgrades Ameren to buy from neutral UBS upgraded the electric services company and said regulatory risks are "overly discounted."

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, William Blair, it's, Needham, Coinbase, Wedbush, it's bullish, Barclays downgrades Molson Coors, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Evercore, JPMorgan, Buck, Melius Organizations: UBS, Accenture, JPMorgan, Netflix, Revenue, Bank of America, 3Q, Nvidia, Meta, NASDAQ, Trump, Vance, Big Tech, Choice, Barclays downgrades, Barclays, TAP, Apple, Services, Broadcom, Broadcom's, Consumer, Hasbro Locations: China, Coinbase

Analyst Mauricio Serna also raised his price target to $20 from $13, indicating 57.6% upside potential from where shares closed on Thursday. Barclays also lowered its price target to $47 from $55, indicating 11.4% downside from Thursday's close. Analyst Benjamin Swinburne has a $780 price target on shares, indicating shares could rise 20% from Thursday's close. Cahall raised his price target to $758 from $726, suggesting nearly 18% upside potential from the stock's close price on Thursday. His new price target of $190, up from $107, implies upside of 20% from Thursday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Mauricio Serna, Serna, — Hakyung Kim, Barclays downgrades Molson Coors, Lauren Lieberman, BUD YTD, Hakyung Kim, Benjamin Swinburne, Swinburne, Doug Anmuth, Anmuth, Wells, Steven Cahall, Cahall, Arm Holdings Morgan Stanley, Lee Simpson, Simpson, GenAI, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Netflix, Arm Holdings, UBS, Barclays downgrades, Barclays, bearish, Molson Coors, NFLX's, Holdings, ARM Locations: Serna, Thursday's, Wells Fargo

☆ Solar stocks tumble as clean energy investors fear a Trump win — these companies are most exposed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This week, the benchmark Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) and the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (ICLN) are down 6.2% and 4.6%, respectively. Residential solar stocks, including Enphase , Sunnova , Sunrun , SolarEdge and SunPower , would face a "severe impact" if Republicans successfully weaken or entirely repeal the IRA, according to Piper. The stock in the clean energy space with the least exposure to election risks is GE Vernova , according to a July slide deck from JPMorgan on clean energy. As a domestic manufacturer, First Solar potentially stands to benefit if the U.S. trade war with China intensifies under a Trump administration, according to Kallo. Though total IRA repeal may be unlikely, solar and clean energy stocks will "continue to be volatile until (and even after) the election due to headline risk," Kallo said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Biden, Piper Sandler, Wolfe, Piper, Enphase, SolarEdge, SunPower, Trump, Baird, Ben Kallo, Kallo Organizations: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Trump, Senate, Clean Energy, U.S, White House, Congress, Wolfe Research, Tax, Technologies, Republicans, GE Vernova, JPMorgan, GE, GOP, UBS, CNBC, Republican Locations: U.S, Ohio , Alabama, Louisiana, China

☆ The slowdown in consumer spending is spreading upward, says UBS' Erika Najarian
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe slowdown in consumer spending is spreading upward, says UBS' Erika NajarianErika Najarian, UBS head of U.S. banks and consumer finance equity research, joins 'Squawk Box' to break down American Express' quarterly earnings results.

Persons: Erika Najarian Erika Najarian Organizations: UBS, Express

An update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike led to a major outage on Friday, the company told NBC, which impacted businesses globally. CrowdStrike said it is now in the process of rolling back the update that caused the issue. The confirmation came after widespread reports of technical issues across the world. Australian telecom firm Telstra said global issues affecting CrowdStrike and Microsoft were disrupting some of its systems. NBC Universal is also being affected by the CrowdStrike outage.

Persons: CrowdStrike Organizations: NBC, Microsoft, Windows, Airlines, London Stock Exchange, Sky News, CNBC, Comcast, Ryanair, Telstra, NBC Universal Locations: U.S

☆ The Trump trade: how a red wave could impact stocks, bonds, and commodities
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewAs we near the November elections, investors are increasingly focused on what a Donald Trump win would mean for global markets and economies. The charts below show how stock sectors moved in the 24 hours after the debate and how a Trump administration might impact sectors with varying regulatory burdens. If Trump wins, investors will need to cut through the noise and at least understand how he might impact different parts of the economy. Where monetary policy is concerned, leading economist Christophe Barraud believes a Trump administration could pressure the Federal Reserve to be very accommodative on rates, in other words, steeper or sooner cuts. It expects a Trump Administration to allow LNG export permits after the Biden Administration attempted to halt them.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Goldman Sachs, Joe Biden, Trump, Solita, Samantha Lamas, Goldman, Goldman's Jan Hatzius, Christophe Barraud, Bloomberg Businessweek Trump, Morgan Stanely, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Trump Media, Technology, UBS, Americas Global Wealth Management, Morningstar, Federal Reserve, Bloomberg Businessweek, Korea, Asia Pacific's, Republican, Trump Administration, Biden Locations: Predictit, Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, Germany, Asia, Goldman Sachs, Washington

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☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Gap, Exxon, Apple, Block, Toast, Allstate, AMC, Chipotle, Dollar Tree & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with its buy rating on Nvidia and that investors should "focus on fundamentals." "We are initiating on Frontier with a Buy rating and $33 PT." BMO upgrades Allstate to outperform from market perform BMO said it sees growth potential for the insurance company. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Taiwan Semiconductor as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating following the company's earnings report. " "We initiate coverage of Impinj with an Overweight rating and $205 price target."

Persons: Wolfe, Mizuho, it's, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Baird, Morgan Stanley, Wells, TD Cowen, Redburn, William Blair, –, Roth MKM, Roth, TSMC, JPMorgan, Chipotle, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor Organizations: Exxon, ExxonMobil, Bank of America, Nvidia, Apple, UBS, Frontier, Mizuho, Citi, Vans, BMO, Allstate, Deutsche, Meta, Paris, Palo Alto Networks, Palo, AMC, 3Q, Taiwan Semiconductor, JPMorgan, CMG Locations: Palo Alto

Chinese President Xi Jinping and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China, in 2017. "So this is not going to be a sustainable driver of growth for China." China's exports to the U.S. rose by a modest 1.5% in the first half of the year. Citi forecasts 5.0% growth in real GDP growth for China this year. UBS forecasts 4.9% growth for China's economy this year.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Artyom Ivanov, Goldman Sachs, Trump, JD Vance, Hui Shan, CNBC's, Janet Yellen, Vance, Biden, Mike Pence wouldn't, MAGA, Lin Jian, Goldman's Shan, Shan, Tao Wang Organizations: TASS, Getty, BEIJING, U.S, European, Citi, Fox News, Trump, Capitol, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CNBC, UBS Investment Bank, UBS Locations: Beijing, China, U.S, European Union, Asia, Ukraine

☆ AT&T is telling customers they were hacked. Protecting data has been a big fight – from companies like AT&T
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In a statement, AT&T said, “We have long supported a comprehensive federal privacy policy protecting all Americans that applies across the internet ecosystem. Currently, data privacy laws exist in 19 states covering at least 150 million Americans, though differing in scale and scope. Industry trade groups say that while cyber security and data privacy can be interrelated, there is tension between those concepts that might not be fully covered in a data privacy law. What it’s like trying to pass data privacy lawsWhen Collin Walke, a data privacy and cybersecurity attorney, was in the Oklahoma House, he focused on data privacy legislation. One lobby, the State Privacy & Security Coalition, represents AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Meta, as well as automobile, healthcare and payment card companies.

Persons: It’s, “, ” Dominic Sellitto, ” Sellitto, They’re, Alan Butler, ”, Eric Noonan, ” Andrew Kingman, Collin Walke, ” Walke, ” Monica Priestley, ” Priestley, something’s, ” Noonan, ” Butler Organizations: New, New York CNN, FBI, Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer, Big Tech, Social, University at Buffalo, Privacy, “, State Privacy, Security Coalition, Industry, Oklahoma House, Amazon, Google, Verizon, CNN, U.S, Privacy & Security Coalition, Mobile, Meta, “ Industries, Tech, Companies, FCC, Federal Communications Commission Locations: New York, “, Oklahoma, California, Vermont

☆ Nokia shares slide 8% after posting lowest quarterly net sales figure since 2015
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: A logo sits illuminated at the Nokia booth in the Mobile World Congress 2024 on February 26, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images)Shares of Finnish telecom firm Nokia tumbled on Thursday after the company reported a 32% drop in second-quarter operating profit on the back of weak demand for its 5G equipment. Earlier in the day, Nokia said its comparable operating profit declined to 423 million euros ($462 million) in the second quarter, down by nearly a third from the 619 million euros posted in the same period of last year. Citing "ongoing market weakness," the company said net sales also eased by 18% to 4.47 billion euros – the lowest level achieved since the fourth quarter of 2015, according to LSEG data. The landscape likewise remains "challenging as operators continue to be cautious" in the mobile networks sector, he warned.

Persons: Xavi Torrent, Pekka Lundmark Organizations: Nokia, Mobile, Xavi Locations: BARCELONA, SPAIN, Barcelona, Spain, Helsinki, London

☆ Nvidia rebounds after TSMC says AI chip demand remains strong
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia's rise came after TSMC said on Thursday that demand remains high and supply remains constrained for high-end AI chips, which TSMC manufactures for Nvidia. Today, the demand is so high I had to work very hard to meet customer demand," Wei told analysts. On Wednesday, the semiconductor sector had its worst day since 2020, with big drops from AMD , Arm , Broadcom and Qualcomm alongside Nvidia. A Chinese invasion would throw Nvidia's chip supply into question. Nvidia stock is up more than 150% so far in 2024.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Donald Trump, TSMC, Wei, C.C, Laura Chen, chipmakers, Biden Organizations: Nvidia, SAP Center, AMD, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Citi, Micro, Intel, OpenAI, Bloomberg, UBS Locations: San Jose , California, Taiwan, Arizona, China, Dutch

☆ The 'Trump trade' is winding down, and the Fed's rate plans are back in focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewBarely a week after the failed assassination of former US President Donald Trump, investors are already moving on from the "Trump trade." The "Trump trade" refers to investor strategies that reflect the market consequences of a second Trump presidency. Schumacher said the "Trump trade" has run its course and is "about done for now." Focus on Fed interest rate decisionTo be sure, a second Trump presidency — including his administration's trade and tariff policies — would have important implications for the macroeconomy and markets, say most analysts. On Wednesday, Fed Governor Christopher Waller indicated that the central bank would cut "in the not-too-distant future."

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Michael Schumacher, Schumacher, Vishnu Varathan, Mizuho Bank's, Jerome Powell, Christopher Waller Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Federal Reserve, US Treasury, Bloomberg, Wells, Wells Fargo Securities, Fed, Swiss, UBS Locations: Wells Fargo, Asia, Japan

☆ Here are the names reporting next week that have historically beaten estimates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Next week marks the second full week of the season, with key names such as Alphabet , Amazon and Tesla set to report. Here's the list: Chipotle is one of the names that made the list. The stock has beaten consensus estimates nearly eight out of 10 times and rallied an average of 1.8% on earnings day. The firm sees Chipotle as being "well positioned" for both traffic momentum and sales outperformance through the rest of the year. As a result, the firm expects Deckers' first-quarter results for fiscal 2025 next week to likely be a "fairly modest raise."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Dennis Geiger, BofA, Brad Sills, Tom Nikic, Wedbush Organizations: Bank of America, CNBC Pro, UBS, Securities

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: How will India spend its billions?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

New Delhi, India – February 01: Finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, outside Finance Ministry on the Budget Day, with other members of Finance Ministry in New Delhi on February 01, 2024. (Photo by Hardik Chhabra/ The India Today Group via Getty Images)This report is from this week's CNBC's "Inside India" newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. There are high expectations for a "populist" budget since the recent general election results delivered a slimmer than expected win for Modi. The demands from the various members of the fragile alliance could mean the government opens the taps on welfare spending. Bank of America analysts, who are also open to the idea that the deficit may fall, believe it is "refreshing" to see a finance minister "under-promise, over-deliver."

Persons: Nirmala Sitharaman, Hardik Chhabra, Narendra Modi's, Premal Kamdar, Modi, Goldman Sachs, Santanu Sengupta, Sengupta, It's, Goldman, Staples, Adity Suresh, Aastha Gudwani Organizations: Finance, Finance Ministry, India Today, Getty, BJP, Modi, UBS Wealth Management, Bank of America, Reserve Bank of India, UBS, Kamdar, Columbia India Consumer ETF, Hindustan Unilever, Unilever, " Bank of America's, Central Public Sector Enterprises Locations: Delhi, India, New Delhi, Bihar, Hindustan, " Bank of America's India

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Rivian, Nvidia, Apple, Micron, Microsoft, Sweetgreen, Tesla, Netflix & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Rivian as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Rivian to $17 per share from $13. UBS reiterates Apple as neutral UBS said it sees Apple results as "in-line" when the company reports on Aug. 1. UBS initiates Sweetgreen as buy UBS said the restaurant chain has "margin potential." Guggenheim reiterates Netflix as buy Guggenheim said it's sticking with its buy rating on Netflix heading into earnings Thursday. UBS reiterates Micron as buy UBS said it's sticking with its buy rating on shares of Micron.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Rivian, Jefferies, Bernstein, TD Cowen downgrades Charles Schwab, Cowen, Schwab, it's, Morgan Stanley downgrades, TD Cowen, 2H24, Tesla, Oppenheimer downgrades Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, Guggenheim, Needham Organizations: VW, Susquehanna, Nvidia, AMD, UBS, Apple, Chevron, bbl, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Valero, Mizuho, Citi, Hershey Citi, TD Cowen downgrades, Airlines, Barclays, MasterCard Citi, Mastercard, " Bank of America, Bank of America, Enterprise, NASDAQ, HSBC, Qualcomm, Netflix, Micron, Microsoft

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Johnson & Johnson, Sweetgreen, GitLab and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Elevance expects adjusted earnings of at least $37.20 for 2024, while analysts polled by FactSet called for $37.28 per share. Second-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue came in slightly ahead of estimates. Omnicom — Shares of the corporate communications company fell 8% despite beating revenue expectations for the second quarter. Omnicom posted adjusted earnings of $1.95 per share, which came out in line with analyst forecasts polled by FactSet. Johnson & Johnson reported adjusted earnings of $2.82 per share on $24.45 billion in revenue.

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Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Rivian to $17 from $13. Analyst Frank Lee did raise his price target to $200 from $190, although he added that "the risk-reward is less attractive now." Guggenheim hiked the price target to $735 per share from $700. He did raise his price target for the stock to $225 from $180, although this price hike still implies that Tesla stock could fall 12%. Analyst Adam Jonas raised his price target on the stock to $17 from $13.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Frank Lee, Lee, Lisa Kailai Han, Michael Morris, Morris, Guggenheim, — Jesse Pound, Morgan Stanley's Simeon Gutman, Gutman, Seth Sigman, Truist, – Samantha Subin, TD Cowen downgrades Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab's, TD Cowen, Bill Katz, Charles Schwab, Katz, mgmt, — Lisa Kailai Han, Wells, Bank of America Wells, Mike Mayo, Mayo, Goliath, Dan Levy, Levy, Dennis Geiger, Geiger, Thomas Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, David Windley, UnitedHealth's, Windley, UNH, Adam Jonas, Rivian, Jonas, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, HSBC, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Netflix, Guggenheim, Barclays, ISI, Citi, Mizuho, Bank of America, of America, Tesla, UBS, Sweetgreen, sss, IK, TD Cowen downgrades, Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, Jefferies, Presidential, Chevron, Volkswagen Locations: China, Tuesday's, Mayo, U.S, Tesla's, UnitedHealth, UNH's

☆ Wealth in Turkey grew the most in the world at 157% despite soaring inflation, according to ranking
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Turkey came out miles ahead of the rest of the world in an annual global wealth ranking — in a result that may come as surprising, given the country's high levels of inflation. The next-highest countries in terms of average wealth growth per adult were Russia and Qatar with nearly 20% and South Africa with just over 16%. But for Turks who own assets like homes, wealth has grown, as inflation pushes up the costs of those holdings. In a call with journalists, some of the report's authors broke down the relationship between inflation and wealth rises in Turkey. The report also noted the "currency effect", which is what changes wealth growth the most — local currency growth figures for wealth are often significantly different from those in dollar terms.

Persons: Türkiye, Samuel Adams, Adams Organizations: UBS, UBS Global Wealth Management, CNBC Locations: Turkey, Swiss, Russia, Qatar, South Africa, U.S, London, Japan

☆ Lower interest rates could be coming soon. Here's what's at stake if they aren't.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Madison Hoff | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At the end of July, the Federal Open Market Committee will announce its next decision on interest rates. Some economists have recently been pointing to similar concerns with the Fed keeping interest rates high. As Sahm pointed out, it would take time for reduced interest rates to "flow through to the economy." "You want to begin a process of taking the pressure off of the economy," Sahm said. AdvertisementZandi said interest rates on credit cards and Buy Now, Pay Later rates could come down, along with a decline in auto lending rates and mortgage rates.

Persons: —, Mark Zandi, Jerome Powell, Powell, Claudia Sahm, it's, Sahm, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Brian Rose, Rose, Zandi, Austan Goolsbee, Goolsbee Organizations: Service, Moody's, Business, Federal, CME FedWatch, Fed, Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs, Sahm Consulting, Federal Reserve, Democratic, UBS, Chicago Federal, Wall Street Journal

☆ Most developed countries are set to gain more millionaires in the next 5 years — with 2 big outliers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewMost developed countries are set to gain more wealthy people in the next five years — with two big outliers. Some countries, like Taiwan, will gain as many as 50% more millionaires during that time. But the United Kingdom and the Netherlands make "notable exceptions" on this list, per UBS, because both are forecasted to lose millionaires. The UK's three million millionaires put it third among countries with the highest number of millionaires last year, as measured in US dollars, per UBS. The loss continues a trend: The UK lost 16,500 millionaires between 2017 and 2023, per immigration consultancy Henley & Partners.

Persons: —, Paul Donovan, Donovan, Andrew Amoils, Amoils Organizations: Service, UBS, Business, UBS Global Wealth Management, Henley & Partners, Russia, BI, Henley, Partners Locations: Taiwan, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Paris, Dubai, Sydney, Italy, Spain, Europe

☆ AI stocks look promising long-term, but may be overvalued now, investing experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Just about everyone in the investing world, it seems, is bullish on artificial intelligence over the long term. In a recent note, researchers from the BlackRock Investment Institute said AI could usher in a transformation on par with the Industrial Revolution. Chipmaker Nvidia, seen as the leading player in the AI revolution, is up more than 175% over the past 12 months. All told, companies in the tech and communication services sectors — the ones investing most heavily in AI — make up about 44% of the S&P 500. "I don't think anyone would tell you that AI is not a generational investment theme," he says.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, Christopher R, Jackson Organizations: Tech, BlackRock Investment Institute, Nvidia, UBS Wealth Management Locations: BlackRock

☆ Gold heads for record high close on view that Fed is poised to cut rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An employee handles one kilogram gold bullions at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Gold prices advanced Tuesday, on track for a record close as rising expectations of a September interest rate cut bolstered demand for bullion. Gold futures advanced 0.6% to $2,443.80. According to UBS, central bank buying of bullion is the highest it's been since the late 1960s. The U.S.-listed shares of Harmony Gold and Gold Fields rose 6% and 4%, respectively.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Joni Teves, Teves, Gold Organizations: Co, Federal, U.S, greenback, UBS, Citi, Miners, Harmony Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Ukraine, China, U.S

☆ Watch CNBC’s full interview with iCapital's Anastasia Amoroso, Payne Capital’s Courtney Garcia and UBS’ Nadia Lovell
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC’s full interview with iCapital's Anastasia Amoroso, Payne Capital’s Courtney Garcia and UBS’ Nadia LovelliCapital's Anastasia Amoroso, Payne Capital's Courtney Garcia, and UBS' Nadia Lovell join 'Closing Bell' to discuss markets, the tech sector, and the impact of the Fed's first rate cut.

Persons: iCapital's Anastasia Amoroso, Payne Capital’s Courtney Garcia, UBS ’ Nadia Lovell iCapital's Anastasia Amoroso, Payne Capital's Courtney Garcia, Nadia Lovell Organizations: UBS ’, UBS

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