Stocks have rallied this week as optimism builds about earnings and interest rates.
Strategists at BMO Capital Markets see the gains continuing through year-end.
US stocks can continue their winning streak through the end of 2023, according to BMO Capital Markets.
As expected, the Federal Reserve declined to raise interest rates at its November 1 meeting.
Chairman Jerome Powell indicated that higher long-term interest rates set by the market made another hike unnecessary, as Bill Adams, Comerica Bank's economy chief, recently noted.
Persons:
Stocks, Jerome Powell, Bill Adams
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BMO Capital Markets, Federal Reserve, Comerica