Wells Fargo (WFC) disclosed its third-quarter earnings results this morning and shares are up more than 5% so far today. The company easily surpassed Wall Street expectations for the bottom line, although revenue fell just short of the consensus estimate: Adjusted earnings per share: $1.52 compared to the $1.28 consensus. Revenue: $20.37 billion compared [...]
The week, and, frankly, the month’s sentiment, will be set by today and tomorrow's Fed meeting and information on a rate cut. As Americans continue to feel inflationary pressures, the FOMC members’ interpretation of recent inflation data, such as CPI and PPI, will lay the path for when to expect a cut and how [...]
Despite the positive reports from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, Tuesday was a damp day following Fed Christopher Waller’s comments to approach rate cuts slowly. Rate cuts are always good news, but his speech was not what hopeful investors wanted to hear. After anticipating six cuts in 2024 starting in March, the speech contradicted [...]
