Apple, Peloton, Pfizer, Omicron and Markets – Five Things To Know


    Here are five things you must know for Monday, December 13:

    1. — Stock Futures Move Higher With Fed Meeting In Focus 

    U.S. equity futures moved higher Monday, potentially extending the S&P 500’s best weekly gain since February, as investors look ahead to a busy week of central bank decisions, including a key Federal Reserve decision on taper, while closely tracking the quickening increase of Omicron infections around Europe. 

    The Fed is widely expected to accelerate the tapering of its monthly bond purchases when its concludes a two-day policy meeting Wednesday, particularly after Friday’s data showing the fastest rate of consumer price inflation since 1982 last month. New Fed projections on growth and inflation may also cement market expectations of a June rate hike. 





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