Morgans AM: Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Morgans Financial Limited

US equity markets rebounded from their biggest weekly losses of the year last week, with investors eyeing key inflation figures in the coming days - Dow rallied +484-points or +1.20%, more than recouping last Friday’s (6 September) -410-point or -1.01% fall. Boeing Co gained +3.36% after the aircraft manufacturer and its biggest union (the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) reached a tentative deal covering more than 32,000 workers, averting a possible strike. Apple Inc inched +0.04% higher following its product launch event called “It’s Glowtime” that saw the unveiling of the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4. Chief executive Tim Cook said the iPhone 16 - which will go on sale on 20 September with pre-orders starting this Friday (13 September) - was the first of its smartphones to be “designed from the ground up” for artificial intelligence “and its breakthrough capabilities”. Goldman Sachs Group Inc fell ~1% in extended trading (after rising +1.87% in the regular session) after chief executive David Solomon warned investors that the investment bank’s trading business was on track to see revenues fall about 10% in the third quarter. “With respect to trading . . . we had an extremely strong third quarter in 2023,” Mr Solomon said at an industry conference organised by Barclays. “This quarter, given what I’d say is a more challenging macro environment, particularly in the month of August, that business is trending down close to 10 per cent, largely due to FICC [fixed income, currencies and commodities trading],” Mr Solomon said. Mr Solomon also flagged that Goldman’s earnings in the third quarter would also take a US$400M hit from its continued pullback from consumer trading