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Economist Patrick Asuming Critiques Election Promises, Urges Focus on Economic RealityMajor stock indexes on Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish, capping a rare bumpy week for the market. The S&P 500 ended essentially flat, down less than 0.1 per cent, after wavering between tiny gains and losses most of the day. The benchmark index posted a loss for the week, its first after three straight weekly gains. There were more than twice as many decliners than gainers on the New York Stock Exchange. Credit: Bloomberg The Dow Jones slipped 0.2 per cent, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1 per cent, ending just below the record high it set on Wednesday. The Australian sharemarket is set to retreat, with futures pointing to a slide of 39 points, or 0.5 per cent, at the open. There were more than twice as many decliners than gainers on the New York Stock Exchange. Gains in technology stocks helped temper losses in communication services, financials and other sectors of the market. Broadcom surged 24.4 per cent for the biggest gain in the S&P 500 after the semiconductor company beat Wall Street’s profit targets and gave a glowing forecast, highlighting its artificial intelligence products. The company also raised its dividend. The company’s big gain helped cushion the market’s broader fall. Pricey stock values for technology companies like Broadcom give the sector more weight in pushing the market higher or lower. Artificial intelligence technology has been a focal point for the technology sector and the overall stock market over the last year. Tech companies, and Wall Street, expect demand for AI to continue driving growth for semiconductor and other technology companies. Some tech stocks were a drag on the market. Nvidia fell 2.2 per cent, Meta Platforms dropped 1.7 per cent and Google parent Alphabet slid 1.1 per cent. Among the market’s other decliners were Airbnb, which fell 4.7 per cent for the biggest loss in the S&P 500, and Charles Schwab, which closed 4 per cent lower. Furniture and housewares company RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, surged 17 per cent after raising its forecast for revenue growth for the year. All told, the S&P 500 lost 0.16 points to close at 6,051.09. The Dow dropped 86.06 points to 43,828.06. The Nasdaq rose 23.88 points to 19,926.72. Wall Street’s rally stalled this week amid mixed economic reports and ahead of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting of the year. The central bank will meet next week and is widely expected to cut interest rates for a third time since September. Expectations of a series of rate cuts has driven the S&P 500 to 57 all-time highs so far this year. The Fed has been lowering its benchmark interest rate following an aggressive rate hiking policy that was meant to tame inflation. It raised rates from near-zero in early 2022 to a two-decade high by the middle of 2023. Inflation eased under pressure from higher interest rates, nearly to the central bank’s 2 per cent target. The economy, including consumer spending and employment, held strong despite the squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. A slowing job market, though, has helped push a long-awaited reversal of the Fed’s policy. Inflation rates have been warming up slightly over the last few months. A report on consumer prices this week showed an increase to 2.7 per cent in November from 2.6 per cent in October. The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, the personal consumption expenditures index, will be released next week. Wall Street expects it to show a 2.5 per cent rise in November, up from 2.3 per cent in October. The economy, though, remains solid heading into 2025 as consumers continue spending and employment remains healthy, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY. “Still, the outlook is clouded by unusually high uncertainty surrounding regulatory, immigration, trade and tax policy,” he said. Treasury yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.40 per cent from 4.34 per cent late Thursday. European markets slipped. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.1 per cent. Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1 per cent month-on-month in October, following a 0.1 per cent decline in September, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Asian markets closed mostly lower. AP The Market Recap newsletter is a wrap of the day’s trading. Get it each we e kday afternoon .Bharat Forge shares are expected to be in the spotlight on Thursday after the company announced the initiation of its Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) with a floor price of Rs 1,323.54 per share. This decision was approved by the company's Investment Committee during a meeting on Wednesday, following prior authorization from the Board of Directors and shareholders via postal ballot. The floor price has been determined per Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) norms, with the 'Relevant Date' for the offering set as December 4, 2024. As per a special resolution approved by shareholders on November 8, 2024, Bharat Forge may offer a discount of up to 5% on the floor price. The company plans to file the preliminary placement documents with both BSE and NSE on Wednesday. Additionally, Bharat Forge stated that its trading window has been closed since September 25 and will remain shut until further notice, primarily due to the QIP process. In the latest quarter, Bharat Forge reported consolidated revenue of Rs 3,689 crore and EBITDA of Rs 690 crore. 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Treasuries remained under selling pressure Monday despite a weaker-than-expected report on US consumer confidence and solid demand at an auction of two-year notes. Confidence unexpectedly sank in December for the first time in three months on concerns over politics and the outlook for tariffs and economy. What Bloomberg Strategists Say ... “In its latest dot plot, the Fed has implicitly outlined a real neutral policy rate of 100 basis points, a rate it has raised successively this year. 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