【导读】美股收高，银行股、芯片股领涨；原油大跌，黄金白银跳水 美东时间2026年1月15日（周四），美股收高，在台积电财报带动下，美股芯片板块普涨。原油价格创下自2025年6月以来最大跌幅。 道指涨292.81点，涨幅为0.60%，报49442.44点；纳指涨58.27点，涨幅为0.25%，报23530.02点；标普500指数涨17.87点，涨幅为0.26%，报6944.47点。 CME"美联储观察"工具显示，美联储1月降息25个基点的概率为5%，维持利率不变的概率为95%。到3月累计降息25个基点的概率为20.8%，维持利率不变 的概率为78.4%，累计降息50个基点的概率为0.9%。 堪萨斯城联邦储备银行行长施密德于周四表示反对降息。他称通胀"过热"，并警告特朗普政府的政策可能进一步推动经济增长势头。 芝加哥联邦储备银行总裁古尔斯比表示，在有充分证据表明就业市场稳定的情况下，美联储应将重点放在降低通胀上。 美国上周初请失业金人数为19.8万人，预期为21.5万人，前值自20.8万人修正至20.7万人。 芯片股多数上涨 美国白宫发布声明，美国从1月15日起对部分进口半导体、半导体制造设备和衍生品加征25%进 ...

美股金融股大涨 美东时间1月15日，美股三大指数集体走强，截至收盘，道指涨0.60%，纳指涨0.25%，标普500指数涨 0.26%。 受业绩利好刺激，美股金融股全线大涨，摩根士丹利大涨近6%，创出历史新高；高盛、花旗大涨超 4%，摩根大通、美国银行小幅收涨。此外，全球最大资产管理公司贝莱德大涨5.9%，其第四季度资产 管理规模攀升至创纪录的14.04万亿美元。 消息面上，周四美股盘前，摩根士丹利公布的2025年第四季度业绩报告显示，去年第四季度，营收录得 178.9亿美元，同比上升10.3%，高于市场预期的177.7亿美元；每股收益2.68美元，亦强于预期的2.44美 元。其中，备受关注的"财富管理"部门净新增资产达到1223亿美元，大幅超出市场预期。 高盛最新披露的财报显示，公司去年第四季度实现营收134.5亿美元，同比下降3%，略低于市场预期； 但Non-GAAP每股收益达14.01美元，远超市场预期2.25美元。该季度股票交易收入远超市场预期，达到 创纪录的43.1亿美元，刷新了由其自身在2025年第二季度创下的华尔街历史最高纪录。 Longbow首席执行官Jake Dollarhide评论称，"投资 ...

Core Viewpoint - Bank of America (BAC) is positioned for growth with a positive outlook supported by strong fourth-quarter results and a favorable price target from Truist Financial, indicating a potential price increase. Financial Performance - Bank of America reported strong fourth-quarter results for 2025, exceeding expectations in both revenue and earnings per share, particularly in consumer banking and wealth management divisions [2][5] - The bank's credit quality remains resilient, with provisions for credit losses significantly lower than anticipated, indicating a positive sign for investors [3] Growth Projections - Management forecasts a 6% growth in net interest income for 2026, driven by the repricing of fixed-rate assets and steady loan growth, aligning with the optimistic price target set by Truist Financial [3][5] Stock Performance - Currently, BAC's stock price is $52.48, reflecting a decrease of 3.78% or $2.06, with fluctuations between a low of $51.66 and a high of $53.48 on the day [4] - Over the past year, BAC has reached a high of $57.55 and a low of $33.07, with a market capitalization of approximately $383.24 billion [4]

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United Wholesale Mortgage retained the top spot in mortgage origination volume in 2024, maintaining the lead it claimed over Rocket Mortgage the previous year, according to Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data. Data on 2025 home buying will be released in spring 2026. While thousands of lenders originated mortgages in 2024, most of the activity is concentrated at the top: The 10 largest mortgage lenders accounted for more than 21% of all U.S. home loans originated and nearly 26% of the dollar volume of loans ...

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Representing the largest U.S. financial centers and regional banks, Invesco KBW Bank ETF performed exceptionally well over the last year, delivering a 27.4% return to shareholders. The top five banks have the largest weight in the portfolio – Goldman Sachs Group, Wells Fargo & Co, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and Bank of America. Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase already delivered their results earlier this week. Let's examine which bank has the lead. More importantly, which bank has t ...

U.S. equities opened Thursday, January 15, 2026, with a mixed but generally positive tone, as robust earnings from the semiconductor sector provided a significant boost, counteracting lingering concerns within the banking industry and easing geopolitical tensions. The market's performance today reflects a complex interplay of corporate results, economic indicators, and global developments, providing investors with a nuanced picture of the current financial landscape.At the open, the S&P 500 Index showed an ...

Small deep value individual investor, with a modest private investment portfolio, split approx. 50%-50% between shares and call options. I have a B.Sc. in aeronautical engineering and over 6 years of experience as an engineering consultant in the aerospace sector. The latter statement is not relevant in any way whatsoever to my investment style, but I thought to add it for self-indulgent purposes. I have a contrarian investment style, highly risky, and often dealing with illiquid options. How illiquid? Well ...