Stocks Settle Higher on Upbeat Tech Outlook and Cooling Inflation

Overseas stock markets settled mixed on Thursday. The Euro Stoxx 50 closed up +1.06%. China’s Shanghai Composite closed up +0.16%. Japan’s Nikkei Stock 225 fell to a 3-week low and closed down -1.03%.The markets are discounting a 27% chance that the FOMC will cut the fed funds target range by 25 bp at the next FOMC meeting on January 27-28.This week's market focus will be on US economic news. On Friday, Nov existing home sales are expected to be up +1.2% m/m to 4.15 million. Also, the University of Michigan ...