The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 100 points on Tuesday as market participants look ahead towards the Federal Reserve's June policy decision and May's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, both due out on Wednesday. The S&P 500 Index rose nearly 0.3% lower, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.9%.
Here's how the market settled on Tuesday:
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Nasdaq Composite Index
In Focus:
The Fed began its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, with investors mostly expecting central banker's will hold interest rates at their current target range of 5.25% to 5.50%. Market participants will also turn their attention to remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell Wednesday afternoon for more clues on potential rate cuts in the second half of the year, as the U.S. economy and labor market begin to show some signs of slowing in recent weeks.
Still, May's CPI data slated for release Wednesday morning and last month's Producer Price Index reading due out Thursday will also give more signs of the health of the economy.
Apple:
Apple
"Following a WWDC that delivered on the key details we were focused on heading into the event, we have even greater conviction that Apple is on the cusp of a multi-year product refresh that underpins our [Overweight] rating, $216 price target, and $270 bull case valuation," Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a note Tuesday.
However, Tesla
"It's patently absurd that Apple isn't smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy!," Musk wrote in a post on his platfrom X, formerly known as Twitter.
On Tuesday, Apple announced that users will soon be able to use Affirm's
"The bottom-line -- in our view -- is that Affirm's strong brand and sophisticated underwriting technology have a moat that Apple likely could not replicate on its own," Mizuho Securities analyst Dan Dolev said in a research note, quoted by CNBC.
In the News:
General Motors
"We are very focused on the profitability of our [internal combustion engine] business, we're growing and improving the profitability of our EV business and deploying our capital efficiently. This allows us to continue returning cash to shareholders," CFO Paul Jacobson said in a release.
Separately, Jacobson said GM is cutting its sales and production outlooks for its all-electric vehicles this year during a Deutsche Bank investor event as U.S. consumer demand wanes. The company now expected production of 200,000 to 250,000 EVs in 2024, from from its previously announced range of 200,000 to 300,000.
For Wednesday:
Most investor attention will be focused on the Fed's June policy decision released Wednesday afternoon. Oracle