Be in the know. 18 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Some People Are Just Lucky. You Can Make Yourself One of Them. (wsj)
  2. There are now more central banks cutting interest rates than those hiking them: Deutsche Bank analysis (businessinsider)
  3. Wall Street Rally Boosts Everything From Microsoft to Small Caps (bloomberg)
  4. 10-year Treasury yield falls to two-month low, dips below 4.4% (cnbc)
  5. Israeli Cabinet Approves Major Hostage Deal, Multi-Day Ceasefire With Hamas (zerohedge)
  6. ‘Too many skunks at the party.’ Bank of America strategist charts S&P 500’s path to 5,000 (marketwatch)
  7. Jack Ma Reverses Plan to Trim Stake (bloomberg)
  8. RBC introduces a 5,000 year-end 2024 target for S&P 500 (streetinsider)
  9. Warren Buffett Just Named the Executors of His Will—and What Else We Learned From His Latest Letter (barrons)
  10. 4 Bank Stocks That Stand to Gain the Most if the Fed Cuts Rates Soon (barrons)
  11. The Fed Wants More Evidence Before Changing Rate Stance (wsj)
  12. Mortgage demand jumps to six-week high as interest rates continue to drop (cnbc)
  13. HP CEO says AI capabilities will ‘double the growth of the PC category’ (cnbc)
  14. Biden and Xi’s meeting sent an important signal for U.S. business in China (cnbc)
  15. China’s Exporter Stocks to Rally on Global Demand, SocGen Says (bloomberg)
  16. Clorox’s stock rises on J.P. Morgan upgrade to neutral from underweight (marketwatch)
  17. Streaming Accounts For Nearly 40% Of US TV Consumption (zerohedge)
  18. Alibaba reassures on founder Jack Ma’s share sale plan and moves to quash lay-off rumours in internal letter (scmp)