A ‘Santa Claus Rally’ for the Stock Market?
Today on the Brief: Payrolls report underperforms expectations Spotify looking for crypto director Lame-duck crypto legislation on the way? Our main discussion: Will we see a “Santa Claus rally” this year? This kind of rally...
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Today on the Brief:
- Payrolls report underperforms expectations
- Spotify looking for crypto director
- Lame-duck crypto legislation on the way?
Our main discussion: Will we see a “Santa Claus rally” this year?
This kind of rally refers to the fact that in about two-thirds of years since 1969, late December has seen a stock market rally, averaging a 1.4% gain.
This year, vaccine optimism combined with new stimulus seems poised to once again jingle Wall Street’s bells. A piece in Bloomberg, however, provides five charts and reasons why this market rally is already overbought and overblown, so this year might be more coal than eggnog.