Intel Rockets on Nvidia Backing
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) ripped higher in premarket trading after Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) confirmed a $5B investment and announced a strategic partnership to develop multiple generations of custom data center and PC products.
The collaboration will integrate Nvidia’s NVLink AI and accelerated computing platform with Intel’s CPUs and x86 ecosystem, giving Intel a lifeline after years of sluggish turnaround attempts. This deal follows the U.S. government’s recent stake in Intel, making today’s move a double-dose of bullish catalysts.
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Fed Delivers First Cut Since December
The Fed trimmed rates by 25 bps to 4.00–4.25%, its first move lower since last year. Projections show two more cuts in 2025, but futures markets are already pricing in 2–3 more than that.
Powell called it a “risk-management step” to guard against rising unemployment, but a split vote showed how divided the Fed has become. Governor Stephen Miran wanted a deeper 50 bps cut and even penciled in sub-3% rates by year-end.
Markets are taking the Fed at face value for now, but traders know — once the cutting cycle begins, momentum can run. Historically, stocks, gold, and Bitcoin catch a bullish tailwind early in the rate-cut path, but that doesn’t mean every tick is smooth.
Global & Corporate Highlights
- Bank of England – holding steady at 4% after a string of cuts.
- Bank of Japan – meets Friday, expected unchanged.
- Novo Nordisk (NVO) – obesity pill data showed significant weight loss, shares popped.
- Cracker Barrel (CBRL) – missed earnings and lowered guidance, stock slumped.
- Oil – WTI at $64.36, Brent at $68.26, near 2-week highs after EIA data showed a sharp drop in U.S. stockpiles.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin trades around $117,400, gold near $3,690/oz, silver around $41.8/oz, and the QQQ tech index just printed a new all-time high at 592.86 before closing at 590.
OP Takeaway
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