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Good morning. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates 0.5 percent on Wednesday, as expected...

It's the monthly jobs numbers today and they're not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May.

Good morning. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates 0.5 percent on Wednesday, as expected. That was already priced into the market. What's caused the drop in stocks over the past two days has come from beyond the headline data. Investors are now confronted with interest rates being higher for longer. The Fed now sees a higher terminal rate than during its November meeting. And by slowing the rate of interest rate hikes from here, it will take longer for that story to play out. For traders, that's a sign that markets will remain volatile – and that the current downtrend is likely intact. We may get a modest year-end rally, but could still see the market trend lower in the first quarter of 2023. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content 2 Dividend Stocks that Deliver Cash Weekly After 31 years of trading the markets, I've just found the Holy Grail of dividend stocks. Not one, but TWO dividend payers that deliver cash weekly to your account. 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That's based on the March $21 puts. With 90 days until expiration, 7,230 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 103, for a 70-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $4.58 to get in. » FULL STORY IN OTHER NEWS • Consumer Spending Drops in November Retail sales in the US dropped 0.6 percent in November, according to the latest data. The biggest contributor to the decline was auto sales. Excluding that component, sales were still down 0.2 percent, a reversal of October's 1.3 percent increase. • US Auditors Get Access to Chinese Company Records US auditors have been given access to auditing disclosures by Chinese-based companies. That will prevent Chinese-based companies listed on US exchanges from being de-listed. There have been rising concerns over the lack of transparency from such companies, particularly as they haven't meet exchange requirements for audited data. • France Restarts Nuclear Reactors France has resumed the operation of five nuclear reactors in the past week. Combined with a cut in electricity consumption, the country is now likely on track to avoid rolling blackouts this winter. The move comes against a broader energy crisis in Europe as supplies of natural gas from Russia have been curtailed. • Walmart CEO Warns on Inflation, Slower Consumer Spending Next Year Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart (WMT), sees inflation ongoing into the next year, as suppliers to the retailer are reporting that prices will remain higher in the near-term. The company is investing in supply chain technology to help reduce bottlenecks, but there may be a continued slowdown in consumer spending next year. • Musk Sells $3.5 Billion in Tesla Elon Musk has sold another $3.5 billion in Tesla Motors (TSLA) shares, amounting to over 20 million in stock. That follows up on a $4 billion sale in the past month. The CEO has yet to comment on a reason for the current sale. Musk still owns about $66 billion worth of shares. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP LEN  3.733% DHI  3.364% NDSN 2.878% CTRA 2.854% ALGN 2.58% BOTTOM WDC 9.643% WBD 9.199% NUE 8.927% NFLX 8.826% PARA 8.265% Quote of the Day The big issue that makes it hawkish is that the Fed's forecasts put the terminal rate at 5.1% for 2023 from 4.6% at the September meeting. There's no tip of the hat to the notion that [the pace of] inflation is starting to decline. 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