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Biden pushes through a $1.9 trillion stimulus program


25 January 2021

After a brief pause on Friday, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial average are set to resume their rally today with futures of both benchmarks indicating a higher open. Some investors remain concerned about the surge and mutation in Covid-19, but it’s the fiscal and monetary policies along with earnings that will determine the next move in equities.

Expectations of substantial fiscal aid are keeping the bulls in control despite Republicans saying the $1.9 trillion package is too costly. This would make bipartisan support the relief package uncertain. However, with Democrats now in control of the Senate, they could pass the plan with a simple majority.

The next question investors are probably asking is what implications these fiscal measures would have on monetary policy. The Fed's loose policy has been a critical contributor to the equity rally, and any signs of tightening prematurely will rattle financial markets.

Rising inflation is already one of the hottest topics for 2021, and some economists raised the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing asset purchases. The first two-day monetary policy meeting of the year occurs on Tuesday, followed by a statement and a press conference from Jerome Powell on Wednesday. While inflation could be a medium to long term challenge the Fed will face, we do not expect scaling back of asset purchases anytime soon. Policymakers want to avoid tightening financial conditions at any cost when the economic activity remains depressed. Hence, do not expect a repeat of the 2013 “taper tantrum” which sent 10-year bond yields almost a full 1 percentage points higher in three months and dragged the S&P 500 6% in six weeks following the announcement. Any policy mistake could be extremely costly at this stage, especially that valuations are overstretched.

This week is also the busiest in earnings announcements. More than 100 S&P 500 companies are set to report earnings including big tech names Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. According to Factset, 86% of S&P 500 companies have reported a positive EPS surprise and 82% reported a positive revenue surprise. If this trend continues throughout this week, we could easily see new record highs for all three major US indices.

On the US economic data front, investors will be watching out for US fourth quarter GDP number, personal consumption expenditure, new and pending home sales, durable goods, initial jobless claims and consumer confidence. However, expect economic data to have a minor influence on markets with the big themes of fiscal, monetary, and earnings to dominate over the upcoming days.

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