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The Market Takes a Breather

Motley Fool Money

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4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The S&P 500 is still up about 25% this year, far outpacing historical averages. (00:14) Anthony Schiavone and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why traders are sour about the recent Fed meeting, and what long-term investors should focus on. - How American diners are responding to Darden Restaurant Group’s value offers. - Rising home sales at Redfin. Then (13:29) Motley Fool Senior Analyst Alicia Alfiere and Mary Long look at Upwork and Fiverr and the gig workplace economy. Companies discussed: DRI, TXRH, RDFN, FVRR, UPWK Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Anthony Schiavone, Mary Long, Alicia Alfiere Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Some of the steam is coming off your cup of coffee.

0:07.4

You're listening to Motley Full Money.

0:13.8

I'm Ricky Mulvey, joined today by Anthony Chavone.

0:16.9

And what a day to get you on the A segment.

0:19.2

There's a lot going on in the market.

0:21.1

I could not think of a better time to come on a segment. Have it to be here, Ricky.

0:25.4

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve wrapped up its open market meeting. And here's what seemed to happen.

0:30.7

Jerome Powell, the chair announced that the Fed would take rates down by another quarter point,

0:35.7

but that the rate of further cuts may slow. Yes, he prefaced it

0:40.5

by saying, don't take this literally because that may change, and also that inflation needed to behave.

0:47.4

This rate news triggered a sell-off in the market yesterday afternoon. S&P was down about 3%, which is a lot for the broad index.

0:56.5

So, and I got my markets in turmoil lawn sign. We don't have the Chiron that they do on CNBC,

1:02.5

so we go a little bit more old school. Should I put my markets in turmoil lawn sign out in my

1:08.5

front yard? Well, Ricky, as somebody who owns a lot of REITs, I've had my

1:13.5

markets and turmoil sign staked out in the lawn for about three years now. But seriously,

1:18.4

though, I mean, the S&P 500 is off like 4% from a tie. And I mean, if anything, I think

1:24.0

Wednesday's sell-off was was healthy. I mean, last year, the S-P-500 was up nearly 30%. And this year, we're up about, I think Wednesday's sell-off was healthy. I mean, last year, the SP 500 was up nearly 30%.

1:29.7

And this year we're up about, I think, 25% now.

1:32.5

So it's been two great years for the market.

1:34.6

And this year, we've really had no volatility in the market whatsoever.

1:39.1

I mean, we got the yen carry trade in, and I think August.

1:42.6

But, I mean, other than that, that's about it. So, I mean,

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