投资要点 事件:当地时间1月27日,随着美国总统特朗普公开表示并不担忧美元贬值,并希望美元回到一个自己的公允价值。话后,美元一度贬值超1.2%,最低来到95.55,为2022年2月以来最低值;黄金顺势上涨,在1月28日亚盘涨超5200美元/盎司。 特朗普说了些什么?据NBC报道,特朗普在记者问话如何看待美元贬值时回答:认为美元当前做得很好(The dollar’s doing great),希望美元回到自己的公允价值(just seek itsown level),并认为自己能够像操纵悠悠球一样操纵美元上下涨跌(I could have it go upor go down like a yo-yo)。能够看出,当前特朗普政府并不排斥“弱势美元”,反而明确释放了希望美元贬值带动美国经济的信号。 特朗普“悠悠球式汇率控制”更像是对美联储独立性的挑衅。对汇率单边涨跌的口头警告(oralwarning)一直是各国央行防范汇率超调的主要办法之一。特朗普明确释放“弱美元推动出口竞争力”的信号则更像是行政对货币政策的“长臂管辖”,是对美联储独立性的再一次挑衅干预。央行独立性的重要性我们在12月FOMC报告《12月FOMC会议的三点超预期》已经提及:央行保持独立性是为了令国内经济免受短期政治干扰,令市场锚定物始终保持在央行的长期目标上,一旦央行独立性受损,市场便会失锚,短期市场交易全面转向“事件驱动”,其效果在当前特朗普“推特治国”的背景下甚至会被明显放大。而央行独立性丧失的最终链条可以简化为:央行独立性丧失——市场预期失锚——金融市场冲击(包括美元和信用资产)——实体市场冲击——主权信用重定价。 广场协议2.0会否复刻?1985年,美日德法英五国在纽约广场饭店签订外汇干预条例,通过抛售美元,买入非美货币,主动寻求美元贬值以改善美国贸易逆差。本次市场对于广场协议2.0的担忧主要来源于两点:第一是上周五日元大幅升值后,市场对美日联合干预日元贬值的推测升温;第二则是1月27日特朗普寻求“弱势美元”的明确信号。我们认为广场协议2.0实现难度是比较大的: 第一,美日联合干预日元本质上并不是为了令美元贬值,而是对美债收益率上行风险的防范。1月20日,美国财长贝森特明确表示“日本债券收益率的上行或对美债有外溢风险,并已对日本进行口头沟通。”那么日债收益率是如何外溢至美债的?我们做一个简单传导...
Key Points RTX beat on sales and beat on earnings yesterday, but guidance disappointed and investors sold off the stock. Today, Wall Street rode to RTX's defense, raising price targets across the board. RTX stock looks expensive even without the lowered guidance. 10 stocks we like better than RTX › A funny thing happened to RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) yesterday -- meaning funny-strange. RTX report...
Key Points RTX beat on sales and beat on earnings yesterday, but guidance disappointed and investors sold off the stock. Today, Wall Street rode to RTX's defense, raising price targets across the board. RTX stock looks expensive even without the lowered guidance. 10 stocks we like better than RTX › A funny thing happened to RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) yesterday -- meaning funny-strange. RTX reported 9% sales growth in its fiscal second-quarter earnings report, and beat analyst forecasts with $1.56 per share earned on revenue of $21.6 billion. The stock fell 1.6%. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » Why Wall Street loves RTX stock Investors seemed upset that RTX's guidance didn't measure up to expectations yesterday. All seems forgiven on Wednesday, however, with RTX stock erasing Tuesday's losses and closing the day up 4.9%. For this, you can thank the Wall Street analysts who lined up to raise their price targets on the shares. Tic-tac-toe, four in a row, everyone from Bank of America to UBS sang RTX's praises today. BofA slapped a $175 price target on the stock, lowering its 2025 forecast but insisting that "outyear estimates" remain strong. Susquehanna Research agrees that $175 is the right price. It noted that the effect of tariffs is baked into guidance for earnings of $5.80 to $5.95 this year. UBS and RBC took, respectively, the over and under, with RBC saying RTX stock is worth $170 a share, and UBS guessing $177 -- and calling the stock's valuation "attractive." Is RTX stock a buy? Call me a cynic, but I just don't see things that way. Beyond guidance, when I look at RTX stock, I see a defense company earning $6.1 billion in net profit over the past year -- but generating less than $3.2 billion in positive free cash flow. It's bad enough that the stock costs 34 times trailing earnings, but a valuation of 65.5 times free cash flow is just plain ridiculous on a d...