Changes in US stocks | NASDAQ rose more than 1%, star technology stocks generally rose, American ultra-micro (AMD.US) rose nearly 5%

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on Friday, on the first trading day of 2026, the three major US stock indices collectively opened higher, the NASDAQ rose more than 1%, Star Technology (AMD.US) rose nearly 5%, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US) rose more than 3%, Nvidia (NVDA.US), Google A (GOOGL.US), and Broadcom (AVGO.US) rose more than 2%, and Amazon (AMZN.US) and Apple (AAPL.US) rose nearly 1%.

According to the news, Barclays's American economists said in a report that the bank maintained its expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates twice in 2026, cutting interest rates by 25 basis points each in March and June, respectively. They believe that the risk surrounding this baseline forecast is biased towards delaying interest rate cuts. According to these economists, the minutes of the Federal Reserve's December policy meeting (where the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points) are in line with Barclays expectations that the January meeting will stand still, “because the US Federal Open Market Committee will take time to assess the impact of recent interest rate cuts.”

Scott Chronert (Scott Chronert), head of US stock strategy at Citigroup, believes that the market is currently in a “boom period” rather than a “bubble period”; looking ahead to the new year, he remains optimistic about the market outlook based on strong profit expectations and the upcoming spread of the industry sector.