Chip stocks like NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Broadcom were boosted after the Federal Reserve rose the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage point on Wednesday.
AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su speaks at the AMD Keynote address during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 4, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Semiconductor stocks rose on Wednesday on the back of AMD’s strong earnings report and following the Federal Reserve’s decision to increase the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage point.
Although the Fed said it expects ongoing rate increases, it also said that inflation has eased somewhat, causing
On Tuesday, AMD reported December quarter earnings that beat expectations. The company indicated a weak outlook for the January quarter, though was more optimistic about demand in the second half of 2023.
Still, AMD’s report had a much rosier outlook on the overall semiconductor market than Intel’s earnings report in January, which suggested collapsing demand for its products.
The semiconductor industry is dealing with several problems at the moment, including a glut of extra parts at PC and server makers, and falling prices for certain components like memory and central processors.
