Updated
Updated · CNBC · Jun 17
Cramer Flags 10 Market Calls Ahead of Fed Decision, Spotlights $250 Billion Chip-Equipment Boom
Updated
Updated · CNBC · Jun 17

Cramer Flags 10 Market Calls Ahead of Fed Decision, Spotlights $250 Billion Chip-Equipment Boom

3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jun 17

Summary

  • Nasdaq futures outperformed while S&P 500 and Dow futures stayed roughly flat ahead of the first Federal Reserve meeting led by Chair Kevin Warsh, with rates widely expected to remain unchanged.
  • Broadcom drew one of Cramer's strongest calls after JPMorgan said it would be an aggressive buyer and dismissed talk of delays or cancellation for Google's ninth-generation TPU co-designed with the chipmaker.
  • Citi added to the chip optimism by lifting targets on Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA, arguing wafer-fab equipment spending could hit $250 billion in 2028 as TSMC and memory capacity stays tight.
  • Intel's new 18A-P process entered production with 9% higher performance or 18% lower power than its predecessor, a step Cramer said could help win Apple as a foundry customer.
  • Elsewhere, Wells Fargo raised Cummins' target to $874 on data-center power demand, kept a buy on FedEx despite a noisy outlook tied to its freight spin-off, and Citi opened a 30-day upside catalyst watch on RTX.

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