Via Reuters polling, analysts looking for more gains on the back of the release of a COVID-19 vaccine driving an economic and corporate earnings recovery from the pandemic

Forecasts:

  • S&P 500 will finish 2020 at 3,600
  • S&P 500 will finish 2021 at 3,900
  • Dow Jones industrial average will finish 2021 at 32,500

Reuters poll of 40 strategists over the last two weeks.

More:

  • S&P 500 earnings to jump 23% in 2021
  • expectations the Fed will remain accommodative
  • "The Fed has said they intend to keep short rates grounded at zero through at least 2023. With ultra low rates, stocks have little competition"

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On the Fed and 2023 ... I would not be banking on this, if there is a sniff of better data (there already is) and higher inflation (not yet) the Fed will find an excuse to hike.

Although, for now:

Via Reuters polling, analysts looking for more gains on the back of the release of a COVID-19 vaccine driving an economic and corporate earnings recovery from the pandemic