Trade Progress Drive Markets Higher

Wall Street wrapped up a strong week with the S&P 500 index notching its 14th record close of the year at 6,388.64 points. Sentiment was boosted by positive trade developments and solid quarterly reports. Trump announced a “massive deal” with Japan on...

Looking ahead to 2H of 2025

Wall Street was driven by trade deals and a surprisingly strong June jobs report this week. On Monday, the S&P 500 index topped 6,200 points for the first time ever, ending a tumultuous and turbulent first half of 2025 on a high with a 5.5% advance. Donald Trump...

First of the tariffs to hit consumers soon

Wall Street on Friday notched its best week in over a month, with sentiment almost single handedly being lifted by a surprise U.S. and China trade deal. On Monday, the US and China reached an agreement under which they agreed to significantly reduce their extremely...

When the tweets stop, markets returns to normalcy

Wall Street closed out a strong week on a historic note, with the S&P 500 index on Friday notching a nine day win streak—its longest such run since November 2004. Sentiment was boosted by some solid quarterly earnings and positive rhetoric on tariffs and trade,...