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,...
The Embrassment – Vladimir, STOP!
Wall Street powered to its second best weekly advance of 2025 on Friday, with the S&P 500 jumping nearly 5%. After wobbling on Monday, markets staged a four day rally as sentiment was boosted by Donald Trump significantly dialing back his aggressive rhetoric...
First clear signs of the impact of tariffs
he S&P 500 index has now notched seven negative weeks out of nine, as tariff developments continue to sour sentiment. The U.S. and China's trade war continued to heat up after chipmakers Nvidia and AMD disclosed billions in inventory write offs due to the tariffs....
Looking Beyond the Tariffs
Tariff developments continued to dominate headlines. On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced a 90 day pause on most reciprocal tariffs except for those against China. Trump's move led to one of the most explosive single session rallies in Wall Street history. The S&P...
Trump throws Wall Street into a bear market
It was a historic week for Wall Street - but not in a good way. Donald Trump's sweeping reciprocal tariffs announcement on "Liberation Day" resulted in the biggest rout in U.S. stocks since the market crash of COVID-19 in 2020. The S&P 500 index cratered more...
Is the Fed gaslighting the public?
On Friday, the core personal consumption expenditures index (PCE), the preferred inflation gauge of the Federal Reserve, rose 0.4% on the month, hotter than the 0.3% estimate, with an annual increase of 2.8%, above the 2.7% estimate. This follows on the heels of...
Fed deems tariffs as “transitory”
Wall Street on Friday managed to snap a four week losing streak, with the S&P 500 just about making it into positive territory after ending in correction territory last week.The Federal Reserve played a big role in helping the S&P's weekly advance. The central...
Trump sends the markets into correction territory
Donald Trump is escalating his global trade war, issuing increasingly wild threats as targets from China to Canada and Europe retaliate with tariffs of their own rather than retreat. In the meantime, the resulting chaos has driven the S&P 500 into a correction....
Out of Control
Tariff uncertainties and mixed economic data slammed sentiment this week. Donald Trump’s back-and-forth over tariffs against Canada and Mexico has stoked confusion in traders. Markets have now given up all the gains sparked by Trump’s election victory in November last...