AI Fatigue
Wall Street closed the trading week lower, as shares of Nvidia came under pressure following its fiscal fourth-quarter results and forward guidance, while a hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index report added to inflation concerns causing the 10-year Treasury yield...
Trump was wrong about tariffs and the Supreme Court agrees
he New York Federal Reserve released a report earlier this week that found Americans are eating the majority (90%) of the cost of Trump’s tariffs. They concluded that over the course of 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports increased from 2.6 percent to 13...
International Markets Outperforming the S&P 500
Wall Street finished the trading week on a weaker note as investors digested a fresh batch of economic data, including the latest jobs report and Consumer Price Index (CPI) release. The CPI rose 0.2% in January, coming in below the +0.3% consensus estimate putting...
Dow hits 50,000 and we say “Thank You”
Wall Street ended the trading week struggling to come out of the deep technology led selloff earlier in the week, which pushed most of the Magnificent Seven names and some of the top tech companies in the red, despite positive Q4 earnings. The Dow Jones, however,...
Weaker dollar policy drives commodities higher
Wall Street ended the trading week in the red as most of the Magnificent Seven stocks reporting earnings did not lift sentiments, contributing to tech trade sell-off. The Federal Reserve hit a pause in its interest rate cutting cycle, and precious metals suffered a...
US deemed no longer dependable
Wall Street closed the trading week lower following a volatile stretch marked by heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Geopolitical developments took center stage after Donald Trump reiterated his interest in Greenland during remarks at the World Economic Forum in...
Trump – The Tariff King Strikes Again
Wall Street closed the trading week modestly lower, with the S&P 500 remaining within striking distance of the historic 7000 level. Investor attention also focused on key inflation data and the kickoff of earnings season. Core CPI edged slightly below...
2026 Stock Market Outlook – Uncertainty Abounds
Wall Street closed out the first full trading week of the New Year at record levels on Friday, with the S&P 500 index ending about 34 points shy of the historic 7000 mark. A revival in the tech trade coupled with mixed labor market economic data boosted sentiment...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Future Wealth LLC
We wish every one of clients and our readers - Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. The S&P 500 is up 16.2% year to date on the back of 24% return in 2023 and 23% return in 2024. The S&P 500 is now up 78% since the end of 2022. All signs point to the market...