Market Highlights
Market highlights
2025-11-28
A gauge of global equities held firm after four days of gains, following a recovery fueled by bets
that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates faster than previously thought.
The MSCI All Country World Index was little changed after trimming its drop for November to 0.4%
in the prior sessions. The gauge had been down nearly 4% for the month just over a week ago.
European and Asian benchmarks posted modest moves, with US markets closed for Thanksgiving.
In another sign that risk appetite is returning, Bitcoin traded above $91,000 for the first time in a
week. The dollar paused a two-day retreat.
The moves in stocks tracked firmingexpectations for Fed easing, with money markets pricing in
roughly an 80% chance of a quarter-point cut next month and leaning toward three more by the
end of 2026. A little more than a week ago, traders were projecting three cuts in total. It also
signals fresh optimism after worries over stretched tech valuations hammered equities earlier in
the month
2025-04-08
Waves of volatility shook markets anew, with stocks, bonds and commodities getting whipsawed
by another deluge of headlines around President Donald Trump’s trade war that only reinforced
the clouds hanging over the outlook for investing and the economy.
Traders looking for equities to snap back after a selloff of trillions of dollars were faced with a series
of twists and turns on Monday. While the S&P 500 moved away from the threshold of a bear market,
its bottom-to-top intraday reversal was the biggest since 2020 when Covid upended global
trading. Treasuries weakened, with yields across all maturities higher by over 10 basis points — a
stark turnaround from the plunge earlier in the day.
2025-04-07
US equity futures plunged, putting the S&P 500 on track for a bear market as the Trump
administration dug in on a trade war economists warn will tip the world’s largest economy into
recession.
Contracts on the S&P 500 Index were down 3.7% as of 12:50 a.m. in New York on Monday, after the
underlying index sank 10% in the previous two sessions. The rout in futures would leave the cash
index on pace to fall more than 20% from its February record. Nasdaq 100 Index futures sank 4.5%,
after the tech-heavy gauge entered a bear market Friday. Russell 2000 futures lost 4%.
In other stock markets, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell as much as 7.9% Monday, the most since
October 2008. Euro Stoxx 50 futures slumped 4%
A flightfrom global equities accelerated Monday and investors piled into haven assets as the
fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs deepened after China announced retaliatory
measures.
2025-04-04
Global markets plunged as Trump’s aggressive tariff escalation unraveled the “America First” trade, wiping out $2 trillion from the S&P 500 and sending the dollar tumbling alongside risk assets. Fears that the steepest U.S. tariffs in a century will choke growth sparked a rush into havens like Treasuries and the yen, while investors await Powell’s speech and the upcoming U.S. jobs report for clarity on the economic outlook.
2025-04-03
Markets plunged after Trump announced a sweeping tariff plan imposing at least a 10% duty on all U.S. imports, with steeper rates for major partners like China and the EU, dashing hopes of a more measured approach. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures tumbled, Treasuries and the yen surged on haven demand, and global equities sold off as fears of a trade war and supply chain disruptions rattled investors and forced strategists to cut U.S. stock forecasts.
2025-04-02
Global markets remained volatile as investors braced for Trump’s imminent tariff rollout, with equities erasing earlier losses in a jittery session that closed out the S&P 500’s worst quarter relative to global peers since 2009. Uncertainty over the size and scope of the upcoming tariffs kept pressure on stocks, lifted gold to near-record levels, and drove cautious positioning, while concerns over an AI bubble and inflationary risks continued to weigh on sentiment.
2025-04-01
Markets swung wildly ahead of Trump’s upcoming tariff announcement, with global stocks rebounding late in a volatile session while bonds and gold remained elevated amid lingering uncertainty. Despite a late-day rally, U.S. equities closed out their worst quarter relative to global peers since 2009, as investors remained cautious amid fears of an AI bubble, unclear trade policy, and slowing momentum.
2025-03-31
Stocks plunged and gold hit a record high as weak U.S. consumer sentiment, rising inflation expectations, and looming tariffs fueled fears of a deeper economic slowdown. With global markets extending a four-day selloff and tech megacaps slumping, investors rushed to safe havens, sending Treasury yields lower and prompting forecasts of multiple rate cuts from both the Fed and ECB.
2025-03-28
Stocks fell as renewed U.S. auto tariffs reignited trade war fears, overshadowing stronger-than-expected GDP data and pushing gold to a record high on safe-haven demand. Global investors trimmed risk exposure ahead of Trump’s upcoming tariff announcement, while inflation concerns deepened with short-term Treasuries outperforming and Tokyo inflation accelerating, boosting the yen.
2025-03-27
Wall Street’s calm streak ended as big tech stocks dragged major indexes lower, with renewed fears of a trade war and inflation dampening investor sentiment. Trump’s move to impose a 25% tariff on auto imports rattled global markets, pushing down automakers and European futures, while investors grew increasingly cautious amid uncertain U.S. trade policy and a patient Fed stance.
2025-03-26
A broad tech rally lifted U.S. stocks on Tuesday, though gains eased as investors weighed economic risks, sliding consumer confidence, and the threat of a trade war, while bond yields fell and oil declined on ceasefire news. Asian markets were muted Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty over U.S. tariffs, even as copper hit a record and the MSCI Asia Pacific Index edged up 0.2%.
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