Market Highlights
Market highlights
2026-01-22
Speculative spirits were restored on Wall Street, fueled by hopes for a solution in Donald Trump’s ambitions for Greenland that would avoid tariffs. Stocks and bonds climbed and gold’s rally cooled as the president claimed a framework of a deal with NATO.
Following a cross-asset slide dubbed by some as a revival of the “Sell America” trade, the S&P 500 added 1.2% in its biggest advance since November. All of its major industries rose, with the gauge back in the green for 2026. Energy shares led gains, hitting all-time highs. Small caps beat the US equity benchmark for a 13th straight session. Big tech also jumped.
Global stocks were set to extend a rally after US President Donald Trump abandoned his tariff threat against Europe, easing concerns about a renewed trade war.
Contracts for European stocks rose 1% after Asian shares followed Wall Street higher on comments from Trump. US equity-index futures also gained, signaling the rally may extend.
2025-02-10
Wall Street traders worried about the potential impacts of US tariffs on inflation didn’t get much relief from economic data that only underscored concerns over price pressures, reinforcing speculation the Federal Reserve will be in no rush to cut interest rates.
2025-02-07
Stocks eked out gains as traders parsed mixed earnings ahead of jobs data. Bonds pared losses as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated his view on a lower path for 10-year yields under the Trump administration.
2025-02-06
Stocks rose as gains in most major industries overshadowed underwhelming earnings from some tech heavyweights. Treasury yields reached 2025 lows after a weak reading on US services.
2025-02-04
Wall Street traders trying to catch up on every new headline around President Donald Trump’s tariff negotiations were faced with a renewed bout of volatility across asset classes.
2025-02-03
Fast-changing news on tariffs flummoxed traders across asset classes Friday, shattering the calm spurred earlier by receding anxieties around the tech sector. A White House assertion that President Donald Trump plans to impose levies on China, Mexico and Canada this weekend sent the dollar up as stocks got hit.
2025-01-30
Stocks slipped and short-dated bond yields rose, though both pared bigger moves as early concern that the Federal Reserve was growing more worried about inflation got tamped down by Chair Jerome Powell.
2025-01-29
The world’s largest technology companies climbed after a selloff that shook global markets, with traders gearing up for the start of the megacap earnings season and the Federal Reserve decision on rates.
2025-01-28
Wall Street had a rough start to the week on concern that a cheap artificial intelligence-model from Chinese startup DeepSeek could make valuations of the technology that has powered the bull market tough to justify.
2025-01-27
A rally that drove stocks to their first record in 2025 took a breather, with a selloff in chipmakers curbing an otherwise solid Wall Street week that marked the start of Donald Trump’s presidential term.
2025-01-23
A rally in big tech fueled by optimism over artificial intelligence and a batch of earnings from corporate heavyweights sent stocks to the brink of their all-time highs.
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