Market Highlights
Market highlights
2026-03-19
Wall Street remained on edge as an oil surge drove stocks and bonds lower, while Federal
Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said uncertainty about the war’s impact on inflation made future
rate policy harder to forecast.
While the central bank kept its projections for a rate reduction in 2026 and another one in
2027, traders trimmed their bets on a cut this year. Treasury yields climbed as Powell said it’s
important to keep rates mildly restrictive while noting the Fed is in a tough position. The S&P
500 dropped 1.4% in its worst Fed day since 2024. Brent hovered near $110 in late hours
Stocks in Europe and Asia slumped after a fresh surge in oil and gas prices intensified
concerns that the war in the Middle East will stoke inflation and hit growth. Bonds tumbled
amid a second day of major central bank meetings.
2025-03-05
Stocks dropped around the world as concerns about the impacts of a trade war on the global economy spurred a fight to short-term bonds, gold and haven currencies.
2025-03-04
More tepid economic news and a pledge by Donald Trump to push through tariffs on top trading partners stressed Wall Street risk tolerances anew, sending bonds up and stocks to their biggest loss of the year
2025-03-03
Stocks shook off another bout of volatility spurred by geopolitical anxiety and a White House shouting match to rally at the end of a jittery February.
2025-02-28
A selloff in the stock market’s most-influential group drove the Nasdaq 100 to its lowest level since November as Nvidia Corp.’s results failed to revive the artificial-intelligence rally.
2025-02-27
Nvidia’s bullish revenue forecast reignited the AI-driven rally, pushing the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) higher after hours, but its earnings fell slightly short of some expectations. Meanwhile, European equity futures declined after President Trump announced 25% tariffs on the EU, with additional levies on Mexico and Canada set to take effect in April. Nvidia shares fell in after-hours trading as investors, accustomed to exceptional results, found the earnings merely solid rather than spectacular.
2025-02-26
Stocks got hit and bonds surged as another disappointing reading on the US consumer fueled concern about the health of the world’s largest economy. US consumer confidence fell the most since August 2021 on concerns about the outlook for the broader economy. The data followed recent disappointments on the retail, services and housing fronts. That’s prompted traders to boost their bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts this year even as inflation pressures seem to be intensifying.
2025-02-25
A slide in most megacaps hit stocks in the finalstretch of US trading, with Wall Street gearing up for a pulse check from Nvidia Corp. on the artificial-intelligence technology that has powered the bull market.
2025-02-24
Stocks had their worst day in two months after weaker-than-expected economic data and a surge in consumers’ long-run inflation views to the highest since 1995.
2025-02-21
Stocks fell from all-time highs as a disappointing forecast from the world’s largest retailer added to concern about the economy’s main engine.
2025-02-20
Stocks closed at all-time highs as traders looked past signals the Federal Reserve is in no rush to cut interest rates.
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