Market Highlights
Market Highlights
2025-10-17
Stocks extended declines as doubts over the credit health of regional US banks drove traders to
cut down on risk, capping a volatile week that exposed the vulnerability of markets near record
levels. Gold and bonds were major beneficiaries as investors rushed for havens.
The S&P 500 headed for a second day of losses, with futures down 1.2% after two regional banks
said they were victims of suspected fraud on loans tied to distressed property funds. European
and Asian markets mirrored the US selloff. A gauge for European banking stocks fell more than 2%.
Benchmark US bonds were set for their best week in more than a month, with 10-year yields falling
another four basis points to 3.94% on Friday. Gold extended its record rally beyond $4,350 an
ounce, while the yen and Swiss franc led gains among major currencies against the dollar.
2025-03-11
Anxiety that tariffs and government firings will torpedo growth in the world’s largest economy
extended a three-week stretch of volatility across global markets. American stocks got hammered
as Wall Street tempered bullish views while demand for recession havens boosted sovereign
bonds.
A selloff in the S&P 500’s most influential group — big tech — weighed heavily on trading. The gauge
came within a striking distance of a correction, extending its plunge from a record to 8.6%. The
Nasdaq 100 saw its worst day since 2022. A gauge of the Magnificent Seven megacaps tumbled
5.4%. Treasury yields slid on bets that an economic slowdown would force the Federal Reserve to
slash interest rates. Bitcoin slipped below $80,000.
2025-03-10
A roller-coaster week for markets ended on that same note, with stocks whipsawing as traders
tried to make sense of a myriad of headlines around the economy, tariffs and geopolitical
developments.
Just minutes after a slide that drove the S&P 500 down over 1%, the gauge staged an “oversold
bounce” as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economy is fine. The Nasdaq 100 moved
away from the threshold of a correction. Bonds fell. In the first signal of a positive response from
President Vladimir Putin to US counterpart Donald Trump’s call for a ceasefire, Russia was said to
be willing to discuss a temporary truce in Ukraine. The dollar saw its worst week since November
2022
Equities and Treasury yields fell on Monday as concerns about the health of the US economy
weighed on investors’ appetite for risk
2025-03-07
Wall Street traders continued to navigate intense market swings amid a slew of tariff headlines,
with stocks extending losses after almost wiping out their selloff.
The S&P 500 dropped almost 1.5%, following a brief respite that was triggered by President Donald
Trump’s confirmation that he’ll exempt Mexico from new 25% tariffs on any goods and services that
fall under the North American trade agreement known as USMCA. The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.8%. The
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8%. The dollar traded near session lows, while the peso rose.
Treasury trading was fairly muted — in contrast to the extended plunge in Europe.
2025-03-06
A late-session runup in US stocks capped another volatile day for global markets, a session that also featured extreme moves in European bonds and equities. Geopolitical news dominated sentiment once again, including a delay in the imposition of auto tariffs in Canada and Mexico by the White House.
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.
Contact
Banque Des Monts Blancs SA
Rue du Mont-Blanc 3
1211 Geneva – Suisse
Adresse postale :
Banque Des Monts Blancs SA
P.O. Box 1523
1211 Genève 1 – Suisse
+41 22 906 06 07