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.
2025-02-11
Stocks kicked off the week with gains, rebounding after a slide driven by concerns over inflation and US tariff threats. The dollar strengthened and gold hit a record high.
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.
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