Market Highlights
Market Highlights
2024-04-21
A rally in oil drove stocks lower as a turbulent weekend in the Middle East cast doubt on
prospects for peace talks between the US and Iran before their fragile ceasefire deal expires.
Equities fell from record highs, with the S&P 500 halting a five-day advance amid losses in
several tech giants. President Donald Trump said it’s unlikely he would extend a truce with
Tehran if an agreement isn’t reached before it ends, adding the Strait of Hormuz would remain
blocked until an accord is finalized.Brent settled above $95. Treasuries and the dollar
wavered.
A rally in global equities resumed after a brief pause, as signs Iran may join talks with the US
added to optimism over progress in the Middle East ahead of a looming ceasefire deadline. Oil
declined.
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.
2025-01-22
Stocks climbed as President Donald Trump struck a better-than-feared tone on global trade and speculation grew that his policies will further boost Corporate America. Bonds continued to unwind the recent surge in yields that roiled markets.
2025-01-21
Wall Street breathed a collective sigh a relief after Donald Trump held off from imposing Chinaspecific tariffs on his first day in office, pushing US equity futures higher. The dollar slumped.
2025-01-20
Stocks powered ahead to notch their best week since the November presidential election just ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
2025-01-17
Stocks struggled to make headway after a solid rally, while bond yields dropped on dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller.
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