Market Highlights
Market highlights
2025-11-28
A gauge of global equities held firm after four days of gains, following a recovery fueled by bets
that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates faster than previously thought.
The MSCI All Country World Index was little changed after trimming its drop for November to 0.4%
in the prior sessions. The gauge had been down nearly 4% for the month just over a week ago.
European and Asian benchmarks posted modest moves, with US markets closed for Thanksgiving.
In another sign that risk appetite is returning, Bitcoin traded above $91,000 for the first time in a
week. The dollar paused a two-day retreat.
The moves in stocks tracked firmingexpectations for Fed easing, with money markets pricing in
roughly an 80% chance of a quarter-point cut next month and leaning toward three more by the
end of 2026. A little more than a week ago, traders were projecting three cuts in total. It also
signals fresh optimism after worries over stretched tech valuations hammered equities earlier in
the month
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.
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