Market Highlights
Market highlights
2025-12-29
The post-Christmas session on Wall Street saw stocks fluctuatingnear their all-time highs as
recent signs of economic resilience reinforced positive expectations for corporate profits.
While the S&P 500 barely budged amid a slowdown in transactions, the equity gauge posted its
best week in a month. Most megacaps fell, but Nvidia Corp. rose on a licensing deal with artificial-
intelligence startup Groq. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. paced gains in materials producers as gold hit a
record.
Global stocks held gains from a record-breaking run fueled by artificial intelligence that’s helped
markets rebound from an April slump sparked by tariff concerns. Volatility gripped precious metals
such as silver, which climbed to another all-time high
2025-04-01
Markets swung wildly ahead of Trump’s upcoming tariff announcement, with global stocks rebounding late in a volatile session while bonds and gold remained elevated amid lingering uncertainty. Despite a late-day rally, U.S. equities closed out their worst quarter relative to global peers since 2009, as investors remained cautious amid fears of an AI bubble, unclear trade policy, and slowing momentum.
2025-03-31
Stocks plunged and gold hit a record high as weak U.S. consumer sentiment, rising inflation expectations, and looming tariffs fueled fears of a deeper economic slowdown. With global markets extending a four-day selloff and tech megacaps slumping, investors rushed to safe havens, sending Treasury yields lower and prompting forecasts of multiple rate cuts from both the Fed and ECB.
2025-03-28
Stocks fell as renewed U.S. auto tariffs reignited trade war fears, overshadowing stronger-than-expected GDP data and pushing gold to a record high on safe-haven demand. Global investors trimmed risk exposure ahead of Trump’s upcoming tariff announcement, while inflation concerns deepened with short-term Treasuries outperforming and Tokyo inflation accelerating, boosting the yen.
2025-03-27
Wall Street’s calm streak ended as big tech stocks dragged major indexes lower, with renewed fears of a trade war and inflation dampening investor sentiment. Trump’s move to impose a 25% tariff on auto imports rattled global markets, pushing down automakers and European futures, while investors grew increasingly cautious amid uncertain U.S. trade policy and a patient Fed stance.
2025-03-26
A broad tech rally lifted U.S. stocks on Tuesday, though gains eased as investors weighed economic risks, sliding consumer confidence, and the threat of a trade war, while bond yields fell and oil declined on ceasefire news. Asian markets were muted Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty over U.S. tariffs, even as copper hit a record and the MSCI Asia Pacific Index edged up 0.2%.
2025-03-25
U.S. stocks surged in one of their strongest sessions this year, led by a 2.2% jump in the Nasdaq 100, as markets welcomed signs that upcoming U.S. tariffs may be narrower than feared, boosting tech megacaps like Tesla and Nvidia. Meanwhile, Chinese equities lagged amid renewed concerns over a tech bubble and choppy trading, while global markets remained cautious despite relief from Trump's more measured trade stance.
2025-03-24
A late-session tech rally helped U.S. stocks erase earlier losses, with the S&P 500 recovering from a 1% drop amid record trading volume driven by massive options expirations. Optimism grew on signs that Trump’s upcoming tariffs may be more targeted than feared, lifting U.S. and European futures, though global sentiment remains fragile amid warnings of broader economic fallout.
2025-03-21
Market volatility resurfaced as trade war concerns overshadowed resilient U.S. housing and jobs data, with equities reversing gains ahead of Friday’s $4.5 trillion triple witching options expiry. Asian stocks stumbled following weak U.S. corporate earnings and lingering global uncertainty, while futures in Europe and the U.S. pointed to a cautious open.
2025-03-20
Stocks rallied and bond yields fell after Jerome Powell reassured markets that the Fed sees no urgent need for action despite trade tensions, describing the inflation impact of tariffs as likely "transitory." The dovish tone fueled a global rebound, lifting Asian equities and Nasdaq futures, while the dollar slipped and copper surged past $10,000 amid tariff concerns.
2025-03-19
Heavy selling resumed in Wall Street’s largest technology companies, with American shares
snapping a two-day rebound amid signs investors are paring exposure in US risk assets. European
stocks gained.
One day before a Federal Reserve decision that will be parsed for an assessment on how President
Donald Trump’s trade policies are affecting the economy, US equities slid, with megacaps hitting
the lowest since September. Nvidia Corp. sank 3.4% despite laying out plans to expand its AI reign
with robots and desktop systems. Data showing hot import prices didn’t help market sentiment
either. Treasuries edged up after a solid $13 billion sale of 20-year bonds. Gold climbed to a fresh
record
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