Stock Market News Update

S&P 500 Underpinned By High Valuations At the start of the year, we noted that the S&P 500 was sensitive to economic data and earnings, whether on the fundamental, macro, or technical side.   That the S&P 500 was priced to perfection. Valuations were high,...

S&P 500 Weakens After A Robust Start The S&P 500 had a robust start to last week; however, it experienced some weakness on Thursday and Friday. The main economic data released last week, including CPI, PPI, and retail sales, were broadly positive and suggested...

S&P 500 Driven By Retail Retail traders and corporate buy-backs continue to drive the S&P 500 and the broader market. Notably, over the last 4 weeks, Bank of America institutional clients and hedge fund clients have been net sellers. Tariffs continue to grab...

S&P 500 Will Benefit From Bill The all-time high in the S&P 500 on Thursday won't be the last after the House passed Trump's Big, Beautiful (Tax) Bill on the same day. The passage of the Bill marks a complete reversal in Trump's economic strategy, shifting...

S&P 500 At All-Time High The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high of 6173 last week with little sign of a retracement on the horizon. Bank of America reported that its institutional clients' net buying of Tech stocks last week was the highest in its data...

Circle Launch The Circle (CRCL) initial public offering (IPO) has received significant attention and investment from retail and institutional investors including BlackRock. Circle initially sold 34 million shares at an IPO price of $31 on the New York Stock Exchange...

Federal Reserve Analysed Central banks, in particular the Federal Reserve, have been elevated by investors and analysts to a position once reserved for religion and academia. Places where the brightest minds gather to consider and debate the challenges facing the...

U.S Dollar Weakness Since Liberation Day, the S&P 500 has rallied and is now trading above its pre-Liberation Day levels. The U.S. Dollar, however, has weakened significantly in the same period.    At the start of the year, foreign investment was flowing into the...