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S&P 500 Breaks Major Resistance Level
Trump Centre Stage The S&P 500 closed above the key level of 6000 last week on the back of positive tariff news and a better-than-expected Nonfarm Payroll. Trump was again centre stage. A public falling out with Elon Musk over the “Big, Beautiful (tax) Bill”, a...
S&P 500 Sniffs Out Trump Narrative Change
Trump Shifts Focus To Growth While the S&P 500 remains sensitive to Trump's posts on tariffs, the shift emerging in the Trump administration policy will be supportive. The short-term pain and Main Street focus promoted at the start of the Trump administration has...
Trump Weighs In With Trade Frictions
Trump Announces EU Tariff While the S&P 500 effectively shrugged off the U.S. credit downgrade by Moody's, sentiment soured on Friday when Trump announced the 50% tariff on the EU. In addition, Trump announced a 25% tariff on Apple products manufactured outside...
S&P 500 Just Got Downgraded
Strong Rebound In The S&P 500 As anticipated, the U.S. and China's agreement to pause and lower tariffs for 90 days to allow for further trade deal negotiations was a positive development for the S&P 500. Sentiment in the market has rebounded significantly,...
S&P 500 Waiting For THE Trade Deal
The S&P 500 Looks To Trade With China The S&P 500 responded positively to the announcement of a trade arrangement between the U.S. and the UK. The announcement provided insight into the framework for future trade deals, specifically the fact that the base...
S&P 500 At A Pivot Point
Upward Momentum In The S&P 500 The S&P 500 had solid upside momentum last week, closing at pre-liberation day levels, as sentiment moved to risk-on. While GDP data was negative and likely shaped by imports, the news that China was open to tariff talks and the...
Don’t Get Wedded To The S&P 500
Is The Bottom In For The S&P 500? The S&P 500 is 14% off its lows in less than two weeks. That would be a decent return in any year of trading. So is the bottom in, or is this a bear-market bounce? Earnings and the Nonfarm Payrolls report will be key elements...
A Recessionary Path For The S&P 500?
Economy Weighs On The S&P 500 The S&P 500 is in chop consolidation. However, there are signs that it is now following a recessionary path. In our 19 September 2024 post, we noted: "The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 bps yesterday. The available data,...
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