Stock Market News Update

Bond Market Flex Where, too, now for the S&P 500? The bond market is signalling that it's concerned about the inflationary consequences of the Trump administration's tariffs. The 10-year yield spiked last week while the S&P 500 and the U.S. dollar collapsed....

Tariffs Investors are scrambling to come to terms with the Trump administration tariffs and a global market that was in freefall. There are investors that believe that the Trump administration was not fully transparent about its tariff plans. Some have suggested that...

Trump Administration Aims The main aims of the Trump administration are to deliver real GDP growth of 3% per year, lower annual budget deficits to 3% of GDP, and increase U.S. oil production by 3 million barrels per day. The Trump administration believes these...

Volatility  Investors in the S&P 500 who were hoping for greater certainty with the announcement of the Liberation Day tariffs were disappointed. Uncertainty and volatility continue to cast a shadow over the financial markets. The scale of the tariffs far exceeded...

Consolidation April 2 will bring in the reciprocal tariffs that Trump has signalled will be America's Liberation Day. Expect volatility in the S&P 500 surrounding the tariff announcements, which will likely be compounded by the Nonfarm Payroll report on Friday. At...

Consolidation The S&P 500 was in a consolidation phase last week with an eye, clearly, on the 2 April tariffs that are rapidly approaching. The Federal Reserve announced that it had effectively ended the period of Quantitative Tightening (QT); however, the...

Expect Further Volatility Uncertainty has ruled the S&P 500, and this week, we have the March FOMC and the FED's statements of economic projections to add to that uncertainty. With inflation data still looming large and traders on edge, will the FED signal a pivot...

S&P 500 In Transition Phase Despite the positive rally on Friday, the S&P 500 is on a downward trajectory toward correction territory. The Trump administration has signalled that the artificially inflated economy and stock market of the Biden era needs to be...