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Big, Beautiful (S&P 500) Bill Passed
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...
It’s Not Just The S&P 500 Making All-Time Records
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...
Can You Square The Circle?
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...
Is Trump Right About the Federal Reserve?
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...
S&P 500 And A Weakening Dollar
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...
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...
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