Tag: stock market

Presidents Day 2025: Market & Bank Hours

How Presidents Day Affects Financial Markets, Government Services, Schools, and More Presidents Day is a time to honor those who have served as U.S. president. Originally established to celebrate George Washington’s birthday, the holiday is still officially recognized as Washington’s Birthday on federal and New York Stock Exchange calendars. It’s observed on the third Monday […]

Markets Rally as Trump Tariffs Seem Weaker Than Feared

Markets Rally Doesn’t Mean Immunity from Tariff-Related Shocks, Investors Warn Who’s afraid of a global trade war? Apparently, not Wall Street. The S&P 500 closed just shy of a record high on Thursday after President Donald Trump directed his administration to explore reciprocal tariffs on a broad range of U.S. trading partners. The rally signaled […]

Goldman Warns: Retail Rally Won’t Last

Retail Investors Keep Buying the Dips—But That May Change Soon Goldman Says The S&P 500 initially dropped as much as 1.1% on Wednesday following a hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) report. However, the losses didn’t last, with the index trimming its decline to just 0.3% by the close. According to Scott Rubner, a tactical strategist […]

Markets Hint at Years of Inflation Above 2%

Investors Brace for CPI Report as Inflation Concerns Persist Despite expectations that January’s consumer price index (CPI) report would show either little change or slight improvement from December, a key financial market indicator continues to signal potential inflationary pressures. The five-year breakeven inflation rate—a gauge of average expected inflation over the medium term—stood at 2.6% […]

BCA: Bitcoin Nearing a Market Top

BCA Research Warns Bitcoin May Have Peaked as Profitability Reaches Historic Levels Bitcoin’s meteoric rise may be nearing its peak, according to BCA Research, as the percentage of bitcoin in profit has reached levels historically associated with market tops. While a 10% drop from its record high—set when former President Donald Trump was inaugurated on […]

Trump vs. Bond Market: Who Wins?

Who Controls the 10-Year Yield? The Market Holds the Reins Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing a sigh of relief as the Trump administration shifts its focus to the 10-year Treasury yield rather than pressuring the Fed for rate cuts. However, this pivot raises new concerns among market participants. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent […]