3 Market Mistakes You Shouldn’t Ignore
HSBC: Market Underestimating Earnings Ahead of Q2 Season As the second-quarter earnings season kicks off, HSBC strategists argue that expectations are set far too low — setting the stage for upside surprises. Despite ongoing uncertainty around U.S. trade policy, markets appear less rattled than before. “The tariff debate has faded into the background with the […]
JPMorgan: $500B to Lift Stocks in H2
Foreign Pullback From U.S. Stocks Won’t Last, Says JPMorgan Retail investors have been the engine behind this year’s market rally — and they’re not done yet. That’s the core message from JPMorgan strategists in their latest outlook, which forecasts a major wave of retail-driven inflows into U.S. equities over the second half of 2025. Led […]
Oil Prices Surge on Market Share Fight
OPEC+ ‘Superhike’ Spurs Oil Price Rally, Not Plunge—Here’s Why Oil prices surged to a two-week high on Tuesday, defying expectations that OPEC+’s surprise output boost would push prices lower. Over the weekend, the oil-producing alliance—comprising OPEC and its allies—announced a significant supply increase of 548,000 barrels per day for August. That’s a jump from the […]
Goldman Hikes S&P 500 Target: 3 Key Moves
Goldman Sachs See 11% Stock Gain Ahead Despite Trade Uncertainty Despite renewed uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy, Goldman Sachs remains upbeat on the market’s prospects. Strategists led by David Kostin now forecast an 11% gain for the S&P 500 over the next 12 months, raising their year-ahead target to 6,900, up from 6,500. They also […]
Market Set to Get Wilder, Analyst Warns
High Valuations and Renewed Trade Tensions Could Challenge Stocks in the Coming Months U.S. stocks entered the Independence Day break at record highs, but the journey there has been anything but smooth. Julian Emanuel, strategist at Evercore ISI, compares the 2025 market path to a rollercoaster — and says equities now sit near the top […]
Markets Dip as Trump Threatens New Tariffs
Markets Dip as Trump Signals Imminent Tariffs Ahead of Trade Deadline Equity futures declined and the dollar slipped after President Trump announced his administration could begin issuing tariff warning letters to U.S. trading partners as soon as Friday. Speaking to reporters ahead of the July 9 trade negotiation deadline, Trump said: “We’re probably going to […]
