S&P 500 Hits First Death Cross Since 2022
Latest S&P 500 ‘Death Cross’ Sends Mixed Signals About Market Direction Despite a continued rebound from last week’s gains, the S&P 500 reached a potentially bearish technical milestone on Monday — a “death cross,” its first since March 2022, according to Dow Jones Market Data. A death cross occurs when the index’s 50-day moving average […]
Apple & Nvidia Get Tariffs Break — For Now
Smartphones and Laptops Spared from China Tariffs—for Now, Says Commerce Secretary Smartphones and laptops were among a range of consumer electronics spared from the latest round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, offering what initially appeared to be a reprieve for tech giants like Apple Inc. and Nvidia Corp. But that relief may be short-lived. […]
Investors Are Fleeing the U.S.—But Should They Be?
Improved Trade News and Bearish Sentiment Make the S&P 500 Look Attractive U.S. stock futures pointed higher early Friday, suggesting a positive start to the final session of what’s been a volatile week. Optimism is gaining traction after President Trump’s surprise decision to reverse course on tariffs Wednesday. Some investors see this as a signal […]
Markets Jump on Trump’s Move — More Swings Ahead
A Much-Needed Breather for the Markets After a week of punishing losses, the stock market came roaring back on Wednesday, sparked by President Donald Trump’s announcement to delay certain tariffs—excluding those on China—for 90 days. The S&P 500 surged 9.5%, marking its strongest single-day gain since October 28, 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared […]
Fed in Focus as Stocks, Bonds, and Banks Struggle”
Emergency Rate Cuts and Temporary Bond Purchases Among Fed Options The Federal Reserve had hoped to take a wait-and-see approach, monitoring how an economy already grappling with elevated inflation would respond to the sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. However, recent financial market turbulence may force its hand. The yield on the 10-year Treasury […]
80% Market Drop Coming?
Spitznagel Says the Real Crash Is Still Coming: Recent Market Dip Is Just a ‘Trap’ Mark Spitznagel, one of Wall Street’s most famously bearish — and remarkably successful — investors, isn’t convinced the recent market turmoil is the long-anticipated crash he’s been warning about. In his view, this is just a prelude — a trap. […]
