01/08/2025 09:18

US S&P 500 Index

The S&P 500 struggled overnight after posting new all-time highs early in session ahead of tonight’s employment data. An initial rally in big tech drove stocks up, but caution prevailed throughout the day, although the market still delivered its longest streak of monthly gains since September.

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15/07/2025 09:25

US S&P 500 Index

The S&P 500’s small gain overnight took it within 0.4% of its all-time high, an impressive result considering the fresh tariff uncertainty, combined with inflation data due out tonight and bank earnings due out later this week. Corporate America is bracing for its weakest earnings season since mid-2023, but lower estimates could prove easy for companies to beat.

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01/05/2025 09:24

US S&P500 index

The US economy contracted at the start of the year for the first time since 2022 due to an enormous pre-tariff import surge and more moderate consumer spending, courtesy of tariff uncertainty.

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28/03/2025 09:36

US S&P500 Index

Hedge funds have begun to realign their portfolios toward economically sensitive companies that have declined over the past month, as concerns about a recession have rocked US stock markets.

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28/02/2025 09:48

US S&P500 Index

The S&P500 surrendered early gains overnight following President Donald Trump’s declaration that tariffs on Canada and Mexico would proceed as planned, and AI behemoth Nvidia (NVDA US) reversed lower.

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24/02/2025 09:39

US S&P500 Index

The S&P500 struggled on Friday, closing down 1.7%, plumbing new lows for the week after previously hitting an all-time high on Wednesday. A market trading within ~2% of its all-time high is no major reason for concern, but the US is no longer the place for “hot money.”

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21/02/2025 09:31

US S&P500 Index

The S&P500 reversed lower overnight after testing all-time highs early in the session after a disappointing forecast from the world’s largest retailer added to concern about the economy’s main engine.

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17/02/2025 09:17

US S&P500 Index

The US fourth-quarter earnings season looks solid on first impressions. However, below the surface, there’s a concerning development, which is one of the reasons we aren’t expecting 2025 to match 2024, i.e. Corporate America’s profit outlook is deteriorating short term.

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14/02/2025 09:44

US S&P500 Index

The S&P500 nudged toward new highs overnight as inflation fears abated, at least for now. Stocks hit an intraday high late in the session after President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum to examine reciprocal tariffs on foreign nations but fell short of implementing any levies after teasing major trade policy changes this week.

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11/02/2025 09:33

US S&P500 Index

The broad-based S&P500 feels anchored to the 6100 area even as reporting season adds weight to the bullish case.

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