Jim O’Neill, Former Economist, Goldman Sachs, says for the rest of this decade, it is quite likely that US equity markets are going to underperform much of the rest of the world. A more positive way to put it is, the rest of the world which was very cheap, particularly Europe and to some degree…
The S&P 500 may be trading near records, but investors aren’t feeling totally at ease. A sense of complacency in markets may be magnifying risks, a strategist said. A crisis in China’s economy and Big Tech valuations “running on fumes” are also threats to the market. Even with the S&P 500 trading near record highs,…
Traders sees the 10-year Treasury rate hitting 5% within five weeks, Bloomberg reported. Yields this high have historically triggered a stock sell-off. The rate has reached higher amid US debt fears and growing inflation concern under Trump. An options bet that puts the 10-year Treasury yield at 5% in the coming weeks is getting attention,…
Trump changed the market narrative on trade policy this week, easing fears that have weighed on investors. The president has shifted investors’ focus to his pro-growth agenda. A flurry of executive actions and announcements helped lift the S&P 500 to fresh records. President Donald Trump flipped the script on one of the market’s biggest worries…
Larry Fink says higher inflation could drive a steep sell-off in the bond market. BlackRock’s CEO thinks the 10-year Treasury yield could jump to 5.5%, the highest in about 25 years. He said that yields rising to that level could spark a sharp sell-off in the stock market. The BlackRock chief Larry Fink says Treasury…
US stocks ended Friday mixed, with the S&P 500 rising to an all-time-high. Investor optimism rose after jobs data fueled optimism about the economy and future rate cuts. Traders see higher odds of another rate cut in December, the CME FedWatch Tool shows. US stocks ended mixed on Friday, though the S&P 500 rose to…
US stocks were up on Friday as the market headed for a weekly gain. The US dollar, meanwhile, surged to its highest since November 2022. Earnings season has nearly concluded with 77% of S&P 500 firms beating third-quarter profit estimates. US stocks rose Friday, with traders looking to cap off a solid week of rebounds…