It’s been a strong summer for stocks, but investors are about to enter what is historically the worst period of the year for the market. The period from late July to mid-October is a tough stretch, with August and September often seeing the worst of the volatility. The S&P 500 has dipped by an average…
Mike Wilson sees the S&P 500 hitting 6,500 by year-end, but the path to new all-time highs will be choppy. Morgan Stanley’s chief investment officer told Bloomberg TV on Thursday that he expects tariff volatility to ramp up in the third quarter, potentially sparking pullbacks of 5% to 10%. Investors shouldn’t be worried, though. Wilson thinks any…
President Trump is once again turning up the tariff dial, but stocks aren’t reacting nearly as strongly as they did back in April. In recent days, Trump has written letters threatening 30% duties on goods from Mexico and the European Union while also warning of 35% tariffs on Canadian imports. On Monday, he added the…
As stocks continue to shrug off rising conflict in the Middle East, strategists argue that any major moves in oil futures will likely be the biggest driver of shifts in the equities market. “Oil prices will determine whether volatility persists,” Morgan Stanley chief investment officer Mike Wilson wrote in a note to clients on Monday…