Over the past few years, we’ve highlighted the risk of a slowdown in consumer spending as the post-pandemic surge — where consumers were flush with cash — has given way to depleted savings and rising debt levels to sustain spending. Recent data over the past four months shows a noticeable shift in consumer sentiment, with…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.48%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +0.32%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures… Source link
Johner Images | Johner Images Royalty-free | Getty Images Protect from ‘sequence of returns risk’ Stock market dips can be most harmful to portfolios during the first five years of retirement, which is the “danger zone,” according to Arnott. If you withdraw money when asset values have fallen, there are fewer funds available to capture…
Last week saw markets navigate the triple witching expiration amid continued focus on trade tensions and the Federal Reserve’s latest policy projections. The S&P 500 ($SPX) (SPY) showed resilience despite lingering concerns about tariff impacts, with investors digesting NVIDIA’s latest product announcements and reassessing rate cut expectations. He… Source link
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Market sentiment soured quickly this month as investors endured an acute 10% correction in the S & P 500. With $4.6 Trillion in options expiring Friday, I want to approach the S & P 500 with cautious optimism. I am using SPDR S & P 500 ETF (SPY) to obtain upside capture in a possibly…
The U.S. Department of Education is seen on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order to abolish the Department of Education. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department…
Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images There was an oft-repeated message in Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s press conference on Wednesday: Tariffs will raise consumer prices. The U.S. central bank raised its inflation forecast for 2025, as have many economists, due to the expected impact of a trade war initiated by the Trump administration. “A good…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Monday closed up +0.64%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.55%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25) are up +0.66%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH25) are up +0.53%. Stock indexes closed moderately higher on Monday as…
A security guard walks past the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A group of Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday over its moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and its termination of nearly half the agency’s staff….