As of the end of Monday, the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.10%) was down by 4% to start 2025. But at one point, it was down over 15%. For now, investor concerns about a bear market have eased. However, it has still been a fairly volatile start to the year.
S&P 500 broke above the NFPs high, and tame unemployment claims are part of the story as China tariff standoff resolution is in the air increasingly more. That‘s been the tariff malaise I discussed in yesterday‘s video mapping the positioning for client gains swing and intraday (over 30pts ES and 140pts NDX).
With (all?) the ducks in a row as described to clients,
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The US and UK may agree to a new tariffs regime in which up to 100,000 British cars annually may enter the US at 10% tariffs,
Investors pumped money into debt mutual funds in April as they sought lower-risk options to ride out the market volatility and to rebalance their portfolios at the start of the financial year, taking net inflows into these funds to the highest in over two decades.
Net inflows into debt-oriented open-ended mutual fund schemes were at ₹2.19 trillion in April—the highest since January 2005,
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press Business Writer
China’s exports to the United States tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that President Donald Trump’s tariffs offensive is hastening a shakeup in global supply chains.
Total exports from China rose 8.1% last month from a year earlier,
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick unpacks the details of the UK trade agreement and state of tariff negotiations on ‘Kudlow.’
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday that the newly announced trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K. is just the beginning,
Tesla (TSLA) shares jumped Friday, extending Thursday’s gains fueled by trade deal optimism after President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with the U.K. and suggested more deals are on the way.
The stock was up nearly 7% at $303.75 in recent trading, its highest price since February,
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Xi’s visit comes as the Trump administration is seeking a 30-day “unconditional ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, and ahead of U.S.-China trade talks this weekend, the first since Trump imposed steep tariffs on U.S. trading partners around the world.
Xi was among 29 world leaders expected to attend the commemorations,
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Tech investor and CEO of ARK Invest, Cathie Wood, on Friday re-emphasized her bullish calls on Bitcoin BTC/USD and Tesla, Inc. TSLA. However, Wood shed some light on potential headwinds ahead for Palantir Technologies, Inc. PLTR and Alphabet,