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US equity markets advanced as investors digested another busy slate of information including the latest developments in a trade war with China , earnings reports from major banks and economic data - Dow rose +619-points or +1.56% , with the 30-stock index trading in an 1,150 point range after swinging more than >2,000 points between its high and low for the day in each of the preceding four (4)...

US equity markets retreated , handing back a portion of the huge gains logged in the previous session’s near record breaking rebound. Losses accelerated after the White House confirmed that the cumulative tariff rate on China would actually total 145% (consisting of the new 125% duty on goods, on top of the 20% rate levied in response to the fentanyl crisis), overshadowing cooler-than-expected inf...

A late session slide erased earlier strong gains on US equity markets to cap another volatile session after Beijing vowed to "fight to the end" in response to President Trump's threat of imposing new 50% tariffs unless China rapidly removed its retaliatory measures - Dow  settled -320-points or -0.84% lower , having been up as much as +1,461-points or +3.85% at its session peak – marking the bigge...

US equity markets mixed after another volatile as the sweeping Trump administration tariff measures continued to reverberate , with the president threatening even higher rates against China and the White House denying reports that they were considering a 90-day tariff pause on all countries except China - Dow fell -349-points or -0.91% , spiking as much as +2.3% during a brief morning session surg...

Friday (4 April) marked another brutal session for US equity markets as China responded in kind to the Trump administration’s tariff measures and further fanned recession fears - Dow dropped -2,231-points or -5.50% , with Boeing Co (down -9.49%) and 3M Co (-9.18%) both fell over >9% to lead all 30-index components lower with the exception of Nike Inc (up +3%). The latter was buoyed by a friendl...

US markets tumbled overnight as fears around a potential recession pick up. The US markets appearing to be the biggest losers after the tariff announcement. The Dow  closed   down  -3.98% to 40,545 . Insurance company UnitedHealth Group was the top performer, up 3.3%. Meanwhile Nike was the worst impacted, dropping -14.44% . The vast majority of Nike’s imports into the US are from Southeast Asia,...

The US stock market turned up late overnight, as investors await Trumps so called “Liberation Day” tariffs.  However, since the announcement the markets have dropped in aftermarket trading , with the Dow futures down -1.8%, S&P500 futures down > -3%, and the Nasdaq futures down > -4%. So far Trump has promised a minimum 10% tariff on all countries, with larger tariffs on certain countrie...

The US stock was mixed overnight.   The Dow closed mostly flat, down -0.03% to 41,989 points.   Nike was the top performer, up 2.02%. While pharma companies were all sold off, with the three worst performing stocks including Johnson & Johnson down -7.59%, Merck down -2.94%, and Amgen down -1.49%. Johnson & Johnson has just had a federal judge reject a $10b class action settlement over canc...

The US stock market fell for the third day in a row on Friday  – the 2nd worst day for US equities in 2025 due to tariffs expected this week and hotter than anticipated inflation numbers. The Dow  fell - 1.69% to 41,538 points, ending the week with a loss of -0.96%. 26 of the Dow 30 closed in the red. Amazon was the worst among them, falling -4.29% , alongside fell consumer stock Nike which fell -...

The US stock market fell for the second day in a row on Thursday after trading sideways for most of the session. Traders remained cautious ahead of Friday’s release of the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge .  Dow  fell -155-points to trade below 42,300 points. Shares of Goldman Sachs (-2.61%), 3M co (-2.78%) and NIVIDIA (-2.05%) each contributing to the decline, falling over >2.00%.

All three major U.S. stock indices snapped a three-day winning streak as an  imminent tariff announcement from President Trump derailed the recovery from a month-long selloff -   Dow  fell -132.71-points or 0.31% lower . Nvidia Corp  fell -5.74% amid concerns about possible new restrictions on the chipmaker's sales in China . Regulators in China  have been discouraging the country’s large technolo...

US equity markets climbed slightly on Tuesday, boosted by a late rally in big tech, however gains slowed after a strong start to the week. Investors shrugged off weaker March consumer confidence data, focusing instead on economic risks and the looming threat of a trade war.

US equity markets  settled with modest gains on Friday (21 March) following a late-session rally, erasing earlier losses after comments from U.S. President Trump provided hope that previously announced tariffs expected to begin in early April may not be as burdensome as feared - Dow  edged +32-points or +0.08% higher , with Boeing Co rising +3.06% after the Trump administration awarded the plane m...

US equity market   ticked lower on Thursday as uncertainty around the U.S. economy continued to weigh on equities, thwarting the market’s attempts at recovery from a monthlong rout. The Dow Jones closed around the flatline -11.31 points, or 0.03%, closing at 41,953.32. The S&P 500 lost -12.40 points or 0.22%, to close at 5,662.89. The Nasdaq Composite dipped -59.16 points or 0.33% to 17,691.63...

US equity markets rallied on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 clawing back more of the rout since late February that took the benchmark briefly into correction territory. The Dow Jones climbed 383.32 points, or 0.92%, closing at 41,964.63. The S&P 500 added 60.63 points or 1.08%, to close at 5,675.29. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 246.67 points or 1.41% to 17,750.79. The Dow and the S&P 500 a...

US equity markets rose on Monday, building on their comeback from a four-week rout on Wall Street after mixed economic data and ahead of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at ending the Ukraine war.  The S&P 500 gained 0.65% to close at 5,675.12, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.31% and ended at 17,808.66. The Dow Jones Industrial Average a...

US equity markets weaker on Wednesday , big tech continuing to hurt indices, with select Consumer names also being sold off. US PPI came in a touch below expectations, which followed a CPI print below expectations the day prior, but tariffs (and the threat of tariffs) were louder and seemed the focus of market moves. The Dow   fell 537 points  or -1.30%. Apple continued its negative trajectory, sh...

US equity markets mixed on Wednesday , select beaten up tech names in the green, while large Consumer Staples continued to pull back, as US annual inflation rate fell to 2.8% in February, below forecasts of 2.9%.  The core rate, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was 3.1% versus expectations of 3.2%. The Dow  slipped 82 points  or -0.20%.

US equity markets were again weaker on Tuesday , tariffs (both actual and threatened) making investors skittish. The Dow  fell 478 points  or -1.14%. Verizon Communications, the worst performer in the Dow, fell -6.58% after the telecommunications company said at a conference that it has "been a challenging quarter from a competitive intensity standpoint." Verizon anticipates first-quarter postpaid...

US equity markets were again weaker on Monday , investors worried that tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump did not rule out over the weekend in an interview.   'Risk-off' sentiment can definitely be seen in US market trading. The Dow  fell 890 points  or -2.08%, the 30-stock index dragged down by Nvidia, Goldman Sachs and Apple, down -...

US equity markets advanced , recovering from steep losses earlier in the session following a lacklustre jobs report and after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economy remains in good shape .  T he Dow  was up 222 points  or 0.52%, the 30-stock index led by IBM ( up 5.1%),  and Verizon Communications (up 4.14%)  leading the charge . The broader  S&P500 gained +0.55% , with Utilities...

U.S. equity markets were down overnight as the market digests Trumps whipsawing tariff decisions.    The Dow was down -0.92% to 42,612 points. Nvidia was the main drag, falling -5.52% after CFO Colette Kress stated it would take some time for them to meet demand for their Blackwell chips . Goldman Sachs was also weak, falling -4.27% . The broader S&P500 fell -1.69% to 5,743 points . Energy was...

US equity markets advanced following two session of heavy losses as investors eyed a near term reprieve for the automotive sector from President Trump’ tariff measures that may be a portent of further concessions - Dow rose +486-points or +1.14% Microsoft Corp (up +3.23%) and Caterpillar Inc (+3.59%) both rallied over >3% to be the leading performers in the 30-stock index.

US equity markets weaker , extending the steep losses recorded a day earlier albeit settling off their worst levels of the session as tariffs of 25% on Canada and Mexico took effect - Dow shed -670-points or -1.55% to 42,520.99 , having fallen as much a -843 points at its session low.  A close below 40,512.64 would mark a correction  (defined as a 10% fall from the most recent peak) from the index...