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US equities finished higher in Thursday afternoon trading, near best levels, as stocks reversed a mostly lower Wednesday session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq now pacing for solid weekly gains. Stocks hit best levels after Trump’s announcement on reciprocal tariff plans. In macro news headline January PPI was above consensus, with higher food and energy, but core was right in line.
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US equities were mostly lower in Wednesday trading, though stocks ended just a bit off best levels, with the Dow Jones and S&P500 down 50bps and 27bps while the Nasdaq finished up 3bps. Today's hotter January CPI print and repricing for more hawkish Fed rate cutting path were the biggest pieces of today's downside, while broader Trump 2.0 uncertainty also remains a key overhang. January core CPI rose 0.4% m/m, hottest print since Apr 2023, and headline jumped 0.5% m/m. Powell noted today's CPI report shows Fed has more work to do on inflation.
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US equities were mixed in Tuesday trading as stocks struggled for direction after Monday's gains. Tariffs in focus again after Trump formally signed 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum imports, while Trump also expected to announce reciprocal tariff details this week. NFIB small business optimism for January dropped m/m, though remained above longer-term averages.
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US equities were higher in Monday trading as stocks ended just off best levels. There wasn’t much specific behind today's upside as the market reversed Friday's declines. In macro news, the New York Fed's latest Survey of Consumer Expectations reported January year-ahead and three-year inflation expectations unchanged at 3.0% from the prior month.
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Major US equity indices were lower this week, with the S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell all closing down for the second straight week. Trade war developments dominated a week of volatile headlines. Aside from the tariff headlines earlier this week, President Trump said today that he would announce "reciprocal tariffs" on many unnamed countries to help balance US trade. It was a busy week of economic data as well, with January nonfarm payrolls taking center stage.
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US equities finished mixed in relatively calm Thursday trading, with the S&P ending near best levels after spending most of the session in a very narrow range. It was fairly uneventful in terms of macro headlines. In macro news, initial claims came in a bit higher than expected, while continuing claims also ticked higher.
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US equities finished higher in Wednesday trading, ending at best levels, with the Dow Jones, S&P500, and Nasdaq closing up 71bps, 39bps, and 19bps respectively. January ADP private payrolls were up 183K, topping 150K consensus. January ISM services softer than expected, including new orders falling to lowest since June. Treasury's latest quarterly refunding statement came in largely as anticipated. Alphabet was hit by a slowdown in Cloud growth with a big ramp in capex ramp.
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US equities finished higher in Tuesday trading, ending near best levels and largely erasing Monday's slide. Tariff threat and headline volatility not going away, but some reprieve from recent deals with Mexico and Canada after leaders spoke with Trump. JOLTS job openings missed, reversing some of November's gain.
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US equities finished lower in Monday trading, though ended well off worst levels. Trump's weekend tariff announcements were more aggressive than expected and sparked a broad and global risk-off reaction. Today was the start of a big macro week, bringing January ISM manufacturing and construction spending.
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US equities were mostly lower this week. AI was the biggest story of the week notably Monday's Nasdaq selloff on fears around Chinese LLM DeepSeek. This week's DeepSeek story also raised fears around a ramp in the US-China tech war. Trump 2.0 policy headline volatility remains a key market overhang. The January FOMC meeting ended with a hold, as expected.
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US equities were higher in Thursday trading as stocks were a bit off best levels. Earnings dominated today’s headlines with Meta the big tech bright spot while Tesla takeaways were mixed and Microsoft a laggard. In macro news, initial claims fell down to 207K, well below the consensus of 225K.
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US equities were lower in Wednesday trading, though ended a bit off worst levels, with the Dow Jones, S&P500, and Nasdaq closing down 31bps, 47bps, and 51bps respectively. FOMC the big event today, with takeaways leaning hawkish given Fed's views on firmer labor market and inflation. Nvidia came under some pressure after Bloomberg reported the White House has held early talks about further restrictions on China chip sales. Notable downgrade today to Atlanta Fed Q1 GDP tracker, though still above consensus and Street continues to talk up macro backdrop as supportive for stocks.
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US equities were higher in Tuesday afternoon trading, ended the day just off best levels. Market rebounded after yesterday's broad pressure on AI-linked names after China's DeepSeek sparked a reevaluation of multiple themes of that narrative. Headline December durable-goods orders down 2.2% m/m vs expectations. January Conference Board consumer confidence a bit below consensus.
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US equities were mostly lower in Monday trading. Today’s selloff was a function of all the buzz surrounding Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. In macro news, December new home sales beat, its highest since September, while November’s was revised up.
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Major US equity indices were higher this week, locking in a second straight week of gains, with solid upside in big tech which included Netflix as a big gainer and Apple as a laggard. Stocks ended the week higher supported by some ongoing Trump optimism, though notable uncertainty remains around tariffs and legislative developments. Elsewhere, the announced $500B AI investment Stargate deal boosted the AI secular growth theme, though some noted skepticism about financing and prospects.
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US equities finished higher in quiet, uneventful Thursday trading. Elevated post-inauguration headline flow continued without much incremental development in the themes of primary market interest. Weekly initial claims came in slightly ahead of consensus and continuing claims were notably higher week over week.
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US equities finished higher in Wednesday trading, with the Dow Jones, S&P500, and Nasdaq finishing up 30bps, 61bps, and 128bps respectively. Biggest development seems to be renewed focus on AI secular growth theme following the formal Stargate AI infrastructure announcement, while tariff headlines remain volatile; China and the EU on receiving end of latest threats. Today's $13B auction of 20-year bonds was well received after the previous four 20Y auctions tailed. Netflix a leader today after Q4 results that beat, with record new net adds.
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US equities finished higher in Tuesday trading, with the S&P closing above the 6000 level for the first time since late December. The Market continues to pay careful attention to President Trump's policy evolution, and day-one tariff developments versus China were less hawkish than feared; However, calls for nearer-term tariffs on Canada and Mexico underscored the likelihood of weeks of policy volatility. Meanwhile, afternoon headlines that Trump will announce a private sector AI infrastructure investment was also a tailwind for risk sentiment.
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Major US equity indices posted solid gains this week, with the S&P and Nasdaq rising after starting the year with two weekly declines. It was a big data week, with the most notable release being Wednesday's December CPI report. Washington remained in the headlines this week, though events did little to satisfy the market's craving for more clarity on upcoming Trump policies.
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US equities were mostly lower in somewhat choppy Thursday trading. There were a few moving pieces today, including the barrage of economic data that featured softer headline retail sales, better control group sales, a blowout Philly Fed, bigger-than-expected increase in claims, and higher import and export prices. The start of bank earnings season was another bright spot Wednesday, though it raised the bar for this morning's reporters, which have tended to lag.
