Stock indices

Over the past two trading sessions, the S&P 500 has gained more than 5%, with the price now holding steadily above the 5,300-point level. This renewed bullish bias in the index has been primarily driven by recent comments from President Trump, which point to a possible easing in trade tensions with China.

Stocks got rocked on Friday despite an abysmal PMI print, which suggests that the door may be opening for rate cuts later this year. Perhaps more concerning to the matter is the USD/JPY sell-off.

The Dow Jones (DJIA) closed to a record high after the latest FOMC meeting. Will this pave the way for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 to follow suit?

After Monday’s positive close, the “risk off” trade returned Tuesday as European stocks and US futures slid. The Italian stock markets fell more than 2.5% to lead Europe lower. We saw noticeable falls for the Germany DAX and other leading indices in the region. The risk-off tone kept the dollar underpinned, which weighed down on the commodities like copper, gold and oil.

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The Nasdaq 100 is testing 7-month highs and NVIDIA is set to book its biggest quarterly gain since 2001.

Just seven companies make up over half of the Nasdaq 100.

When bond markets move, investors in other markets always take notice

Fed Chair sent everything plunging on Tuesday after warning that the central bank could ramp up the pace of rate hikes and could keep a tight policy in place for longer

I remain doubtful that the markets have bottomed just yet.

There were some downside surprises with French and UK services, and German manufacturing, all disappointing expectations