Emma Duncan

5 days ago | schaeffersresearch.com | Emma Duncan

The Dow dropped triple-digits to end the week, while the S&P 500 closed quietly in the red, and the Nasdaq finished flat, with all three major benchmarks securing their first weekly loss in three. Meanwhile, Wall Street's "fear gauge," the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), suffered its third consecutive daily drop and lowest close since April 2. Coming up, investors will be focused on the face-to-face trade talks between the U.S. and China.

6 days ago | thetimes.com | Emma Duncan

The local election results demonstrate that there is a serious chance Reform could form the next government. The idea fills me with horror. The party represents a nostalgic, xenophobic, small-island view of Britain. It includes racists. It would wreck the economy. It embodies pretty much everything I dislike. But there’s one matter on which I agree with its leaders: we should withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). They want to do so in order to cut immigration.

1 week ago | schaeffersresearch.com | Emma Duncan

Following two days of losses, all three major indexes finished the volatile, Fed-focused session with gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) jumped 284 points, while the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) closed modestly higher as well. The Federal Reserve kept its overnight borrowing rate steady as expected, between 4.25% and 4.5%, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell highlighted economic uncertainty, warning against price increases and economic slowdowns due to tariffs.

1 week ago | schaeffersresearch.com | Emma Duncan

Wall Street suffered its second day of losses today, with the Dow dropping 389 points as investors monitor the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and a slew of fresh earnings reports. Trade tensions continued as well, with unfinished deals looming as negotiations began between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Meanwhile, trade deficit data was also in focus, widening more than anticipated in March.

1 week ago | thetimes.com | Emma Duncan