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1 week ago | 
advisorpedia.com | Jose Torres |José Torres
Interest rates are sinking and stocks are advancing ahead of this week's Fed decision. The justification for Treasury upside was this week’s economic calendar producing the worst housing starts figure since the depths of the pandemic, five years ago.
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4 weeks ago | 
advisorpedia.com | Jose Torres |José Torres
Stocks are advancing on the back of strong earnings from Nvidia that signaled robust AI momentum amidst elevated demand for semiconductor technology. Treasurys are gaining as well, because weaker-than-expected economic data has bolstered rate cut anticipations while subduing inflation expectations. But the most significant news occurring is a legal standoff between the Trump administration and the US Court of International Trade which blocked the Commander in Chief’s signature tariff plan.
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1 month ago | 
advisorpedia.com | Jose Torres |José Torres
Stocks are soaring as a trade deal between London and Washington bolsters optimism that more negotiations may be nearing completion. Market watchers are especially turning their attention to Geneva, where the US and China will attempt to work out differences this weekend. But risk assets caught another tailwind after President Trump said, “you better go out and buy stocks now,” and equities are now higher on the week following the slow start.
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1 month ago | 
advisorpedia.com | Jose Torres |José Torres
The Trump Administration’s goals of onshoring manufacturing activities and reducing government spending were front and center in the preliminary read on US economic growth to begin the year. Despite the quarterly contraction, which was driven by a surge in imports ahead of the April 2 Trump tariffs, domestic investment surged to its fastest pace of expansion since the pandemic related recovery in 2021, over three years ago.
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1 month ago | 
inkl.com | Jose Torres |José Torres
Blue stock market chart with neon green, yellow and pink moving averages. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average added another win to their respective piles Thursday. Tech stocks rallied the most thanks to a round of well-received earnings, which helped the Nasdaq Composite outperform. At the close, the S&P 500 was up 0.6% at 5,604 and the Dow was 0.2% higher at 40,752 – their eighth straight day of gains.
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Mar 29, 2025 | 
advisorpedia.com | Jose Torres |José Torres
Investors are growing increasingly confused regarding the US tariff policy with just seven sunsets away from April 2, the day in which the White House has scheduled the implementation of wide-ranging levies. The intensity and magnitude of the duties are top of mind for market participants, who are having trouble gaining clarity on the situation.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
kiplinger.com | Karee Venema |Jose Torres |José Torres
Stocks chopped around Tuesday as buyers took a breather following Monday's big rally. Another disappointing reading on consumer sentiment kept pressure on the main benchmarks and a round of disappointing earnings reports did little to lift sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all opened with modest gains today. However, the three indexes slipped into negative territory after the mid-morning release of The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
inkl.com | Jose Torres |José Torres
Closeup of blue stock chart with teal volume bars and yellow Bollinger bands. Stocks chopped around Tuesday as buyers took a breather following Monday's big rally. Another disappointing reading on consumer sentiment kept pressure on the main benchmarks and a round of disappointing earnings reports did little to lift sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all opened with modest gains today.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
advisorpedia.com | Jose Torres |José Torres
The latest boxing round of tariffs featured yet another heightening of tensions, but this time it included a fair amount of booze.
Cross-Atlantic levies on American whiskey and European wine are totally blunting the impact upon markets of two consecutive lighter-than-expected inflation reports on the back of President Trump threatening to impose a 200% retaliation tax on wine and other alcohol.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
kiplinger.com | Karee Venema |Jose Torres |José Torres
Stocks opened lower Thursday, with losses accelerating as the session wore on. By the close, all three main indexes were deep in negative territory as tariff headlines once again sent market participants scrambling. Another encouraging reading on inflation couldn't save stocks today.
