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2 weeks ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Grady Wulff |Sam Kanaan
Bell Financial Group, in partnership with the ASX, recently presented the ASX SMIDCaps Conference, showcasing the most promising emerging companies. At the event, Bell Direct’s Market Analyst, Grady Wulff, conducted exclusive interviews with key executives, uncovering key takeaways you won’t find elsewhere.
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2 weeks ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Grady Wulff |Sam Kanaan
Wall St closed lower overnight as investor concerns over Trump’s tariffs returned following a short-lived relief rally. The S&P 500 fell by 1.57%, the Dow Jones dropped 0.84% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed 2.15% lower. Over in Europe, markets snapped their 4-day losing streak with the STOXX600 closing 2.72% higher overnight. Gains were led by insurance and financial services stocks which rose 4.08% and 3.89% respectively.
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2 weeks ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Grady Wulff |Sam Kanaan
Wall Street started the new trading week mostly in the red as investors piled out of equities for a third straight session after President Trump threatened even higher tariffs against China on Monday. Trading volume hit the highest level in 18 years yesterday with markets trading around 29 billion shares. The Dow Jones fell 0.91% on Monday, the S&P500 shed 0.23% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ended the day up 0.1%.
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2 weeks ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Grady Wulff |Sam Kanaan
Wall St was smashed again on Friday as investors fled equities amid concerns over Trump’s latest tariff implications on the US economy. The Dow Jones tumbled 5.5%, the S&P500 lost 5.97% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq plunged 5.8%.
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3 weeks ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Grady Wulff |Sam Kanaan
Wall St closed higher overnight as investors get ready for the rollout of President, Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff plans. The Dow Jones gained over half a percent, the S&P500 rose by 0.67% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 0.87%. Over in Europe, markets closed lower as traders digest news of Trump’s tariff plans. The STOXX600 fell half a percent with most sectors closing Wednesday’s trading session in the red.
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3 weeks ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Grady Wulff |Sam Kanaan
Wall Street closed Tuesday’s session higher in yet another volatile session as traders took advantage of market uncertainty ahead of Trump’s tariff handouts on April 2nd US time, and on the back of weaker-than-expected economic data weighing on investor sentiment. The S&P500 rose 0.38%, the Dow Jones added 0.03% and the Nasdaq ended the day up 0.87%.
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3 weeks ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Grady Wulff |Sam Kanaan
The world’s largest market, the US, started the new trading week mostly in the green despite investors remaining nervous about ‘liberation day’ on April 2nd whereby it is expected President Donald Trump will announce an array of reciprocal tariffs on countries he believes have been tough on the US in terms of tariffs and trade in recent years. The Dow Jones rose 1%, the S&P500 added 0.55% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ended the day down 0.14%.
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3 weeks ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Sam Kanaan |Grady Wulff
Wall Street closed lower on Friday as hotter-than-expected personal spending inflation data and US trade policy uncertainty dampened investor sentiment. The Dow Jones fell 1.7% on Friday, the S&P 500 lost 1.97% and the tech heavy Nasdaq ended the day down 2.7%. On Friday U.S. core personal consumption expenditures price index came in hotter-than-expected for February with a rise of 2.8% and 0.4% MoM indicating persistent inflation across consumer spending.
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4 weeks ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Sam Kanaan |Grady Wulff
Wall St closed lower overnight as Donald Trump announced a new 25% tariff on auto imports into the United States. The Dow Jones fell 0.31%, the S&P 500 lost 1.12% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped by over 2%. In terms of US stocks, Meta Platforms and Amazon lost more than 2%, Alphabet closed more than 3% lower and Tesla closed nearly 6% in the red. Over in Europe, markets closed lower as investors react to new tariffs implemented over in the US.
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1 month ago | 
belldirect.com.au | Sam Kanaan |Grady Wulff
Wall St closed higher overnight for its third straight session on higher hopes of softer US tariffs. The Dow Jones rose slightly by 0.01%, the S&P 500 jumped 0.16% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.46%. Europe followed the US and closed higher with the STOXX600 rising 0.67%, with all major sectors closing in positive territory. Germany’s DAX climbed 1.13%, the French CAC gained 1.08% and over in the UK, the FTSE100 ended Tuesday’s session 0.3% in the green.
