Market Report for Friday, May 23, 2025 Markets sagged again Friday after a fresh round of tariff threats landed like a sandbag, flattening retailers still wheezing from the last batch. Stocks clawed back from session lows but still logged a 2% weekly drop. This trade war is the market’s Newtonian nemesis—what goes up meets tariffs […]
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Bond Yawns Rock Wall Street to Sleep
Market Report for Thursday, May 22, 2025 A quieter 10-year was all the lullaby stocks needed. After Wednesday’s rate spike startled traders awake, Thursday’s Treasury yawn eased them back into a light nap, tariff and national debt nightmares replaced by soft-focus rate-cut dreams… _________________ To read the rest of this report—and all of Jason’s evening […]
Bond Yields Break the Bull
Market Report for Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Wednesday delivered a reminder that stocks don’t float when bond yields flood the room. Add in a geopolitical flare-up and a designer defection, and the day went downhill like a silk tie in a paper shredder. Level Change 5/21/25 (%) – – – – – – – – […]
Lost No More Than 0.4
Market Report for Tuesday, May 20, 2025 After a six-day sprint, Wall Street idled Tuesday at the resting heart rate of a turtle. Whether lulled by tariffs, mixed earnings, or the reconciliation rodeo, the only thing up was torpor, as stocks slipped in slow motion… _________________ This concludes the free portion of today’s report. For […]
From Triple-A to ‘Aah, Whatever’
Market Report for Monday, May 19, 2025 Stocks tripped on the welcome mat Monday morning after a Moody’s downgrade to America’s credit rating, then found enough spine to notch a sixth straight win for the S&P 500. Wall Street’s moral: shrug off the future, believe in the bounce. Level Change 5/19/25 (%) – – – […]