June 25, 2025
Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500 post best week since 2023 to cap wild week of tariff-fueled chaos

The emerging theme from this week’s tariff-sparked whiplash on Wall Street is whether the volatility in US bonds and the dollar signals waning appetite for US assets and their roles as safe-haven assets. The US Dollar Index (DX-Y.NYB), a key measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of major currencies, fell below the 100

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Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as bond yields surge, China-US trade war in focus

The emerging theme from this week’s tariff-sparked whiplash on Wall Street is whether the volatility in US bonds and the dollar signals waning appetite for US assets and their roles as safe-haven assets. The US Dollar Index (DX-Y.NYB), a key measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of major currencies, fell below the 100

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Financial Assets

Nasdaq, S&P 500 slide as tech lags after Trump backs tariff plans

US stocks fell on Monday as the threat of tariffs against Mexico and Canada were put back on the table, and investors awaited this week’s Nvidia (NVDA) earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was little changed, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 1.2% as Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia

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