2025-04-02Niranjan Ghatule
The S&P 500 had a rough start to 2025, underperforming global markets by the largest margin in over a decade. With a -4.6% decline in Q1, the index trailed international stocks by 9.6 percentage points—the worst quarterly relative performance since 2009. This sharp reversal from Q4 2024, when the S&P 500 outperformed global stocks by 10 percentage points
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2025-04-01Niranjan Ghatule
This article explores the latest market signals suggesting a potential recession, analyzing key economic indicators such as falling bond yields, rising inflation, stock market trends, and government policies. It discusses historical market patterns, the impact of recent tariffs, and the Federal Reserve's rate cuts while examining how these factors could shape the economic outlook.
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2025-03-30Ravi Mehta
The past week has been a turbulent one for financial markets, with the S&P 500 experiencing a historic decline. From Wednesday to Friday, the index lost $2 trillion, shedding $100 billion per trading hour. Even after markets closed on Friday, futures dropped another $120 billion, highlighting the extreme uncertainty investors are facing.
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2025-03-28Ravi Mehta
The U.S. stock market is experiencing a severe downturn, with major indices collapsing amid surging inflation fears and escalating trade war tensions. The Dow Jones plummeted 618 points (-1.46%), the S&P 500 crashed 100 points (-1.77%), and the **Nasdaq nosedived 445 points (-2.50%)
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2025-03-27Ravi Mehta
The latest U.S. macroeconomic data for Q4 has been released, showing a mixed performance across key economic indicators. The GDP growth rate came in at 2.4%, beating expectations of 2.3% but slowing from the previous 3.1%. Jobless claims data also showed strength, coming in slightly lower than expected
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2025-03-19Niranjan Ghatule
This article provides a detailed analysis of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s latest statement on March 19, 2025. It highlights the Fed’s cautious stance, acknowledging that while the economy remains strong, inflation is still somewhat elevated, partly due to new tariffs.
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2025-03-19Niranjan Ghatule
The U.S. Federal Reserve has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.50%, signaling a cautious approach to monetary policy amid persistent inflation concerns and a slowing economy. The central bank also lowered its 2025 growth forecast and raised its inflation outlook, reflecting economic uncertainty.
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