October 22, 2025 Futures flat in Wednesday morning trading after U.S. equities ended mixed Tuesday, with the S&P 500 finishing near unchanged. Beneath the surface, momentum trades lost steam following a sharp selloff in precious metals. Big tech was mixed—AMZN outperformed on robotics headlines while GOOGL lagged amid AI competition concerns. Asian markets were mostly […]
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October 21, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% in Tuesday morning trading after Monday’s broad rally that saw all major indexes gain over 1%. Big tech mostly higher yesterday with AAPL leading, while semis, regional banks, investment banks, private equity, industrial metals, and China tech also outperformed. Staples and utilities lagged. Asian markets were broadly higher
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October 20, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% in Monday morning trading, extending last week’s momentum after the major U.S. indexes each gained more than 1.5%. Leadership last week came from semiconductors, credit cards, apparel, staples retailers, airlines, restaurants, machinery, chemicals, and builders, while financials lagged on renewed regional-bank credit worries. Asian markets were higher overnight, led
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October 19, 2025 Last week we got our first inklings of potential problems underneath the surface within the banking sector in 2025. Equities have faced some corrective price action in the past week and risks around trade, credit and government funding are starting to claim more attention. We wanted to use our weekly letter to
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COMMENTARY: For the week ending October 17, 2025, the S&P 500 rose 1.7%, and all the U.S. equity sectors advanced, led by real estate, consumer discretionary, and technology. S&P 500 Index gained on improved risk sentiment as investors grew more confident after President Trump signaled that U.S.–China trade talks were back on track, easing global
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With ZION, WAL and FHN in the news for the wrong reasons today, we should revisit the relationship between banking stress and the AI trade which has grown to the point that it influences the primary trend for equity prices when it comes under pressure. Financial stress in the U.S. banking system tends to ripple
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October 17, 2025 S&P 500 futures were down 1.1% Friday morning, extending Thursday’s selloff but holding above overnight lows. Risk appetite remained weak amid renewed worries over regional-bank credit stress, fading AI trade momentum, and limited economic visibility due to the government shutdown. European markets followed Asia lower, while Treasuries were steady to stronger at
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October 16, 2025 S&P futures +0.4% in Thursday morning trading, following a mixed but mostly higher session on Wednesday that saw short baskets, non-profitable tech, large banks, dollar stores, auto suppliers, and industrial metals lead the market. Regional banks, industrial distributors, trucking, aerospace & defense, insurance, and staples lagged, while big tech was generally weaker.
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October 15, 2025 We talked last week about strength in EM Asian Technology shares, particularly in Korea and Taiwan. Those exposures continue to hold up well despite some near-term risk-off sentiment around the AI trade. The flip side of the coin is how investors should think about positioning for potential corrections as investors have begun
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October 15, 2025 S&P futures +0.6% in Wednesday morning trading, led by NVDA and TSLA. Follows Tuesday’s mixed close, with small caps, cyclicals, and banks outperforming while big tech lagged. Asian markets up over 1%, led by Japan, Hong Kong, and China; Europe higher with France leading on LVMH earnings and pension reform suspension. Treasuries
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