May 15, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% Thursday morning, following mixed U.S. equity performance on Wednesday. Big tech and semis outperformed, while defensives and healthcare lagged. Asian markets traded mostly lower overnight, with Japan and Greater China notable laggards. European markets are also down ~0.5%. Treasuries are firmer, with yields lower by 2-3 bps. […]
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May 14, 2025 Positive developments on global trade have investors rotating back to US shares from havens overseas. In this WWW report we look for clues of emerging leadership in the international space. Germany and China had seen the most sustained improvement during the correction. Will the re-emergence of US shares dampen that enthusiasm? While
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May 14, 2025 S&P futures are slightly lower following Tuesday’s gains, where cyclicals and the “Magnificent 7” tech names outperformed, and defensives lagged. The S&P is now positive YTD, up 18% since its April 8 low. Asian markets were mixed overnight, with Hong Kong leading, while European markets opened down ~0.7% on weaker earnings. Treasuries
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May 13, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.4% following Monday’s 3% rally that left the S&P less than 5% below its mid-February all-time high. Ten of 11 sectors advanced Monday, led by big tech, apparel, transports, and most-shorted names, while staples and utilities lagged. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher, with Japan and Taiwan leading,
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May 12, 2025 With the eMini trading up 2.7% in early trading we the S&P 500 is projected to register a bullish reversal in our work. The eMini bullish reversal threshold (chart below) is 5826. The 5826 level corresponds with the 5786 level on the S&P 500 cash index (chart below). Above this level price
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May 12, 2025 S&P futures surged 2.7% early Monday after last week’s pullback, which followed two strong weeks that recovered early April tariff losses. Equal-weight S&P outperformed the benchmark by 90 bp last week. Asian markets rose overnight, led by Hong Kong (+3%), with South Korea and India also higher. European equities gained nearly 2%.
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COMMENTARY: The relatively calm week of late offered a respite after stocks came back from weeks on fears about President Donald Trump’s trade war and then on hopes that he’ll relent on some of his tariffs. Most other asset classes also held relatively steady ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between China and the United
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May 11, 2025 We’re going to get a bit further into the weeds on Global trade negotiations in this week’s market letter. The dialogue has shifted from economic “saber-rattling” to a more constructive round of meetings focused on finding agreement and US equities have responded favorably as the calendar turns to May. Global trade negotiations
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May 9, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% after U.S. equities closed higher Thursday but off intraday highs. Major indexes are on track to finish the week narrowly mixed, with industrials leading and healthcare, energy, and communication services under pressure. Asian markets were mixed (Japan and Taiwan up; China and South Korea lagged), while Europe opened
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May 8, 2025 If you’re of a certain age you remember the record store. Whether vinyl, cassette or compact disc, all of recorded music was physically laid out by genre. At the risk of dating myself, I was all about the music scene and the record store as a teen in the 1990’s. A most
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