October 3, 2025 Equities continue to push higher as the calendar has flipped to October. The AI trade remains ascendant amidst a backdrop of an easing Fed, moderating rates and continued firm investor risk appetite. It should be no shock then that in 2025, high-beta stocks have strongly outperformed low-volatility names. We go a bit […]
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September 2, 2025 S&P 500 futures are off 0.5% after finishing lower last week, though major indexes still extended multi-month winning streaks in August (S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 each up four straight months; Nasdaq up five). Asia traded mixed overnight with Japan higher and Greater China lower, while Europe is down about 0.6%. Treasuries
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August 29, 2025 S&P futures –0.3% Friday after U.S. equities rose Thursday, with the S&P closing above 6,500 for the first time. Strength came from semis, software, networking, banks, credit cards, brokers, travel & leisure, and energy. Asia traded mixed (Greater China higher, Japan weaker), while Europe is down ~0.7%. Treasuries weaker with curve steepening
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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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April 16, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% in early Wednesday trading, though off the lows. This follows a mostly lower U.S. session Tuesday, with weakness across chemicals, food/beverage, apparel, and logistics. Banks, semis, and defensives held up better. Treasuries are firmer with curve steepening, the dollar index is down 0.6%, gold is up 2.5%,
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April 8, 2025 S&P futures up 1.5%, rebounding after Monday’s volatile session where the index recovered nearly 5% intraday to close down just 0.2%. VIX below 45. Asia rallied overnight (Japan +6% on trade optimism), while Europe is up over 1%. Treasuries firmer after Monday’s sharp yield spike (30Y +21 bp). Dollar flat, gold +1.3%,
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S&P futures up 0.4% Friday morning after US equities rallied Thursday, with over 80% of S&P 500 stocks advancing and the equal-weight S&P rising more than 1%. Stocks remain on track for a mixed weekly performance following two consecutive weeks of strong gains. Asian markets mostly higher overnight, with Japan up for a third straight
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S&P futures up 0.4% Thursday morning after US equities closed lower Wednesday, led by big tech weakness, particularly NVDA. Asian markets were mixed in quiet trading with several markets still closed for LNY. European markets up ~0.6%. Treasuries firmer, with 10Y yields approaching 4.50%. Dollar little changed, with yen strength notable. Gold up 0.8%. Bitcoin
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Aljian Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) by 168.7% during the third quarter, as reported in its latest Form 13F filing.
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