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Stocks soared in 2024 but in the final weeks the US Fed threatened to take the punch bowl away
The Australian sharemarket surged in 2024, adding nearly $200bn to the value of the benchmark ASX 200 index, despite a ...
S&P 500 delivers first back-to-back annual gains of more than 20% since 1998
The S&P 500 (SP500) on Tuesday notched a whopping +23.3% advance for 2024, posting gains in nine out of twelve months. Read more here for a breakdown of its annual performance.
Trump, Powell, and AI Shaped Markets This Year. They’ll Do It Again in 2025
As the chart shows, the AI-fueled Magnificent Seven stocks—Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Tesla—this year vastly outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 as well as the tech-heavy ...
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The Fed and Trump are set to collide in 2025 – The areas to expect trouble
The longstanding tensions between President-elect Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell are expected to take ...
Will Trump Respect the Fed’s Independence?
A little jawboning won’t hurt, but firing Powell or designating a ‘shadow chairman’ would.
Welcome to ‘Trumponomics 2.0’: What Donald Trump’s 2025 return means for markets, from AI rally to tariff risks
Trump's plan for tariffs, tax cuts, reduced regulation and a crackdown on immigration could lead to inflation rising by 2.7% ...
Bond market sentiment 'could scarcely be worse' heading into 2025, research firm says
"It's not just the Fed, but Donald Trump's trade and fiscal posture have also scared investors away from extending duration," ...
The Fed Is Trying—Again—to Size Up Trump
Heading into a new year with a new administration, policymakers project fewer cuts and somewhat more stubborn inflation.