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Bloomberg
01-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Goldman Says US Stock Rally to Continue Before Fading in August
The S&P 500 will add to its rally this month, spurred higher by improving liquidity, collapsing volatility, fading recession fears and seasonal factors, and then start to fade, according to flow specialists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 'We think this rally will continue for the next couple weeks but lose steam into August,' they wrote in a note to clients on Monday.
Bloomberg
08-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Asian Stocks to Advance on Trade Talks, Jobs Data: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks are poised to rise Monday after positive jobs data in the world's largest economy eased recession fears and with US-China trade talks set to resume Monday. Equity-index futures for Japan and Hong Kong pointed to moderate gains, after the S&P 500 Index closed Friday at its highest since February. Contracts for US stocks edged down 0.1% in early Asian trading Monday. The yen was marginally higher and gold edged up 0.2%.
Wall Street Journal
22-05-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Why Are Treasury Yields Rising?
Longer-term U.S. Treasury yields have risen, pushing 30-year rates above 5% for the first time since 2023. Yields, which rise when bond prices fall, have climbed for weeks due to several factors—some welcome to investors, others more concerning. Those include: Fading recession fears. Steps by the Trump administration to walk back some tariff policies have increased optimism that the U.S. can avoid a recession. That has sapped demand for Treasurys, which tend to benefit when investors are anxious about the economic outlook and expect the Federal Reserve to cut short-term interest rates.
