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  • Dec 20, 2024

Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty

The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier — with critics saying the president-elect is contributing to the uncertainty. The Federal Reserve now sees inflation as staying stubbornly elevated as it has become cautious about further interest rate cuts planned for next year. On Wednesday, Trump blew up a bipartisan budget deal, which means the government could shut down after midnight Saturday.

  • Dec 20, 2024

Bitcoin Slumps as Trump Euphoria Gives Way to Wariness on Fed

(Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin extended its slide from this week’s record high to almost 15% as hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve prompted traders to sell an asset that has more than doubled this year. Most Read from BloombergNew York City’s Historic Preservation Movement Is Having a Midlife CrisisNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousDakar’s Air Quality Plummets as Saharan Dust Descends on SenegalRescuing a Little-Known Modernist Landmark in BuffaloThe original cryptocur

  • Dec 20, 2024

Investors hope for US stock market trifecta in 2025 after back-to-back boom years

Investors are expecting more gains for the U.S. stock market in 2025 after two straight standout years, fueled by a solid economy supporting corporate profits, moderating interest rates and pro-growth policies from incoming president Donald Trump. The benchmark S&P 500 is up over 23% year-to-date, even with a recent speed bump, and is on pace for its second straight year of gains exceeding 20%, lifted by megacap tech stocks and excitement over the business potential of artificial intelligence. Investors are more confident about the economy than this time a year ago, with consumers and businesses having absorbed higher interest rates and the Federal Reserve now lowering them - albeit by not as much as hoped.

  • Dec 20, 2024

‘Going All-In’: Jefferies Says These 2 Stocks Could Ride the U.S. Manufacturing Revival

Over the past several years there has been increased public discussion of manufacturing, particularly of ‘reshoring’ in the manufacturing sector. The consensus is that a sector-wide move in that direction is necessary, to reverse the effects of previous decades when much of the US manufacturing plant was moved abroad, to Mexico or East Asia. While reshoring remains more of a policy conversation than a full-scale movement, it has nonetheless influenced recent federal elections. It’s no coincidenc

  • Dec 20, 2024

Morning Bid: Government shutdown and tariff fears jar year-end markets

U.S. government shutdown fears and fresh trade war threats cast another cloud over Wall Street as a bruising final full trading week of the year comes to a close and dampens what had been a stellar year for U.S. stocks. Already sideswiped by what was seen as a 'hawkish cut' in Federal Reserve interest rates on Wednesday, where the central bank lifted both its 2025 policy rate and inflation projections, the S&P 500 was in the red again late Thursday and futures were down almost 1% before Friday's bell. A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives late Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the President-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel.

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