Author: Miguel Sosa

Wall Street had a strong week, with most sectors up—led by tech and consumer discretionary—on easing U.S.-China trade tensions and a 90-day tariff truce. Read more

Wall Street closed the week with solid gains, supported by easing U.S.-China trade tensions, strong first-quarter earnings, and advances in AI and blue-chip stocks, despite a rocky start and declines in consumer staples and crude oil prices. Read more

Wall Street started strong in Q1 2025, with record highs in January and February, but ended the quarter in decline due to trade war fears, rising inflation, and economic uncertainty under President Trump’s tariff-heavy policies; the S&P 500 fell 5%, NASDAQ dropped over 10%, while energy stocks outperformed, bond yields declined, and gold surged nearly… Read more

Overview The year 2024 was extraordinary for the economy and the markets. High interest rates, rising unemployment, turmoil in the Middle East, and the ongoing Russia/Ukraine war, were some of the many factors that should have signaled economic contraction and a downturn in the stock market. Yet, the opposite occurred. Gross domestic product expanded by… Read more

Following Donald Trump’s election win and a projected Republican majority in Congress, financial markets experienced significant fluctuations. Key shifts included a steepened yield curve, a rally in U.S. equities, and higher Treasury yields. Investors appear optimistic, expecting pro-business policies like tax cuts (individual and corporate), deregulation, and robust earnings growth; however, risks of inflation, higher… Read more