Macro

Macro

Markets Slide as Trump Pressures Europe on Trade

U.S. stocks fell sharply as President Trump escalated pressure on European allies, reviving trade war concerns and triggering a broad risk-off move across technology stocks and major indexes.

Macro

Trump’s Greenland Threats Shake Europe and Boost Commodities

Markets turned volatile after President Trump threatened tariffs tied to Greenland, weighing on European assets while pushing investors toward commodities like gold, silver, and oil amid rising geopolitical risk

Macro

Oil Prices Rise as Geopolitical Risks Lift Energy Stocks

Oil prices moved higher as geopolitical tensions added a risk premium to global supply, lifting energy stocks and reshaping market sentiment. Shares of Exxon Mobil and Chevron diverged as investors weighed oil prices, politics, and capital discipline.

Macro

Deficits, Tariffs, and Fed Pressure Reshape Market Narrative

Markets are recalibrating as a wider U.S. budget deficit, easing tariff revenues, persistent inflation pressures, and renewed political scrutiny of the Federal Reserve reshape investor sentiment and drive volatility across stocks and bonds.

Earnings

JPMorgan Slides After Earnings Despite Beating Adjusted Estimates

JPMorgan shares fell after fourth-quarter profit declined year over year, as investors weighed the impact of the Apple Card deal, weaker investment banking fees, and higher expense expectations despite adjusted earnings topping forecasts.

Macro

Fed Probe Rattles Markets as Gold and Silver Surge

Gold and silver jumped as investors reacted to news that the Justice Department subpoenaed the Federal Reserve, raising concerns about central bank independence and pressuring U.S. stocks and the dollar.

Macro

Supreme Court Delays Tariff Ruling, Decision Still Pending

The Supreme Court declined to issue a ruling today on President Trump’s tariff authority under the IEEPA. While no decision came, the eventual outcome remains a key risk factor for companies, the bond market, and the broader economy.

Macro

Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Could Reshape Trade Policy

Markets are bracing for a Supreme Court ruling on President Trump’s tariff authority, a decision that could immediately affect trade policy, corporate costs, government revenue, and investor sentiment across multiple sectors.

Sector

Defense Stocks Rally as Budget Signals Lift Kratos, Sector

Defense stocks surged after President Trump proposed a sharp increase in U.S. military spending, driving gains across major contractors and smaller defense technology firms, including Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Macro

Trump Proposal Targets Housing Speculators, Pressures Asset Managers

U.S. housing-related stocks moved lower after President Trump said he plans to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes, a proposal that raised fresh questions about real estate demand, affordability, and the role of large asset managers.

Sector

Chevron Jumps as Venezuela Crisis Reshapes Oil Market Outlook

Chevron shares surged as markets reacted to the capture of Venezuela’s president and U.S. plans to revive the country’s oil sector, a move that could reshape heavy-crude supply and benefit U.S. energy companies despite a well-supplied global market.

Macro

U.S. Action in Venezuela Reshapes Oil Market Expectations

Oil markets are reassessing global supply risks after the U.S. confirmed a strike and the capture of Venezuela’s president, refocusing attention on the country’s vast oil reserves and how potential new supply could influence already weak crude prices.