For much of the past few years, U.S. stocks have been driven by a remarkably small group of companies. Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet accounted for a significant share of the market’s gains, while many smaller companies struggled to keep pace. That leadership was understandable. Artificial intelligence investment, resilient earnings, and strong cash […]
American consumers are still booking summer trips, attending concerts, and spending on seasonal events. Retail trends such as “Summerween” also suggest that shoppers remain willing to spend when a purchase feels timely, social, or emotionally rewarding. But visible spending does not necessarily mean household finances are improving. Many Americans are paying more for housing, insurance,
If you have been investing for a while, you have probably noticed that CPI day feels like one of the biggest market events of every month. Financial news breaks within seconds, Treasury yields move almost immediately, and stock prices can swing sharply before many investors have even finished reading the report. When I first started
I still remember one earnings season that completely changed the way I looked at the stock market. A company I owned reported excellent quarterly results. Revenue beat estimates. Earnings per share came in higher than analysts expected. Every financial headline described it as an “earnings beat.” I checked my brokerage account expecting to see a
I used to feel nervous whenever the US 10-year Treasury yield started rising sharply. When I first started following the US stock market, I thought the relationship was simple: if yields rise, growth stocks fall. So whenever the 10-year Treasury yield moved higher, I became cautious about Nasdaq-related stocks and sometimes reduced positions too early.
When I first started learning how to read US CPI data, CPI releases were one of the most confusing macro events to follow. I thought lower inflation should always be good for stocks, and higher inflation should always be bad. But the market did not move that simply. There were days when CPI looked high,
