PVG Market In A Minute-March 18, 2025
Last week the S&P 500 hit -10% decline from the high and then popped on Friday by about 2% on we believe an oversold condition and the news that there would be no government shutdown.
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Last week the S&P 500 hit -10% decline from the high and then popped on Friday by about 2% on we believe an oversold condition and the news that there would be no government shutdown.
Read BlogLong-term problems that need to be fixed! Trump’s economic plan, “Brief economic pain is worth long-term gain.” This is going to be a year of change.
Read BlogIs this the Trump Recession? Huge drop in the first quarter GDP estimate from GDPNow last week from 2.3% to -1.5% to on Monday to -2.8%!!!!!
Read BlogWalmart reported last Thursday and guided revenues and earnings for 2025, sales for WMT were revised to 3%-4% from 5%. Sounds like a minor change but WMT is one of the best barometers for the economy and with inflation around 3% there is not much if any real growth.
Read BlogAs we mentioned last week we have become a little defensive and have added to some hedges to our portflios. The hedging is not necessarily designed to make money but is there to smooth out the ride.
Read BlogInflation is generally driven by money growth outstripping the economies’ capacity to produce additional goods and services, or supply shocks which tend to be self-correcting.
Read BlogThe two main issues we are concerned about as we have discussed repeatedly are the yield on the 10-Year Treasury, which currently is contained at around 4.5%.
Read BlogThe big news this week is a company in China called DeepSeek, as their A.I. model is apparently much better, cheaper, and requires less energy. It also has an open architecture (not proprietary—cheap!).
Read BlogClearly, investor emotion is a real thing that impacts the stock market and maybe even more importantly right now, the bond market.
Read BlogInflation/bond yields and earnings reports are the near-term focus of the market! Since September, the S&P rose by about 10% while bonds (7-10 Treasuries) fell by about 9%.
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