MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, August 19th Dow pulls back from record, Nasdaq sheds 1% as Nvidia leads tech lower ( CNBC ) Bessent says interviews for ‘incredible group’ of potential Fed chairs will start after Labor Day ( CNBC ) Intel’s CEO Draws Support for Revival From SoftBank, Trump ( Bloomberg ) Apple just landed a key win for the global encryption fight ( CNBC ) How Pimco Outmaneuvered Apollo, KKR to Win $29 Billion Meta Deal ( Bloomberg ) Silicon Valley’s AI deals are creating zombie startups: ‘...
Aug 19, 2025•9 min•Ep. 310
MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 18th Stocks dip to start the week as traders await Powell speech, retail earnings ( CNBC ) Powell Has Reason to Hedge Jackson Hole Signal as Data Zigzags ( Bloomberg ) Strong Crop of Earnings Eases Investors’ Economic Concerns ( WSJ ) OpenAI’s Sam Altman sees AI bubble forming as industry spending surges ( CNBC ) Bitcoin sinks to $115,000 after hitting its newest record, as macro concerns spark liquidation wave ( CNBC ) 'I almost fell off my chair’: Investors lose bi...
Aug 18, 2025•7 min•Ep. 309
MRKT Matrix - Friday, August 15th S&P 500 falls slightly Friday, but on track for big weekly gain ( CNBC ) Trump Says Semiconductor Tariffs Coming Soon, Could Reach 300% ( Bloomberg ) Trump and Putin Have Different Goals for Anchorage Summit ( Bloomberg ) ‘It better be different this time’: BofA’s Hartnett says the S&P’s price-to-book valuation is higher than dotcom bubble top ( CNBC ) US Retail Sales Climb in Broad Advance After Upward Revision ( Bloomberg ) Chinese Economy’s Worst Mont...
Aug 15, 2025•7 min•Ep. 308
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, August 14th Stocks trade marginally lower after hotter-than-expected inflation data ( CNBC ) US Producer Prices Rise by Most in Three Years on Services ( Bloomberg ) Bessent Says He’s Not Pushing Fed Cuts, Just Touting Models ( Bloomberg ) Economist Sumerlin confirms he’s in the running for Fed chair, backs big interest rate cut ( CNBC ) Americans’ 401(k)s Are More Tied to Stocks Than Ever ( WSJ ) Behind Wall Street’s Abrupt Flip on Crypto ( NYTimes ) DeepSeek’s next AI m...
Aug 14, 2025•6 min•Ep. 307
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, August 13th Dow rises 300 points, S&P 500 hits new record in second day of gains ( CNBC ) Trump considering 11 candidates for Fed chair, including David Zervos and Rick Rieder, sources say ( CNBC ) Bessent Urges Fed to Lower Rates by 150 Basis Points or More ( Bloomberg ) Investors Playing More Defense Even as Stocks Climb to New Highs ( Bloomberg ) Goldman stands by call that consumers will bear the brunt of tariffs after Trump blasts bank’s economist ( CNBC ) Globa...
Aug 13, 2025•8 min•Ep. 306
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, August 12th S&P 500 hits new record as CPI report gives Fed green light to cut rates ( CNBC ) Inflation Held Steady at 2.7% in July ( WSJ ) The Era of Big Raises for Low-Paid Workers Is Over ( WSJ ) Trump to Nominate Bureau of Labor Statistics Critic to Lead Agency ( WSJ ) Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome ( WSJ ) Musk threatens ‘immediate’ legal action against Apple over alleged antitrust violations ( CNBC ) China Urges Firms to Avoid Nvidia H20...
Aug 12, 2025•6 min•Ep. 305
MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 11th Stocks slip to start the week as traders look ahead to CPI data ( CNBC ) Small US Firms Paying Trump Tariffs Face $202 Billion Annual Hit ( Bloomberg ) American Companies Are Buying Their Own Stocks at a Record Pace ( WSJ ) A New Generation of ‘Buy the Dip’ Investors Is Propping Up the Market ( WSJ ) Nvidia, AMD to Pay 15% on China AI Chip Sales in US Deal ( Bloomberg ) Builder China South City Ordered to Liquidate by Hong Kong Court ( Bloomberg ) Inside Target,...
Aug 11, 2025•7 min•Ep. 304
MRKT Matrix - Friday, August 8th S&P 500 rises, Nasdaq hits all-time high as Wall Street aims for a strong end to the week ( CNBC ) Trump’s Team Expands Search for Fed Chair, Adding New Names to List ( WSJ ) Gold Hit By Surprise US Tariffs, Unleashing New Turmoil ( Bloomberg ) S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: August 8, 2025 ( FactSet ) Trump Reminds CEOs Who the Ultimate Boss Is ( WSJ ) How Tim Cook convinced Trump to drop made-in-USA iPhone – for now ( CNBC ) Tesla Disbands Dojo Supercom...
Aug 08, 2025•8 min•Ep. 303
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, August 7th Dow tumbles 300 points, giving up 300-point morning gain ( CNBC ) Waller Emerges as Favorite for Fed Chair Among Trump Team ( Bloomberg ) White House Prepares for Trump to Nominate Miran to Fed ( Bloomberg ) Stagflation Concerns Ripple Through Wall Street as Tariffs Hit ( Bloomberg ) US Continuing Jobless Claims Rise to Highest Since End of 2021 ( Bloomberg ) Trump to Sign Order Easing Path for Private Assets in 401(k)s ( Bloomberg ) Trump Urges ‘Conflicted’ In...
Aug 07, 2025•8 min•Ep. 302
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, August 6th Stocks rise led by Apple gains, Dow climbs 100 points ( CNBC ) Trump Ramps Up Tariff Blitz With India, Pharma, Chips in Sights ( Bloomberg ) The Tariff Effect: Billions in Revenue but No Economic Earthquake ( WSJ ) Bets on Fed Rate Cuts Are Sweeping Through US Bond Market ( Bloomberg ) OpenAI in Talks for Share Sale at $500 Billion Valuation ( Bloomberg ) The AI job cuts are accelerating ( Financial Times ) Disney Tops Profit Estimates, Led by Parks Division, ...
Aug 06, 2025•8 min
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, August 5th S&P 500 falls after weak economic data and more tariff threats ( CNBC ) Trump Says Treasury Secretary Bessent ‘does not want’ to be Fed chair, but 4 others in running ( CNBC ) India Defies Trump on Russian Oil Despite Tariff Threats ( WSJ ) OpenAI says ChatGPT is on track to reach 700M weekly users ( TechCrunch ) OpenAI releases lower-cost models to rival Meta, Mistral and DeepSeek ( CNBC ) Broadcom Chip to Help Power AI by Linking Up Smaller Data Centers ( ...
Aug 05, 2025•7 min•Ep. 300
MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 4th Dow rallies 500 points, clawing back all of Friday’s weak jobs report rout ( CNBC ) Analysts Increasing EPS Estimates Slightly for S&P 500 Companies for Q3 ( FactSet ) Trump to Name New Fed Governor, Jobs Data Head in Coming Days ( Bloomberg ) American Consumers Are Getting Thrifty Again ( WSJ ) Cash Windfall From Trump’s Tax Law Is Starting to Show Up at Big Companies ( WSJ ) China Is Choking Supply of Critical Minerals to Western Defense Companies ( WSJ ) W...
Aug 04, 2025•6 min•Ep. 299
MRKT Matrix - Friday, August 1st Dow tumbles 500 points as weak jobs data, new tariffs spark sell-off ( CNBC ) S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: August 1, 2025 ( FactSet ) U.S. Hiring Was Weak in July, With 73,000 Jobs Added ( WSJ ) Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets ( CNBC ) Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates ( CNBC ) Trump Tariff Blitz Unleashes Delayed Shock to Global E...
Aug 01, 2025•8 min•Ep. 298
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, July 31st S&P 500 posts third straight losing day as Meta, Microsoft fail to lift market ( CNBC ) Key US Inflation Gauge Picks Up on Goods, Spending Barely Rises ( Bloomberg ) Powell’s Gamble: That the Economy Will Reveal Its True Self in the Next Two Months ( WSJ ) Trump and Dimon Are Talking Again After Yearslong Rift ( WSJ ) Trump’s tariff deadline is near. Here’s a look at countries that have a deal - and those that don’t ( CNBC ) Microsoft Just Became the World’s...
Jul 31, 2025•7 min•Ep. 297
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, July 30th S&P 500 turns lower as Powell signals the Fed is not ready to cut rates yet ( CNBC ) US Economy Expands at a More Moderate Pace So Far This Year ( Bloomberg ) Trump says Friday tariff deadline ‘will not be extended’ ( CNBC ) Bank of America expects a jobs report dud on Friday ( CNBC ) A Twitchy Market Is Punishing Stocks for the Slightest Earnings Dings ( Barron’s ) S&P 500’s Banner Rally Faces Off With Worst Two Months of Year ( Bloomberg ) How China I...
Jul 30, 2025•8 min•Ep. 296
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, July 29th S&P 500 retreats from record as comeback rally pauses before Fed decision ( CNBC ) Trump’s New Trade Order Is Fragile ( WSJ ) China lays out its AI vision in foil to Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ plan ( Financial Times ) Nvidia orders 300,000 H20 chips from TSMC due to robust China demand, sources say ( Reuters ) Apple to Shutter a Retail Store in China for the First Time Ever ( Bloomberg ) The Driver of Apple’s Exploding Valuation Is Under Threat. See What’...
Jul 29, 2025•8 min•Ep. 295
MRKT Matrix - Monday, July 28th S&P 500 gives up gain and turns lower despite EU trade deal as traders brace for busy week ( CNBC ) S&P 500 Reporting Net Profit Margin Above 12% for the 5th Straight Quarter ( FactSet ) US and China Are Expected to Extend Trade Truce by 90 Days, SCMP Says ( Bloomberg ) Donald Trump freezes export controls to secure trade deal with China ( Financial Times ) EU faces backlash from France and Germany over US trade deal ( Financial Times ) Tariff revenue is s...
Jul 28, 2025•12 min•Ep. 294
MRKT Matrix - Friday, July 25th S&P 500 rises, heads for winning week on strong earnings, trade deal optimism ( CNBC ) S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: July 25, 2025 ( FactSet ) Trump’s Tariffs Are Being Picked Up by Corporate America ( WSJ ) Trump Is Shifting to Dealmaking Mode on China ( WSJ ) US-Japan Trade Deal Hinges on Fund That Remains a Puzzle ( Bloomberg ) OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August ( The Verge ) Tech firms to showcase AI innovations in a China under US sanctions (...
Jul 25, 2025•7 min•Ep. 293
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, July 24th Nasdaq, S&P 500 hit fresh records after strong Alphabet earnings ( CNBC ) Trump Says Countries Will Face Tariffs Ranging From 15% to 50% ( Bloomberg ) Tensions simmer as Xi courts EU while Brussels demands trade rebalance ( CNBC ) Tesla Braces for ‘Rough’ Quarters as US Ends EV Incentives ( Bloomberg ) Is AI Killing Google Search? It Might Be Doing the Opposite ( WSJ ) Sydney Sweeney sparks latest meme stock rally as American Eagle soars 18% ( CNBC ) -- Subs...
Jul 24, 2025•6 min•Ep. 292
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, July 23rd Dow jumps 400 points, S&P 500 hits another record as Trump hatches trade deals before deadline ( CNBC ) Trump Strikes Deal With Ally Japan Setting Tariff Rate at 15% ( Bloomberg ) Canada Says It Won’t Accept a Trade Deal With the U.S. at ‘Any Cost’ ( NYTimes ) EU Readies €100 Billion No-Deal Plan to Match US 30% Tariff ( Bloomberg ) US Tariffs Are Changing Europe’s Approach to Chinese Investment ( Bloomberg ) Trump Goes to Bat for Big Tech in Global Trade T...
Jul 23, 2025•8 min•Ep. 291
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, July 22nd S&P 500, Nasdaq retreat from records as chip stocks decline ( CNBC ) Top economist Mohamed El-Erian breaks ranks with Wall Street and says Powell should resign to preserve Fed independence ( CNBC ) Bessent says Powell doesn’t need to resign but should conduct internal review ( CNBC ) SoftBank and OpenAI’s $500 Billion AI Project Struggles to Get Off Ground ( WSJ ) OpenAI Greatly Expands Data Center Deal With Oracle ( The Information ) Wall Street Readies Fres...
Jul 22, 2025•8 min•Ep. 290
MRKT Matrix - Monday, July 21st S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs to start the week amid earnings optimism ( CNBC ) EU Is Racing to Secure US Trade Deal and Preparing for Worst ( Bloomberg ) S&P 500 Signals the US Stock Rally Momentum is Waning ( Bloomberg ) Are “Magnificent 7” Companies Still Top Contributors to Earnings Growth for the S&P 500 for Q2? ( FactSet ) The US Economy Is Regaining Its Swagger ( WSJ ) Nvidia’s China Restart Faces Production Obstacles ( The Information ) W...
Jul 21, 2025•8 min•Ep. 289
MRKT Matrix - Friday, July 18th Dow closes more than 100 points lower after report says Trump seeks at least 15% tariff on EU imports ( CNBC ) Donald Trump pushes for 15%-20% minimum tariff on all EU goods ( FT ) Fed’s Waller Hints at July Dissent as He Makes Case for Rate Cut ( Bloomberg ) S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: July 18, 2025 ( FactSet ) Netflix posts earnings beat as revenue grows 16% in second quarter ( CNBC ) Crypto Market Value Tops $4 Trillion as Stablecoin Bill Passes ( Bloom...
Jul 18, 2025•6 min•Ep. 288
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, July 17th Dow jumps 200 points, boosted by strong earnings and U.S. economic data ( CNBC ) US Retail Sales Surge in Broad Advance, Topping Estimates ( Bloomberg ) Uber Partnering With Lucid, Nuro to Launch Robotaxis in 2026 ( Bloomberg ) US Initial Jobless Claims Decline for a Fifth Straight Week ( Bloomberg ) TSMC profit surges 61% to record high fueled by AI chip demand ( CNBC ) Trump’s U-Turn on Nvidia Spurs Talks of Grand Bargain With China ( Bloomberg ) Kevin Warsh S...
Jul 17, 2025•6 min•Ep. 287
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, July 16th S&P 500 rises in volatile session as Trump denies he is firing Powell ( CNBC ) Trump Effect Starts to Show Up in Economy ( WSJ ) Hassett Grabs Pole Position in Race to Be Trump’s New Fed Chair ( Bloomberg ) US Producer Prices Stagnated on Decline in Services Costs ( Bloomberg ) Goldman Posts Best Stock-Trading Quarter in Wall Street History ( Bloomberg ) Trump Says Drug Tariffs Probable by Aug. 1, Downplays More Deals ( Bloomberg ) ASML Hedges Growth Outloo...
Jul 16, 2025•8 min•Ep. 286
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, July 15th Dow falls 300 points on earnings, inflation concerns; Nvidia boosts Nasdaq ( CNBC ) Inflation Hit 2.7% in June, in Line With Expectations ( WSJ ) Bessent Suggests Powell Should Leave Fed Board in May ( Bloomberg ) JPMorgan’s Surprise Dealmaking Gain Shows Tariff Fear Easing ( Bloomberg ) Citigroup Traders Post Bumper Haul on Trump’s Tariff Upheaval ( Bloomberg ) Nvidia, AMD to Resume Some AI Chip Sales to China in US Reversal ( Bloomberg ) China’s GDP Beat Masks ...
Jul 15, 2025•10 min•Ep. 285
MRKT Matrix - Monday, July 14th Stocks rise as traders bet on lower tariffs before Aug. 1 ( CNBC ) Trump Tariff Salvos Push Economies to Seek to Broaden Trade Ties ( Bloomberg ) Musk Says Tesla Shareholders Will Vote on xAI Investment ( Bloomberg ) Jamie Dimon Says Private Credit Is Dangerous–and He Wants JPMorgan to Get In on It ( WSJ ) Japanese Bonds Tumble as Fiscal Worries Mount Before Election ( Bloomberg ) Plunging Dollar Leaves American Travelers With Less Buying Power This Summer ( WSJ )...
Jul 14, 2025•11 min•Ep. 284
MRKT Matrix - Friday, July 11th Dow drops 200 points, S&P retreats from record as Trump escalates trade battles ( CNBC ) Trump Threatens 35% Canada Tariff, Floats Higher Global Rate ( Bloomberg ) S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: July 11, 2025 ( FactSet ) Saudis Lift Oil Output Above Quota in Rare OPEC+ Breach ( Bloomberg ) BP Flags Hit From Lower Oil, Gas Prices but Expects Production Rebound ( WSJ ) Performance Food Draws Takeover Interest From US Foods ( Bloomberg ) US Treasuries Volati...
Jul 11, 2025•10 min•Ep. 283
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, July 10th Dow gains 200 points as traders shake off tariff developments ( CNBC ) Trump’s 50% Levy on Brazil Shows World Nothing Is Off Limits ( Bloomberg ) What Division Inside the Fed Means for Future Interest-Rate Cuts ( Bloomberg ) TSMC Revenue Climbs 39% in Latest Sign of AI Spending Boom ( Bloomberg ) Delta Gives Upbeat Outlook as CEO Hails ‘Stable’ Environment ( Bloomberg ) OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome ( CNBC ) Meta Poached Apple’s Pan...
Jul 10, 2025•8 min•Ep. 282
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, July 9th S&P 500 rebounds after 2 days of losses, Nvidia leads gain as it reaches $4 trillion market value ( CNBC ) Google’s Unloved Stock Makes It a Big Tech Bargain ( WSJ ) Tariffs are already squeezing corporate margins, new survey finds ( Axios ) Two Kevins Battle to Be Next Fed Chair in Trump’s Apprentice-Style Contest ( WSJ ) Nvidia hits $4 trillion market cap, first company to do so ( CNBC ) Copper Market in Turmoil as Trump Touts 50% Tariff on US Imports ( Bl...
Jul 09, 2025•10 min•Ep. 281
