MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, July 8th S&P 500 struggles for a second day as Trump says no extensions will be granted to Aug. 1 trade deadline ( CNBC ) U.S.’s Biggest Asian Allies Ready Last-Ditch Trade Appeal to Trump ( WSJ ) Bank of America raises year-end S&P 500 target to catch up to ‘meteoric run,’ sees little gain from here ( CNBC ) Goldman Sachs becomes second Wall Street bank to raise its S&P 500 target this week ( CNBC ) Industry Analysts Project 7.5% Increase in S&P 500 Price ...
Jul 08, 2025•10 min•Ep. 280
MRKT Matrix - Monday, July 7th Dow drops 500 points to fresh low of the day as Trump tariffs rattle markets ( CNBC ) Trump Sets Aug. 1 Start for Tariffs Ahead of Wednesday Deadline ( Bloomberg ) Donald Trump threatens extra 10% tariff over ‘anti-American’ Brics policies ( Financial Times ) Looking Beyond the U.S. for Trade, Canada Begins Shipping Natural Gas to Asia ( NYTimes ) OPEC Plus Agrees to Pump More Oil in August ( NYTimes ) Elon Musk Is Running Out of Road in China ( WSJ ) Has There Eve...
Jul 07, 2025•9 min•Ep. 279
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, July 3rd Dow rises 350 points, S&P 500 hits fresh record after a better-than-expected June jobs report ( CNBC ) Hiring Defied Expectations in June, With 147,000 New Jobs ( WSJ ) Oracle, OpenAI Expand Stargate Deal for More US Data Centers ( Bloomberg ) Why stablecoins are shifting from crypto fringe to corporate strategy ( Financial Times ) CEOs Start Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: AI Will Wipe Out Jobs ( WSJ ) Are bigger AI models better stock pickers? Maybe, but pr...
Jul 03, 2025•9 min•Ep. 278
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, July 2nd S&P 500 hits new record as Trump announces Vietnam trade deal, gains limited by weak jobs data ( CNBC ) The private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, badly missing expectations for a 100,000 increase, ADP says ( CNBC ) Signs of Euphoria Are Popping Up Everywhere Lately in Markets ( Bloomberg ) Tesla’s Global Vehicle Deliveries Plunged in Second Quarter ( WSJ ) Foxconn Pulls Chinese Staff From India in Hurdle for Apple ( Bloomberg ) Trump’s 35% Tariff Threat F...
Jul 02, 2025•7 min•Ep. 277
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, July 1st Dow rallies, S&P 500 is flat as investors rotate out of tech to start new quarter ( CNBC ) Amazon Is on the Cusp of Using More Robots Than Humans in Its Warehouses ( WSJ ) Car Sales Hit a Wall as Tariff-Induced Shopping Spree Subsides ( Bloomberg ) Homes Are Taking Longer to Sell in US Market That Once Flourished ( Bloomberg ) Analyst Dan Ives says it will be the summer of $4 trillion market caps for surging tech giants ( CNBC ) Elon Musk’s xAI raises $10 bill...
Jul 01, 2025•6 min•Ep. 276
MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 30th S&P 500 rises to another record to wrap up second-quarter comeback ( CNBC ) European Markets Are Becoming Increasingly Difficult to Ignore ( Bloomberg ) Musk Fumes as Trump Tax Bill Cuts Electric Vehicle Credits ( Bloomberg ) OpenAI Leadership Responds to Meta Offers: ‘Someone Has Broken Into Our Home’ ( Wired ) Chanos Warns of AI Pullback, ‘Absurd Bitcoin Treasury Companies ( Bloomberg ) Canada rescinds digital services tax after Trump cuts off U.S. trade tal...
Jun 30, 2025•8 min•Ep. 275
MRKT Matrix - Friday, June 27th S&P 500 closes at a record Friday, overcoming even more trade angst ( CNBC ) Core inflation rate rose to 2.7% in May, more than expected, Fed’s preferred gauge shows ( CNBC ) US Consumer Spending Drops in May, Price Pressures Remain Muted ( Bloomberg ) US Consumer Sentiment Climbs as Inflation Expectations Improve ( Bloomberg ) Fed’s Kashkari Sees Two Rate Cuts This Year Amid Tariff Unknowns ( Bloomberg ) China confirms details of U.S. trade deal ( CNBC ) Trea...
Jun 27, 2025•7 min•Ep. 273
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, June 26th S&P 500 closes modestly higher, a hair’s breadth away from hitting a new record ( CNBC ) US GDP Revised Lower as Consumers Slash Recreation Spending ( Bloomberg ) Trump Pivots to Tax Cuts to Combat Voters’ Economic Anxiety ( Bloomberg ) Trump Says Three or Four People on List to Replace Fed’s Powell ( Bloomberg ) US Bank Stocks Revival Depends on Relaxed Rules and Deal Recovery ( Bloomberg ) OpenAI, Microsoft Rift Hinges on How Smart AI Can Get ( WSJ ) US IP...
Jun 26, 2025•6 min•Ep. 273
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 25th S&P 500 ends Wednesday little changed as record high remains in reach ( CNBC ) Nvidia Ruffles Tech Giants With Move Into Cloud Computing ( WSJ ) S&P 500 Needs Profit Boom or Fed Cuts to Justify Lofty Levels ( Bloomberg ) Wells Fargo hikes Microsoft price target, says AI business could reach $100 billion in revenue ( CNBC ) More Homeowners Find Themselves Underwater ( WSJ ) Credit-Card Companies Brace for a Downturn ( WSJ ) Goodbye Fancy Bar, Hello At-Ho...
Jun 25, 2025•10 min
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 24th Dow jumps 500 points, oil prices tank as investors bet Israel-Iran truce will hold ( CNBC ) Trump-Hailed Truce Falters With Israel Accusing Iran of a Breach ( Bloomberg ) Jay Powell pushes back on calls for Federal Reserve rate cuts as soon as July ( Financial Times ) Alphabet Lacks Tesla’s Stock Buzz in Race For Driverless Rides ( Bloomberg ) Wall Street Says Buy Tech as Geopolitical Risks Often Contained ( Bloomberg ) Meta Held Deal Talks With Startup Runway in...
Jun 24, 2025•8 min•Ep. 271
MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 23rd Dow jumps 300 points as oil drops following a restrained retaliation by Iran to U.S. attacks ( CNBC ) China Rips Trump’s Iran Attack in First Comment Since US Hit ( Bloomberg ) Firms Wary of Market Chaos Are Selling Debt Before Iran Reacts ( Bloomberg ) Global Airlines Halt Gulf Flights as War Disruptions Reach Dubai ( Bloomberg ) Zuckerberg Leads AI Recruitment Blitz Armed With $100 Million Pay Package ( WSJ ) Stablecoin World Opens Up to Smaller Banks ( WSJ ...
Jun 23, 2025•8 min•Ep. 270
MRKT Matrix - Friday, June 20th S&P 500 slips a day after holiday as traders weigh next moves by the Fed and Trump ( CNBC ) Fed Governor Waller says central bank could cut rates as early as July ( CNBC ) Microsoft Plans to Cut Thousands More Employees ( WSJ ) The Real Message Andy Jassy Is Sending to Employees on AI ( WSJ ) Silicon Valley’s ‘Tiny Team’ Era is Here ( Bloomberg ) Masa Son Pithes $1 Trillion US AI Hub to TSMC, Trump Team ( Bloomberg ) Employees Terrified of ICE Raids Are Failin...
Jun 20, 2025•8 min•Ep. 269
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 18th S&P 500 is flat as Fed signals it’s in no hurry to cut rates ( CNBC ) Iran’s Leader Shows Defiance With US Weighing War Intervention ( Bloomberg ) Morgan Stanley’s Wilson sees Israel-Iran causing only 5%-7% stock pullback, unless oil moves this high ( CNBC ) Trump Flexes Security Powers to Keep Global Tariff Goal Alive ( Bloomberg ) US Plans to Ease Capital Rule Limiting Banks’ Treasury Trades ( Bloomberg ) The Biggest Companies Across America Are Cutting T...
Jun 18, 2025•9 min
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 17th Trump Plays Down Iran-Israel Truce as He Leaves G-7 Early ( Bloomberg ) Trump Officials Weighed Broader China Tech Restrictions Ahead of Trade Talks ( WSJ ) OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point ( WSJ ) Trump’s Latest Attack on the Fed Zooms In on Surging Debt Costs ( Bloomberg ) Senate Bill Expands Business Tax Breaks, Delays Deal on SALT ( Bloomberg ) JPMorgan Hikes Sapphire Reserve Fee to $795 in Card Overhaul ( Bloomberg ) US Retail Sales...
Jun 17, 2025•7 min•Ep. 267
MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 16th Dow closes 300 points higher on cooling oil and hopes that Israel-Iran conflict will be contained ( CNBC ) A Battered Iran Signals It Wants to De-Escalate Hostilities With Israel and Negotiate ( WSJ ) Senate to Unveil Trump Tax Bill Draft With SALT Fight Unresolved ( Bloomberg ) Foreign Demand for Treasuries Is Showing ‘Cracks,’ BofA Says ( Bloomberg ) Many Exporters No Longer Want Dollars, US Bank Executive Says ( Bloomberg ) Red vs. Blue Is Dividing Stock Portfo...
Jun 16, 2025•9 min•Ep. 266
MRKT Matrix - Friday, June 13th Dow falls more than 700 points on Friday as attacks between Israel and Iran escalate ( CNBC ) Israel Attacks Iran’s Nuclear Sites and Kills Senior Commanders ( Bloomberg ) Iran launches ballistic missiles at Israel: ‘Hard Retaliation Operation has begun,’ Tehran says ( CNBC ) US Consumer Sentiment Jumps as Inflation Expectations Improve ( Bloomberg ) China Boosts Tesla Self-Driving Plan With Car-Data Export Rules ( Bloomberg ) Walmart and Amazon Are Exploring Issu...
Jun 13, 2025•6 min•Ep. 265
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, June 12th S&P 500 rebounds as Oracle leads tech stocks higher ( CNBC ) Muted US Producer Prices Add to String of Tame Inflation Report ( Bloomberg ) Trump Says Again He’ll Set Unilateral Tariffs in Two Weeks ( Bloomberg ) Tech Giants’ New AI Ad Tools Threaten Big Agencies ( WSJ ) Air India Boeing 787 Headed to London Crashes After Takeoff ( Bloomberg ) Fed Seeks to Preserve Labor Market Lessons in Rewriting Rates Strategy ( Bloomberg ) Nvidia CEO says this is the deca...
Jun 12, 2025•6 min•Ep. 264
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 11th S&P 500 declines as market comeback pauses while traders wait for more trade deals ( CNBC ) Inflation Rose to 2.4% in May, in Line With Expectations ( WSJ ) Trump Says China Will Supply Rare Earths in ‘Done’ Trade Deal ( Bloomberg ) Appeals Court Keeps Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs in Place for Now ( WSJ ) OpenAI taps Google in unprecedented cloud deal despite AI rivalry, sources say ( Reuters ) Google Expands Buyout Program in Push to Ramp Up AI Spending ( WSJ ...
Jun 11, 2025•6 min•Ep. 263
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 10th S&P 500 rises for a third day as traders hope for progress on U.S.-China trade talks ( CNBC ) Apple’s WWDC underwhelms on AI, but software gets biggest facelift in over a decade ( CNBC ) OpenAI claims to have hit $10B in annual revenue ( TechCrunch ) News Sites Are Getting Crushed by Google’s New AI Tools ( WSJ ) Zuckerberg Is Personally Recruiting New ‘Superintelligence’ AI Team at Meta ( Bloomberg ) Huawei Founder Waves Off Chip Curbs as Trade Talks Proceed...
Jun 10, 2025•7 min•Ep. 262
MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 9th Stocks rise as Wall Street awaits details from U.S.-China trade talks ( CNBC ) US, China to Resume Trade Talks With Focus on Rare Earths ( Bloomberg ) GOP Senators’ Competing Demands Risk Pulling Trump Megabill Apart ( WSJ ) Trump, CEOs promote savings plans for newborns ( CNBC ) Nvidia CEO says the UK is in a ‘Goldilocks’ moment: ‘I’m going to invest here’ ( CNBC ) Apple to open its AI models to app builders ( Axios ) Apple Researchers Just Released a Damning Pape...
Jun 09, 2025•7 min•Ep. 261
MRKT Matrix - Friday, June 6th Dow rallies 400 points on strong jobs report, S&P 500 touches 6,000 ( CNBC ) U.S. payrolls increased 139,000 in May, more than expected; unemployment at 4.2% ( CNBC ) Musk Blinks First in Bitter Trump Feud That Cost Him $34 Billion ( Bloomberg ) Xi Bets Trump Detente Will Lead to Future Wins on Chips, Tariffs ( Bloomberg ) Carmakers Use Stealth Price Hikes to Cope With Trump’s Tariffs ( Bloomberg ) Goldman Sachs lowers price target on Tesla, cites global delive...
Jun 06, 2025•7 min•Ep. 260
MRKT Matrix - Thursday June 5th S&P 500 turns lower as Tesla shares slide, traders weigh Trump-Xi talk ( CNBC ) Elon Musk Urges Americans Take Action to ‘Kill’ Trump Tax Cut Bill ( Bloomberg ) European Central Bank trims interest rates after inflation dips below target ( CNBC ) Global Bond Auctions Show Weaker Trend as Fiscal Angst Grows ( Bloomberg ) Financial stocks seem to be losing momentum and show signs of weakness ( CNBC ) Microsoft CEO Says OpenAI Alliance Changing But Remains Strong...
Jun 05, 2025•7 min•Ep. 259
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 4th Dow falls, snapping four-day win streak, as soft payrolls report drags down sentiment ( CNBC ) A New Era of Trade Warfare Has Begun for the U.S. and China ( NYTimes ) Trump Says China’s Xi Is ‘Extremely Hard to Make a Deal With’ ( Bloomberg ) Trump’s 50% steel tariffs hit the world but UK spared full blow ( CNBC ) India Challenges US on Auto Tariffs in Toughening Trade Stance ( Bloomberg ) A Fatal Tesla Crash Shows the Limits of Full Self-Driving ( Bloomberg ) M...
Jun 04, 2025•8 min
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 3rd S&P 500 rises, led by Nvidia and chip stocks ( CNBC ) Trump Tariffs Are Hurting US and Global Economy, OECD Warns ( Bloomberg ) Wall Street Games Out How to Profit From Trump Tariff Flip-Flops ( Bloomberg ) Trump Presses Reluctant GOP Senators to Embrace House Tax Bill ( Bloomberg ) Meta to Buy Nuclear Power From Constellation as AI Demand Soars ( Bloomberg ) Wall Street Is Sounding the Alarm on U.S. Debt. This Time, It’s Worth Listening ( WSJ ) ‘Big Short’ in...
Jun 03, 2025•8 min•Ep. 257
MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 2nd S&P 500 ticks higher to start June trading as investors look past rising global trade tensions ( CNBC ) Buyers’ Strike Rocks US Long Bond as DoubleLine, Pimco Stay Away ( Bloomberg ) JPMorgan Strategists Warn US Stock Rally at Risk From Stagflation ( Bloomberg ) Wall Street Sees Deeper Dollar Rout as Currency Nears 2023 Low ( Bloomberg ) China Accuses US of Violating Trade Deal, Vows Firm Response ( Bloomberg ) Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ad Creation Using AI (...
Jun 02, 2025•7 min
MRKT Matrix - Friday, May 30th S&P 500 is flat Friday, but heads for best month since 2023 as investors continue to look past trade policy confusion ( CNBC ) S&P 500’s Banner Month Faces Off With June’s Lackluster Record ( Bloomberg ) Bessent Says US-China Talks ‘Stalled,’ Pushes for Trump-Xi Call ( Bloomberg ) Trump accuses China of violating preliminary trade deal ( CNBC ) Trump’s Tariff Options Slower, More Complex If Court Fight Fails ( Bloomberg ) Google’s Future Awaits Judge’s Ruli...
May 30, 2025•6 min•Ep. 255
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, May 29th S&P 500 climbs on strong Nvidia earnings, but trade policy confusion caps gains ( CNBC ) Trump Trade Strategy Roiled by Court Blocking Global Tariffs ( Bloomberg ) Nvidia Eases Concerns About China With Upbeat Sales Forecast ( Bloomberg ) U.S. to Revoke Visas of Chinese Students ( WSJ ) OPEC+’s Real Oil Supply Hikes Could Be Less Than Advertised ( Bloomberg ) Foxconn Reassures Shareholders Amid Cloudy Outlook ( WSJ ) Microsoft Shares Go From Laggard to Lead...
May 29, 2025•7 min•Ep. 254
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, May 28th Dow closes more than 200 points lower Wednesday ahead of Nvidia earnings (CNBC) Trump orders US chip designers to stop selling to China (FT) Fed worried it could face ‘difficult tradeoffs’ if tariffs reaggravate inflation, minutes show (CNBC) Asia’s $7.5 Trillion Bet on US Assets Is Suddenly Unravelling ( Bloomberg ) Japan Bonds Draw Weak Demand as Rise in Superlong Yields Sparks Concern ( WSJ ) Trump Bristles at ‘TACO Trade’ That Bets On Him Backing Down (B...
May 28, 2025•10 min•Ep. 253
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, May 27th Dow climbs more than 700 points on EU tariff delay, consumer confidence surge ( CNBC ) Global Bonds Rally as Japan Looks to Stabilize Its Debt Market ( Bloomberg ) Investors Pile Into ETFs at Record Pace Despite Market Turmoil ( WSJ ) All eyes on China restrictions as Nvidia gets set to report results (CNBC) Xi Mulls New Made-in-China Plan Despite US Call to Rebalance ( Bloomberg ) Tesla shares climb as Musk pledges to be ‘super focused’ on companies ahead of Star...
May 27, 2025•8 min•Ep. 252
MRKT Matrix - Friday, May 23rd Stocks fall Friday after Trump threatens new tariffs against the EU and Apple (CNBC) Bessent Sees ‘Several Large’ Trade Deals in Next Few Weeks (Bloomberg) Bitcoin Options Show Bulls Unbowed With Open Interest at Record ( Bloomberg ) The Bar for Near-Term Rate Cut Is ‘A Little Higher,’ Fed’s Goolsbee Says ( Bloomberg ) Big Banks Explore Venturing Into Crypto World Together With Joint Stablecoin ( WSJ ) Few S&P 500 Companies Have Withdrawn EPS Guidance For 2025 ...
May 23, 2025•7 min•Ep. 251
