How Election Results Hit Different Stock Sectors
Elections rarely move the whole market for long, but they can reprice specific sectors fast. Here is which groups tend to be most policy-sensitive and how to think about them.
Elections rarely move the whole market for long, but they can reprice specific sectors fast. Here is which groups tend to be most policy-sensitive and how to think about them.
Stocks have a surprisingly consistent track record in the year after US midterm elections. Here is what the data shows, why the pattern may exist, and why it is not a guarantee.
The S&P 500 is split into 11 sectors that rise and fall at different times. What sector rotation is, how it links to the economic cycle, and how to track it.
The S&P 500 can hit records while most of its members lag. Market breadth measures how many stocks are participating in a move, and why that matters.
Wall Street publishes year-end S&P 500 targets every year. Here is how those forecasts are built, why they are often wrong, and what parts are actually useful.
The two main US inflation measures, what each one counts, which one the Fed targets, and why 'core' readings often matter more to markets than the headline number.
The 10-year Treasury yield influences mortgage rates, stock valuations, and sector leadership. Here is what drives it and how to read its moves.
Intel and Warner Bros. Discovery posted double-digit gains on unusually high volume today, while the day's biggest percentage movers were concentrated in thinly-traded micro-caps.