2025-01-20
: S&P 500 Hits All-Time High Above 6,000 — "Trump Trade" Euphoria — Markets surge on Trump's Inauguration Day as investors price in deregulation, tax cuts, and a pro-business White House — the "Trump Trade" peaks with the S&P 500 above 6,000.
2025-01-27
: DeepSeek Shock: Nvidia Loses $593 Billion in Market Cap in One Day — Chinese AI startup DeepSeek releases a model that rivals GPT-4 at a fraction of the cost — Nvidia crashes nearly 17%, the largest single-day market-cap loss by any company in US history.
2025-02-01
: Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico — Trump signs executive orders imposing 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico, citing fentanyl and border security — markets drop on fears of a North American trade war.
2025-04-02
: "Liberation Day" — Trump Announces Sweeping Global Tariffs — Trump unveils "Liberation Day" tariffs: a 10% baseline on all imports plus country-specific rates reaching 46% on Vietnam, 34% on China, 25% on EU. The most sweeping US trade action in a century.
2025-04-04
: Market Crash: S&P 500 Falls 10% in Two Days — Worst Since COVID — US markets post their worst two-day performance since the COVID-19 crash of March 2020. The S&P 500 falls ~10%, the Dow loses more than 4,000 points, and global markets follow.
2025-04-09
: 90-Day Tariff Pause Triggers Massive Rally — S&P Surges 9.5% — Trump abruptly pauses most reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, reducing them to 10% — but raises China's rate to 125%. The S&P 500 surges 9.5%, one of the biggest single-day gains in history.
2025-04-10
: US–China Tariff War Escalates to 145% vs 125% — The US confirms China faces a combined 145% tariff rate on all imports. China retaliates by raising its tariff on US goods to 84%, then 125%. A near-total decoupling of US–China trade begins.
2025-05-07
: Fed Holds Rates at 4.25-4.5% — The Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, citing tariff-driven inflation uncertainty — signaling it won't cut rates to rescue tariff-hit markets.
2025-05-07
: Fed Holds Rates at 4.25-4.5% — The Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, citing tariff-driven inflation uncertainty — signaling it won't cut rates to rescue tariff-hit markets.
2025-05-07
: Fed Holds Rates at 4.25-4.5% — The Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, citing tariff-driven inflation uncertainty — signaling it won't cut rates to rescue tariff-hit markets.
2025-05-12
: Geneva Deal Sparks Broad Rally — The US-China tariff truce triggers the strongest two-day stock rally since November 2022 — fully erasing the Liberation Day losses for major indices.
2025-05-12
: Geneva Deal Sparks Broad Rally — The US-China tariff truce triggers the strongest two-day stock rally since November 2022 — fully erasing the Liberation Day losses for major indices.
2025-05-12
: Geneva Deal Sparks Broad Rally — The US-China tariff truce triggers the strongest two-day stock rally since November 2022 — fully erasing the Liberation Day losses for major indices.
2025-07-14
: S&P 500 Hits New All-Time High — The S&P 500 closes above 5,900 for the first time, powered by AI infrastructure spending, solid Q2 earnings, and fading trade war fears.
2025-07-14
: S&P 500 Hits New All-Time High — The S&P 500 closes above 5,900 for the first time, powered by AI infrastructure spending, solid Q2 earnings, and fading trade war fears.
2025-07-14
: S&P 500 Hits New All-Time High — The S&P 500 closes above 5,900 for the first time, powered by AI infrastructure spending, solid Q2 earnings, and fading trade war fears.
2025-08-01
: NVIDIA Surpasses $4 Trillion — NVIDIA becomes the first company in history to reach a $4 trillion market cap, driven by insatiable demand for AI compute infrastructure.
2025-08-01
: NVIDIA Surpasses $4 Trillion — NVIDIA becomes the first company in history to reach a $4 trillion market cap, driven by insatiable demand for AI compute infrastructure.
2025-08-01
: NVIDIA Surpasses $4 Trillion — NVIDIA becomes the first company in history to reach a $4 trillion market cap, driven by insatiable demand for AI compute infrastructure.
2025-09-17
: Fed Cuts Rates for First Time Since 2020 — The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 25 basis points — its first cut since 2020 — as tariff-driven inflation begins to ease and the labor market softens slightly.
2025-09-17
: Fed Cuts Rates for First Time Since 2020 — The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 25 basis points — its first cut since 2020 — as tariff-driven inflation begins to ease and the labor market softens slightly.
2025-12-31
: S&P 500 Posts 24% Return for 2025 — Despite the Liberation Day tariff shock and persistent inflation, the S&P 500 finishes 2025 up 24% — powered by AI infrastructure spending, two Fed rate cuts, and the US-China truce.
2025-12-31
: S&P 500 Posts 24% Return for 2025 — Despite the Liberation Day tariff shock and persistent inflation, the S&P 500 finishes 2025 up 24% — powered by AI infrastructure spending, two Fed rate cuts, and the US-China truce.
2026-03-03
: Iran War Triggers Sharp Market Selloff — The US-Israeli strike on Iran and the resulting Strait of Hormuz closure trigger the S&P 500's worst three-day stretch since 2022, falling 8% as oil surges past $110/barrel.
2026-03-03
: Iran War Triggers Sharp Market Selloff — The US-Israeli strike on Iran and the resulting Strait of Hormuz closure trigger the S&P 500's worst three-day stretch since 2022, falling 8% as oil surges past $110/barrel.