Shesa's Investment Blog

Welcome to the Weekend Updates As I wrote in my October blog, this month has been volatile. This is not a surprise as it happens most of the year. Last week, the U.S. stock markets experienced volatility due to escalating U.S.- China trade tensions and a prolonged government shutdown which started on October 1.  A sell-off sparked by trade concerns and regional bank credit issues led to a sharp decline mid-week, with the S&P 500 losing 2.4% at its lowest. Markets rebounded slightly by Friday, supported by better-than-expected bank earnings and eased trade concern. Gold hit record highs above $4,100, reflecting safe-haven demand, while the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4%. The VIX surged past 27, signaling heightened uncertainty. Investors await key data delayed by the shutdown.  Despite all these the Dow Jones was up 1.6%, the S&P 500 was up 1.7% , and the Nasdaq  rose 2.1% for the week. Most of the AI related stock and Quantum computing stocks were h...

By Shesa Nayak Welcome to Shesa’s Investment Blog I will have a shorter version of my blog this month.  U.S. Stock Market Update   September happens to be the worst month of the year but we saw an exceptional September with S&P 500 up 3.5% , Nasdaq up 5.6% and Dow rose 1.9% . The market further gained momentum in October but last week the U.S. stock market saw significant volatility. The S&P 500 fell -2.4% , the Nasdaq dropped - 2.5% , and the Dow declined -2.7% , marking their largest single-day percentage drops since April 10 . Despite hitting record highs earlier in the week, driven by AI optimism and a tech rally, markets took a U turn on last Friday after President Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Chinese imports starting November 1 or sooner in response to China’s response on rare earth exports on port fees on U.S. vessels sparking trade war fears. The S&P 500 closed at 6,553 points, down 2.71% on October 10, while the Nasdaq lost 3...