Stocks rallied broadly on Friday, with significant gains seen across the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq indexes.
The Dow closed above the 40,000-point mark but missed setting a new record high.
Despite the overall positive sentiment, major U.S. banks like JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup saw their shares decline, despite reporting robust quarterly earnings.
Friday’s market rebound marked a notable turnaround from the previous session, where the S&P and Nasdaq had slipped following a cooler-than-expected June consumer price index report.
Additionally, the producer price index for June exceeded expectations, indicating continued inflationary pressures in the economy.
Meanwhile, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 4.187% by the end of the trading day, reflecting some investor caution amid the mixed economic signals.
Amid growing turbulence in global markets triggered by a wave of U.S. tariffs, Canada is actively engaging with key international partners to contain the fallout.
Inflation appeared to cool in March, offering investors a brief sense of relief—though that calm may not last.
The escalating trade war between the United States and China has intensified, with China announcing an 84% tariff on U.S. goods in retaliation to President Donald Trump’s recent increase of tariffs on Chinese imports to 104%.
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller has once again criticized high tariffs, reiterating his long-standing stance that tariffs should be capped at 10%.