Weekend Update 2/23/2025
Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store!
Weak consumer sentiment ignites a market sell-off
🚢 More tariffs planned. The White House announced more #Tariffs with a planned 25% on cars, semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports expected to start in April. Markets once again largely shrugged it off given the over a month delayed start.
🏦 Hawkish Fed. The January Fed meeting minutes were released this week and confirmed the Fed’s extended #RateCuts pause until more #Inflation progress is made.
😳 Tanking consumer. #ConsumerConfidence concerns increasing with a poor sales outlook from Walmart and sharply weaker consumer sentiment data as #Inflation expectations surge. The S&P 500 ends the week deep red－down -1.7%.
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