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Live Market Updates: Nasdaq Composite Rebounds and Vistra (VST) Soars

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Bloomberg is reporting that Trump’s team is studying a more gradual phasing in of tariffs. Trump is always focused on negotiating with trading partners, so it’s believed this phase in could give better negotiating leverage.
Markets overall will be ‘bullish’ on any reduction in tariffs as a trade war could create headwinds across many sectors.
Is the stock market settling down after days of interest-rate-fueled selling hitting the Nasdaq Composite? Shortly after the open, it looked like today was going to be firmly in the green. However, after markets jumped early, they’re now falling back toward breakeven on the day.
As of 10 a.m. ET, the Nasdaq Composite is up .26%. That’s still a gain, but the index was trading up nearly 1% 15 minutes after the market open. Here’s a look at some other major indexes:
Yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average outperformed the Nasdaq by a dramatic amount. Investors are piling back into safety as 10-year Treasury yields continue to rise. For now, Treasuries aren’t making a move today with their yields standing at about 4.79%.
Let’s take a look at today’s biggest market news.
The big macroeconomic number to watch today is inflation data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The agency released its wholesale price index, which was up just .2% in December. That’s a very ‘good’ number as consensus estimates called for .4% jump.
We’ll still have to watch the consumer price index (CPI) figure to see if inflation may be abating more than current projections. With rising interest rates being the number one headwind to market prices right now, inflation continuing to come in below forecasts would be extremely ‘bullish’ as it may push the Federal Reserve to issue multiple rate cuts this year.
Estimates for the number of rate cuts this year has been trending down since peaking last September, which is a big part of what’s fueling the rise in 10-year Treasury yields.
Let’s check in on some stocks making the biggest moves today.
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