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For a minute there, it looked like the “Sell America” trade was poised to make a comeback on Monday after Moody’s decided to strip the U.S. of its top-tier credit rating late Friday.
The stock market didn’t notice. The S&P 500 secured its sixth winning day in a row and the Dow added 137 points. Equity investors at this point seem numb to both fiscal calamity and shaky economic sentiment. Bond traders, meanwhile, responded differently.
U.S. stock futures point to a lower open, a day after stocks made a comeback to close higher despite Moody's stripping the U.S. of its top AAA rating.
A dip in the stock market caused by the Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. debt should be bought, according to a once-pessimistic and now seemingly bullish strategist.
Tom Lee says Moody's downgrade of US credit a "non-event." He expects Magnificent 7 stocks to rally in the second half of 2025.
Local shares tumbled yesterday below the 6,400 level amid persisting negative sentiment following Moody’s credit rating downgrade of the US.
CNBC's 'Mad Money' host and veteran market commentator Jim Cramer has urged investors not to get nervous in the face of concerns like the Moody’s downgrade of U.S. debt . The U.S.'s rising debt stands at $36 trillion as of now.
US stocks managed to eke out gains on Monday as bond yields eased off bigger gains and Wall Street largely shrugged off Moody's downgrade of the US credit rating. Meanwhile, investors digested developments in President Trump's tariff salvos.