President Trump is reportedly considering new sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers as the U.S. looks to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
The executive order stated that if a foreign country retaliated against the U.S. in response to this action, Trump would “modify this order to ensure the efficacy of the action herein ordered.”
After a powerful rally on Monday, August 4, market breadth moderated slightly on Tuesday, August 5. While short-term participation dipped, there was no major deterioration in medium- or long-term trends. The market remains in a holding pattern with signs of underlying strength.
A strategist said he favors growth over value, large caps over small caps, and the communication services and financials sectors as the market navigates through tariff headwinds.
Investors have pulled out a record $80 billion from small-cap stocks so far in 2025, setting the stage for what could be the largest annual outflow in the history of this segment.
Stocks slipped Tuesday as fresh economic data reignited stagflation fears on Wall Street, overshadowing a blowout quarter from Palantir Technologies Inc.
According to Dalio, once people start to lose trust in the fiat system, a specific cause-and-effect reaction could occur that would result in linking money back to gold.
