Shesa's Investment Blog

Today Donald Trump  became the 47th President after talking oath. We may see a flurry of executive orders signed to undo  many regulations of the previous administration. In my view, stock market should have a positive impact on the stock market and overall economy.  Hopefully, we may see a new era of changes good for America. But only time can tell.. Also, we will see Q4 earnings from the big tech companies In days and weeks ahead. The stock market may take a direction depending on the earnings. However, I want to remind that we may see lots of volatility going forward. And hence, there may be situations, buy the dip and sell the rip/upward momentum. ECONOMY NEWS Producer inflation was weaker-than-expected across the board, with headline PPI rising 0.2% (vs 0.4% expected) and core PPI flat (vs 0.3% expected). Friends, Good morning! The CPI - inflation rate slows to 3.2% vs. 3.3% expected. For the month of December, CPI increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4%. ...

  By Shesa Nayak Wishing all my blog readers a WONDERFUL NEW YEAR - 2025!! May this year bring joy, happiness and prosperity with your investment!!   U.S. Stock Market Update   We saw two consecutive years (2023, 2024) of great stock market . For 2024, NASDAQ soared 28.64% , S&P 500 was up 23.31% and DOW gained 12.88% . The new year started with a lackluster note but Friday, January 3, was a great day for the stock market. We may see further momentum starting Monday once institutional investors are back from vacation. However, let’s recap how did 2024 go.  Recap of 2024 : The stock market picked up starting January 17, 2024 till April early April with the hope that there will be several rate cuts by Federal Reserve. However, that optimism failed and re-inflation risk scared the investors causing market to slide till first week of August before picking up in the end of August. The month of September started on a bad note but reignited and rallied to end ...