Shesa's Investment Blog

We saw a fantastic week for the stock market. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on June 27 , 2025, with the S&P 500 closing at 6,173, up 3.32% for the week, and the Nasdaq closed at 20273.46, up 4.36% . The Dow gained 2.6%. Stocks rallied due to easing Middle East tensions, trade deal optimism with China (Trump said deal was signed - framework), and expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.  There were  211 new small-cap stocks added to the Russell 2000 Index on June 27, 2025 which will start trading in Russell index starting tomorrow, Jun 30.  A glance to the Economic Report last week The Manufacturing PMI index came at 52 vs.51 expected. The Services PMI came at 53.1 vs. 53 expected. All comfortably above 50, signaling ongoing expansion in U.S. economic activity. The economy remains on solid footing. The Consumer Confidence Index for June 2025 was released on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. It dropped to 93.0 from 98.4 in May, below the expected 99.4.  Per...

Current Market Situation First thing first, yesterday evening Trump said that U.S. had a  very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. So, we do not know how this Geopolitical situation will escalate. If there is no escalation then Stock Market should bounce back. If there is further escalation then Market may react unfavorably as it does not like uncertainties. War is not good for any country. Now that U.S has got involved there would be some panic in the market. However, in my experience, usually it does not have a very lasting impact on the stock market and mostly it provides good buying opportunities for the long term. The stock futures does not look terrible and that's a very good sign. Having said that, we will see if it takes further grim direction. Let's keep the finger crossed and see how this one go.. Last week, the stock market did not have much action due to the escalations of Geopolitical situation between Israe...

By Shesa Nayak U.S. Stock Market Update   The U.S. stock market had an incredible month of May. The S&P 500 added more than 5% in May, while Nasdaq was the star performer blasting 9.5% . Most of the gains were driven by tech and AI stocks. Despite tariff concerns, strong corporate earnings (about 12.5% Q1 growth) and a stable labor market supported stock market optimism. After a  marathon run in May, the U.S. stock market in June has shown resilience amid trade tensions, economic uncertainties and high intensity of Geopolitical tensions .  Israel, Iran War : Israel bombarded Iran and killed many of their senior leaders and Iran retaliated. The war intensified over the weekend between both nations. Israel has also attacked some of the oil fields. Wall Street was jittered last Friday due to the war. The reason is, if both these countries continue to battle then it may impact oil supply and oil prices would go up. Lat Friday, crude oil jumped around 10%. The worry ...