While the stock market hovers near record highs, a shift in the bond market is signaling mounting concerns about the economy’s health. A bevy of data this month showed the labor market is on shakier ...

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Bitcoin’s sudden drops can feel chaotic—prices slide, headlines shout, and social feeds fill with panic. But major Bitcoin price plunges are rarely caused by a single event. Instead, they tend to be ...

Corporate bond spreads - They’ve tightened, but that’s not the behavior of a market bracing for imminent deterioration in stocks, in our view. US dollar weakness - It has weakened in an orderly ...

The markets have experienced a week filled with cautious observation and data releases that could shape economic decisions in the near term. Several key events have captured the attention of investors ...

As the S&P 500 trades near record highs, Piper Sandler analysts highlight four key supports to valuations, noting that "a sustained reversal in any of these trends would be a potential risk for the ...

The performance of the S&P 500 in 2025 was a rare anomaly in market history. We witnessed a technical bear market that lasted a mere two months, followed by an aggressive, nearly vertical recovery.

US stock market valuations are high, but Piper Sandler analysts don't expect this to change in 2026. High margins, tight credit spreads, low oil prices, and low inflation support valuations, they say.