With five months left, 2026 has shaped up as another banner year for the stock market. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and innovation-driven Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have rallied 10%, 9%, and 7%, respectively, since the beginning of the year.
Above-average annualized returns are nothing new with President Donald Trump in the White House. While the stock market advances under most presidents, the annualized returns of Wall Street's major stock indexes under Trump have outpaced most other presidents since the late 1890s. But this trend may not last much longer if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Although the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) -- the 12-person body, including Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, responsible for setting the nation's monetary policy -- acts independently within the U.S. government, this hasn't stopped President Trump from critiquing his new Fed chair and/or the FOMC about their decisions on interest rates.
Shortly after Trump was inaugurated for his second, non-consecutive term on Jan. 20, 2025, he began publicly feuding with then-Fed Chair Jerome Powell (whom he appointed during his first term). Although the Powell-led FOMC lowered the federal funds target rate on six occasions from September 2024 to December 2025, to its current range of 3.5% to 3.75%, the president has opined that interest rates should be reduced to 1% or lower.
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Above-average annualized returns are nothing new with President Donald Trump in the White House. While the stock market advances under most presidents, the annualized returns of Wall Street's major stock indexes under Trump have outpaced most other presidents since the late 1890s. But this trend may not last much longer if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Although the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) -- the 12-person body, including Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, responsible for setting the nation's monetary policy -- acts independently within the U.S. government, this hasn't stopped President Trump from critiquing his new Fed chair and/or the FOMC about their decisions on interest rates.
Shortly after Trump was inaugurated for his second, non-consecutive term on Jan. 20, 2025, he began publicly feuding with then-Fed Chair Jerome Powell (whom he appointed during his first term). Although the Powell-led FOMC lowered the federal funds target rate on six occasions from September 2024 to December 2025, to its current range of 3.5% to 3.75%, the president has opined that interest rates should be reduced to 1% or lower.
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