Stock Market Today: Live Updates
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- * The Senate failed to pass a House funding bill, leading to continued frustration.
- * S&P 500: Reached a fresh record high (32nd of the year), up for 7 consecutive days.
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1. political News:
* The Senate failed to pass a House funding bill, leading to continued frustration. The vote largely fell along party lines.
* The U.S. government shutdown is now in its second week.
2. Market Performance (monday):
* S&P 500: Reached a fresh record high (32nd of the year), up for 7 consecutive days.
* Nasdaq Composite: Hit its 31st all-time high of 2025.
* Dow jones Industrial Average: Ended the day lower.
* Russell 2000: Finished the previous session at a record high, having surpassed 2,500 for the first time.
* Overall: Stocks rose, driven by optimism about mergers & acquisitions and an anticipated Federal Reserve rate cut.
3. Impact of Government shutdown:
* investors seem to be largely ignoring the shutdown.
* The shutdown is delaying the release of important economic data (like the September jobs report).
* This data delay reduces the information available to the Federal Reserve when making interest rate decisions.
* the shutdown’s timing is concerning because of existing worries about the labor market and inflation.
4. Upcoming Economic Focus:
* Investors will be closely watching the release of the Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday.
* Commentary from Fed officials (including Vice Chair Michel) throughout the week will also be scrutinized.