IS THERE ANYTHING TO HOLD CRYPTO’S BACK?

https://www.howestreet.com/2025/07/is-there-anything-to-hold-cryptos-back-mark-leibovit/

UPCOMING FED MEETINGS

U.S. Stocks Pull Back Off Best Levels But Close Mostly Higher

After moving mostly higher early in the session, stocks continued to turn in a strong performance throughout much of the trading day on Monday before giving back ground going into the close.

Despite the late-day pullback, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 ended the session at new record closing highs.

The Nasdaq rose 78.52 points or 0.4 percent to 20,974.17 and the S&P 500 inched up 8.81 points or 0.1 percent to 6,305.60, although the narrower Dow edged down 19.12 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 44,323.07.

The early strength on Wall Street reflected optimism about potential trade deals, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick saying he is confident the U.S. will reach an agreement with the European Union.

“These are the two biggest trading partners in the world, talking to each other. We’ll get a deal done,” Lutnick said in an interview with CBS News over the weekend. “I am confident we’ll get a deal done.”

However, Lutnick […]

IS THERE ANYTHING TO HOLD CRYPTO’S BACK?

https://www.howestreet.com/2025/07/is-there-anything-to-hold-cryptos-back-mark-leibovit/

UPCOMING FED MEETINGS

U.S. Stocks Close Little Changed Following Lackluster Session

Stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading session on Friday, with the major averages bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line after failing to sustain an initial move to the upside.

The major averages eventually ended the day narrowly mixed. While the Nasdaq inched up 10.01 points or 0.1 percent to a new record closing high of 20,895.66, the S&P 500 edged down 0.57 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 6,296.79 and the Dow fell 142.30 points or 0.3 percent to 44,342.19.

For the week, the Nasdaq jumped by 1.5 percent and the S&P 500 climbed by 0.6 percent, but the Dow slipped by 0.1 percent.

The initial strength on Wall Street came as stocks continued to benefit from Thursday’s upbeat U.S. economic data, which helped ease concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

Buying interest waned shortly after the start of trading, however, leading to some profit taking after the […]