Stocks slip in choppy trade as economic, tariff outlook eyed
Thu March 20, 2025 4:21 PM
All three indexes had a very good morning with the Dow up nearly 300 points by 11 a.m., before all three began sliding after noon and continued to close with modest losses. So the Fed optimism lasted but a day when inflation and uncertainty took the front seat again today. There’s nothing in the news that points to any near-term exit to this nervousness. As today’s expert put it, “When I survey the near-term news flow, I don’t have a lot of hope that we’re suddenly going to leap out of this.” The job outlook may be dimming due to government spending cuts and policy uncertainty and Q1 prospects are also dimming due to the tariff outlook. Today’s 13.06 billion shares remains well below the 16.28 4-week average.
DJ: 41,964.63 +383.32 NAS: 17,750.79
+246.67 S&P: 5,675.29
+60.63 3/19
DJ: 41,953.32 -11.31 NAS: 17,691.63
-59.16 S&P: 5,662.89
-12.40 3/20
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