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Daily Fundamental Analysis: U.S. Markets Trade Sideways, U.K. Inflation Numbers Came Higher Than Expected

Wednesday May 21 2025 07:04
U.S. Markets Trade Sideways, U.K. Inflation Numbers Came Higher Than Expected

U.S. Stock futures declined early Wednesday, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures down 0.3% and Dow futures falling 120 points.

The pullback follows Tuesday’s losses that ended recent winning streaks for major indexes. The market had rallied on trade deal progress after Trump’s tariff announcement last month.

Despite falling into bear market territory, all major averages remain higher than their April 2 levels when Trump announced import taxes.

The Consumer Price Index numbers in the UK came today higher than expected at 3.5% on yearly basis compared to the expectations of 3.3%

Most Asian markets rose Wednesday as Wall Street’s winning streak ended. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.59%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.43%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.45%. While Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.24% on slowing exports amid Trump’s tariffsOverall exports grew 2% – the slowest since October, while imports decreased 2.2%. Auto exports to the U.S., Japan’s largest export category at 28.3% of shipments, declined 4.1%

And on the crypto front, The U.S. Senate voted 66-22 late Monday to advance the GENIUS Act, a cryptocurrency regulation bill. Despite initial Democratic opposition over Trump’s crypto ventures, 16 Democrats supported it.

The bill primarily targets stablecoins – cryptocurrencies pegged to assets like the U.S. dollar. Supporters see it as consumer protection that could mainstream crypto payments, while critics warn of weak regulations and unaddressed conflicts of interest.

The bill requires issuers to maintain asset reserves, protecting consumers if many holders try to cash out simultaneously.

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