Jared Presland
Australia
2m
On Monday, September 15, 2025, the US stock market showed gains overall with the S&P 500 rising about 0.5% to 6616 points, the Nasdaq adding 0.8%, and the Dow Jones increasing roughly 85 points. Markets are awaiting the Federal Reserve’s policy decision later this week, with investors largely anticipating a 25 basis point rate cut, and some possibility of a larger 50 basis point cut. Expectations are for continued rate cuts through the year-end Tesla shares surged nearly 7% following Elon Musk’s disclosure of a roughly $1 billion stock purchase last week. Conversely, Nvidia's shares dropped approximately 1.5% after Chinese regulators accused the company of anti-monopoly violations related to its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies. Texas Instruments declined 3.8%, impacted by China launching an anti-dumping probe into some US analog chip makers amid ongoing US-China trade talks in Madrid Market sentiment remains influenced by mixed signals: signs of weakening labor market data coexist with optimism on the trade front and potential Fed rate cuts. Sector-wise, recent trends show a modest rebound in Health Care and small-cap stocks, while mega-cap technology stocks faced some valuation and profit ability Inflation data released recently indicated a slight acceleration to a 2.9% annual rate in August from 2.7%, higher than expected, with core inflation at 3.1%, adding complexity to the Fed’s rate decision balancing act 2 . Overall, the US stock market shows cautious optimism, supported by potential policy easing and strong performances in select stocks, tempered by regulatory and geopolitical risks primarily related to China 1 (
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