Stock Market Overview
Stocks See Support After US Government Shutdown is Averted
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is down -0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.52%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.18%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25) are up +0.03%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH25) are up +0.44%.
Stocks today are narrowly mixed but are seeing some support as US government shutdown was averted when Congress passed a stop-gap funding bill before last Friday night's deadline, which was quickly signed by President Biden. The stop-gap bill funded the government through mid-March 2025.
However, last Friday's stop-gap bill did not contain the debt ceiling suspension that President-Elect Trump wanted, meaning that Republicans in the first half of 2025 will have to increase, suspend, or abolish the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling will now be reinstated at midnight on January 2, 2025 at the then-current level of debt. The Treasury will be able to use extraordinary measures to stay under the debt ceiling until... Read more
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.52%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.18%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25...
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