While markets celebrated Thursday's gains spurred by a pause in retaliatory tariffs and easing inflation indicators, experts warn that this positive momentum might be fleeting. Investors are now looking ahead to Friday, hoping for more concrete signals to guide market direction.
Investors found some relief after January's producer price index, along with Wednesday's consumer price index report, hinted at a less intense inflation picture. While markets managed to close Thursday on a positive note, Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert, cautions that this respite and the upward momentum spurred by the pause in retaliatory tariffs might be short-lived.
\'The market will face pressure on Friday — there wasn't sufficient clear stimulus for the market to trade this way … nothing that would justify this late-day move. I listened very attentively to the president speaking, and there was nothing in his address that stood out to me as particularly beneficial for the market,' he explained to CNBC in an interview. \'Friday is going to be one of those days where people are going to try to decipher what this all means.' For the moment, major market indices are poised to end the week with gains. The S&P 500 and the Dow are projected to increase by approximately 1.5% and 0.9%, respectively. The Nasdaq has surged 2.2% week to date. This positive sentiment follows news of a potential thaw in trade tensions and a recent dip in inflation indicators, although some analysts remain cautious about the sustainability of this upward trend
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