For better or worse, investors are living through Trump’s stock market. Here's why
Investors are navigating a volatile stock market heavily influenced by news from the Trump administration. Recent earnings growth and a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran have contributed to market fluctuations. Experts suggest that this environment requires investors to adapt and consider buying opportunities during market dips.
- ▪First-quarter S&P 500 earnings have grown by more than 20% year on year.
- ▪The recent market recovery was sparked by hopes of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.
- ▪Market volatility is largely driven by headlines from the White House.
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| Publication time | Sat, 16 May 2026 13:46:45 GMT |
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FactSet data shows first-quarter S&P 500 earnings have grown by more than 20% year on year. That's near the strongest profit expansion since the fourth quarter of 2021.That solid earnings backdrop — which backed up the strong enthusiasm around artificial intelligence on the Street — may have supported the market's most recent recovery. But the move higher was first sparked by hope that the war between the U.S. and Iran would be reaching an end in the near term.Iran and the U.S. last month agreed to a ceasefire, easing worries that oil prices will stay elevated and put upward pressure on prices. However, that truce has become increasingly fragile, as Trump this week said the ceasefire was "on life support.""News trumps charts," said Carson Group Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick.
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