The stock market not only can’t find its footing in 2025, but it’s also in danger of losing its grip altogether.
The benchmark S&P 500 is in the red for 2025, talk of a private sector recession runs rampant and a chaotic geopolitical snapshot shows angst over the Russia-Ukraine war.
Additionally, President Donald Trump on April 2 announced high “reciprocal” tariffs on scores of major U.S. trading partners, along with a 10% across-the-board tariff on all other nations. Mexico and Canada were exempt from these new levies, but the two countries have already been hit with tariffs on goods that don’t comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
Will all that turmoil send stocks tumbling deeper into negative territory, or can stocks rebound if and when economic conditions stabilize? As usual, the key economic factors impacting stocks will likely tell the tale – here’s a closer look.
This post originally appeared at U.S. News & World Report.