QCI #012 - Market Updates

With the Dow Jones Trading at 45,250, the Stock Market has been on a three-week winning streak. With retail earnings week ahead, the market is expected to keep rising.

Here are the key developments that matter and will be leading up to 2026.

• Focus on a Ceasefire: Trump aimed to establish an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, urging Putin to stop the War and threatening Russia with severe consequences if negotiations failed.
• US-China Trade: The US and China agreed to a 90-day extension on the mutual reimposition of tariffs, preventing a sudden, drastic escalation of their trade dispute.
• Middle East Tensions: Israel announced plans to expand West Bank settlements, a move criticized as a "colonial" effort to block the formation of a Palestinian state. Simultaneously, Israeli officials approved operations to seize Gaza City.
• Venezuela Intervention: Ahead of the summit, it was reported that Trump was accelerating a campaign of pressure on Venezuela, expanding sanctions on its oil sector.

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