Market Updates · 20 May 2025 · 2 min read Members

05/20/2025 Market Update

With the S&P inside four percent of its February highs, attention turns to mid-to-late-cycle dynamics: credit-driven growth, eurozone equities outperforming, a sliding dollar, oil still under $70, and the deficit path of the budget bill under negotiation.

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