Tariff truce and cool inflation data fuels market squeeze into stretched territory – Stock Market Weekly for May 16, 2025

Welcome back everyone to Stock Market Weekly Episode #782 for Friday, May 16, 2025 where we will be breaking down the most important trends, price action, and noteworthy moves across financial markets.

As always, we will share extensive analytics on the S&P500 (SPX), Nasdaq 100 (NDX), Russell 2000 (RUT), and current volatility environments.

In this week’s episode:

• Tariff Truce: US–China tensions ease
• Soft CPI: Inflation cools
• Everyone is reaching for risk assets
• High Complacency: PCE ratio elevated
• Enjoy the rally but don’t get complacent

Markets covered: GLD IEF

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