Macro & Market Trends 6.30.2025
June Market Commentary
The quarter began not with a fizzle, but with a bang. On April 2, the U.S. governmentannounced sweeping tariffs: a baseline 10% on nearly all imports and higher ratestargeting specific countries.1,2 This brought the average U.S. tariff rate to 22.5% (from anaverage of around 2.4%)—the highest level in over a century.3,4 On April 9, a […]
Mining Alpha
Blue Line Capital launches a portfolio offering to capture this bullish trend in metals! Discover Blue Line Capital Ready to explore how Blue Line Capital can help you achieve your financial goals? Let’s chat! Click the button to get started.
Fed Front and Center.
Bill Baruch joined the CNBC Halftime Report on Fed Day to cover everything from Macro to Telecom, Industrials and Commodities. Discover Blue Line Capital Ready to explore how Blue Line Capital can help you achieve your financial goals? Let’s chat! Click the button to get started.
Volatility Surges, What Hat Are You Wearing?
Bill Baruch joined the CNBC Halftime Report to discuss volatility across Crude Oil and Gold, and how he’s managing it, whether you are trading or investing. Discover Blue Line Capital Ready to explore how Blue Line Capital can help you achieve your financial goals? Let’s chat! Click the button to get started.
May Market Outlook
OverviewU.S. large-cap stocks, as measured by the S&P 500, gained 6.3%, the strongest May return since 1990 when the index rose 9.3%. Similarly, the U.S. small-cap Russell 2000 Index ended the month up 5.3%. In contrast, U.S. intermediate-term bonds, represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, declined 0.7% in May.Updated
Party Like its 2019?
Bill Baruch returns to CNBC’s Halftime Report with fresh insights on what’s driving markets and what could come next. Tune in. Discover Blue Line Capital Ready to explore how Blue Line Capital can help you achieve your financial goals? Let’s chat! Click the button to get started.
What Headwinds? NVDA Prints Another Stellar Quarter Despite Tariffs & Write offs
Bill Baruch joins the desk to talk through NVDA Earnings and why he’s still a buyer.
Adding this Sleeping Giant-This Healthcare stock could be ready to run, Bill Baruch explains.
Adding this Sleeping Giant — Bill Baruch explains why Edwards Life Sciences just made it into the portfolio. Tune in for the full breakdown. Discover Blue Line Capital Ready to explore how Blue Line Capital can help you achieve your financial goals? Let’s chat! Click the button to get started.
April Market Outlook
Markets fluctuated throughout April in response to tariff announcements. Despite notable intramonth swings in both directions, U.S. large-cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 500, ended the month down just 0.7%. The Russell 2000 Index, which tracks U.S. small-cap stocks, declined 2.3%. U.S. intermediate-term bonds, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, gained […]
