STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 18 April 2025

[Tansy_Gold]

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STOCK MARKET WATCH: Friday, 18 April 2025

Previous SMW:
SMW for 17 April 2025



AT THE CLOSING BELL ON 17 April 2025


Dow Jones 39,142.23 -527.16 (1.33%)
S&P 500 5,282.70 +7.00 (0.13%)
Nasdaq 16,286.45 -20.71 (0.13%)

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Market Conditions During Trading Hours:

Google Finance
MarketWatch
Bloomberg
Stocktwits

(click on links for latest updates)

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Currencies:






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Gold & Silver:

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Petroleum:

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DU Economics Group Contributor Megathreads:

Progree's Economic Statistics (with links!)
mahatmakanejeeves' Rail Safety Megathread
mahatmakanejeeves' Oil Train Safety Megathread

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Quote for the Day:

Journalist and author Charles Fishman called Trump’s post, “a frontal attack on Jay Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, whose independence is enshrined in law—and who is one of the few forces holding the US economy together in the face of White House tariff chaos.”

'Odd man out': Top Trump official 'planning to cut and run' as 'civil war' engulfs Cabinet
David Badash
April 17, 2025

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[bucolic_frolic]

1. Markets are closed for Good Friday tomorrow. In addition, bond markets closed early today.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Thanks for the heads up on markets closed tomorrow!