This Week: Fed Hike, Health Care Rally, Crypto Bounce, JBHT Slump
Fed raises rates 25 bps; S&P down, Nasdaq up. Health care leads. Bitcoin +5% after CLARITY delay. J.B. Hunt falls 13% on diesel-driven warning. Watch PMI, jobless claims and key earnings.
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What stands out
The week closed with a tidy reminder that policy still moves markets: the Federal Reserve hiked 25 basis points, its first increase since 2023, and the reaction was mostly nuance, not panic. Marley Kayden flags the market’s split personality, S&P down a tenth of a percent, Nasdaq-100 holding up, health care out front, Bitcoin jumping five percent after the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate, and J.B. Hunt plunging 13 percent on diesel-driven guidance pain. Those headlines compress policy shifts, regulation, and cost shocks into a few loud, tradable moments.