1 ETF Outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025 That Could Continue to Do So For the Foreseeable Future

The stock market is off to a very volatile start in 2025.After climbing to an all-time high in February, the stock market started capitulating amid fears of President Trump's forthcoming tariff policies. Expectations of an all-out trade war accelerated the sell-off after Trump announced higher-than-anticipated tariffs at the start of April. Investors are now concerned about international reactions to the administration's position, the impact on inflation, and ultimately, whether a trade war could push the economy into a recession (if we're not already in one).As a result, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) declined nearly 20% at one point before recovering some of those losses after Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher reciprocal tariffs (except China). News on Wednesday suggested Trump might be easing some of his tariff plans for China, giving a boost to the market (at least for the moment). Year to date, the benchmark index is down roughly 7.3% as of this writing.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool