Is the Stock Market Headed Up or Down? Interest Rates Just Did Something That Signals a Big Move in the Next Year.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has advanced 13% year to date, closing at record highs more than two dozen times in the process. Most analysts deemed such a performance unthinkable when President Donald Trump began imposing sweeping tariffs just a few months ago.However, the economy has been relatively resilient, with artificial-intelligence spending adding more than a percentage point to gross domestic product growth in the first half of 2025. And corporate earnings were better than expected in the first and second quarters, especially across the technology sector.History says the stock market could maintain its upward trajectory. Interest rates just did something that has historically coincided with sizable gains in the S&P 500. Here's what investors should know.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool