Overseas Markets Performance - Overseas markets are outperforming the U.S. market, with the South Korea ETF (EWY) gaining 79.82% year to date, followed by Vietnam ETF (VNM) at 57.73%, Mexico ETF (EWW) at 40.01%, Hong Kong ETF (FXI) at 32.99%, and Taiwan ETF (EWT) at 27.92% [16] Argentina's Political Shift - Javier Milei, an ally of President Trump, won the Argentine election, which is seen as a significant victory for Trump. The U.S. has pledged $20 billion in currency swaps and an additional $20 billion from sovereign wealth funds and banks contingent on Milei's win [3][4] Investment Trends in Major Stocks - There is a heavy concentration of portfolios in the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, with positive early money flows observed in Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla [5][6] Trade Deal Impact - The U.S. and China have agreed on a framework for a trade deal, leading to aggressive buying in the stock market. This includes President Trump signing trade deals with Thailand and Malaysia involving rare earth minerals [16] Rare Earth Stocks Reaction - Following the trade deal speculation, there is selling pressure on rare earth stocks such as MP Materials Corp, USA Rare Earth Inc, Critical Metals Corp, American Resources Corp, and Energy Fuels Inc due to expectations of China dumping rare earth minerals post-deal [16]
Overseas Markets Outperformed US YTD; China Exuberance Fuels Buying - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)