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CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Oct. 29, 2025: Stocks and Bonds Take a Hit Last Updated: Subscribe to Barron's Tools Customer Service 5 hours ago Treasuries Sell Off Across the Board By Karishma Vanjani U.S. government debt was selling off after the Fed's decision to take rates even lower. The 2-year yield, which closely tracks interest rates, rose by 0.033 percentage points. Higher yields mean prices of bonds have dropped given the two move in the opposite direction. It's a small move up, but still surpri ...

Market Overview - U.S. stock futures advanced on Wednesday following a mixed close on Tuesday, with major benchmark indices showing positive movement [1] - The futures market reacted positively to comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding potential rate cuts due to rising downside risks to employment [2] - The 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.01%, while the two-year bond was at 3.47%, with a 95.7% likelihood of interest rate cuts projected for the October meeting [2] Stock Performance - Major indices showed the following changes: Dow Jones up 0.41%, S&P 500 up 0.54%, Nasdaq 100 up 0.74%, and Russell 2000 up 0.92% [3] - The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) rose 0.63% to $666.40, and the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) advanced 0.85% to $603.07 in premarket trading [3] Earnings Reports - Bank of America Corp. (BAC) rose 0.76% ahead of earnings, with estimates of $0.95 per share on revenue of $27.50 billion [5] - Morgan Stanley (MS) advanced 1.52%, with earnings estimates of $2.10 per share on revenue of $16.70 billion [5] - Abbott Laboratories (ABT) was up 0.36%, with earnings estimates of $1.30 per share on revenue of $11.40 billion [5] Notable Stocks - ASML Holding NV (ASML) jumped 3.74% after reporting third-quarter net bookings of €5.4 billion ($6.27 billion), indicating a strong price trend [12] - Papa John's International Inc. (PZZA) shares surged 11.69% following a new takeover bid from Apollo Global Management at $64 per share [12] Sector Performance - Industrials, consumer staples, and financials recorded the biggest gains on Tuesday, while consumer discretionary and information technology sectors closed lower [7]

Core Insights - Gold prices are experiencing a significant surge, with the spot price reaching $3,656 per ounce as of September 15, marking a 41.8% increase for the year and a rise of $1,600 since the beginning of 2023 [1] - Goldman Sachs projects that gold prices could escalate to $5,000 if investors move away from traditional safe-haven assets like U.S. Treasury bonds amid a potential recession [1] - The price target for gold by the end of 2025 is estimated at around $3,750, contingent on a reduction in interest rates [1] Group 1: Economic Factors Influencing Gold Prices - The Federal Reserve's anticipated interest rate cuts are expected to create favorable conditions for gold buying, similar to previous instances in 2008, 2020, and August 2024 [3] - The increasing U.S. government debt is causing instability in safe-haven asset markets, contributing to the rise in gold prices [3] - The U.S. fiscal and monetary policies, including significant deficit spending and public debt, are leading to the creation of more U.S. dollars, which is depreciating the dollar and driving up the prices of hard assets like gold [5] Group 2: Market Dynamics - Despite elevated interest rates, gold prices have risen, indicating a breakdown in the traditional correlation between gold and real interest rates, suggesting a structural shift in capital allocation and risk perception [6]

Core Insights - The U.S. government bonds and the TLT ETF are currently in a trading range, with long-term interest rates closer to the lows than the highs since early 2024, awaiting further economic developments [1][4] - Rising U.S. debt levels could lead to selling in the bond market, potentially causing TLT to decline, while successful economic initiatives could result in a rally for TLT [1] - As of July 23, 2025, the U.S. 30-year Treasury bonds were trading at 113-12, and the TLT ETF was at $85.97 per share, both showing upward movement since that date [2] Bond Market Trends - The U.S. 30-year Treasury Bond futures have been trading in a narrow range since 2024 and 2025, remaining close to the lower end of a bearish trend established since the pandemic high in March 2020 [3] - The long bond futures have seen a decline from a high of 191-22 in March 2020 to a low of 107-04 in October 2023, with a trading range of 110-01 to 127-22 since December 2023 [4] TLT ETF Performance - The iShares 20+Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) tracks U.S. government long-term interest rates and is a highly liquid investment product [5] - TLT has experienced a decline from a high of $179.70 in March 2020 to a low of $82.42 in October 2023, trading within a range of $83.30 to $101.64 since December 2023 [6] - As of September 2025, TLT is trading at $89.40, which is below the midpoint of its nearly two-year trading range [6]