Why is the Market up so Much?

To say the Stock Market has been resilient is a complete understatement. Investors have been hit with multiple shocks in the first half of 2025. They’ve ranged from 2 wars overseas, American bombs hitting Iran, a Chinese AI threat called DeepSeek and the April obliteration day around trade.  They all created serious bouts of volatility. But none of these events have succeeded in derailing the rally. The S&P 500 is back to all-time highs. And it’s come in the face of so many pressures and uncertainty. I get this question all the time; Why is the Market up so much? The Market can be confounding. Fear is often the trigger. It’s so true what they say: “The Stock Market climbs the wall of worry.” Of course, we never know for sure why the Market is up or down on any given day. Some days are more obvious than others. Here’s my sense of why the Market rallied this week, and recent weeks, hitting a new, all-time high...