Stocks are approaching records in the first couple of days of Trump's presidency, with more pronounced moves in specific corners of the market this week.

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are trending up +0.82% this morning as optimism over more artificial intelligence spending under Donald Trump and strong quarterly results from Netflix boosted sentiment.

Following Trump's last inaugural address, in January 2017, the S&P 500 ended up 0.3% on the day. The U.S. stock and bond markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so much of the trading reaction may not be evident until Tuesday.

The Nasdaq Composite slid more than 3% in Monday’s trading as a slate of AI-related plays, including chip darling Nvidia, tanked.

The US Fed held rates steady, reaffirming its independence despite President Donald Trump’s demands for cuts. Fed Chair Jerome Powell dismissed political pressure, while Trump accused the Fed of failing to control inflation.

Trump’s executive orders included overhauls to U.S. trade policy and declaring a national emergency at the southern border.

U.S. stock index futures rose amid President Trump's executive orders on energy and immigration. Investors are wary of potential tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods. Markets remain sensitive to trade policy announcements,

On Tuesday morning, US stock futures showed signs of growth. By 05:23 AM EST, the Dow futures gained 185 points (0.42%), S&P 500 futures saw an uptick of 27.75 points (0.48%), and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed by 11.75 points (0.52%). After a long weekend, traders were eager to react to the changes set in motion by Trump’s inauguration.

The US Federal Reserve decided to hold its key interest rate steady on Wednesday (January 29), maintaining it in the range of 4.25%-4.5%. The decision by the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) came as anticipated,

Japanese and Australian shares rose. Most other major markets in the region are closed for Lunar New Year holidays. US equity futures declined after the S&P 500 rose 0.9% and Nasdaq 100 advanced 1.6% on Tuesday,

A Chinese artificial intelligence startup’s latest AI model spooked markets Monday, leaving U.S. and European technology stocks on track for a $1 trillion wipeout, a week after President Donald Trump threw his weight behind a $500 billion private sector investment in AI infrastructure.

SINGAPORE : Digital assets are nursing losses amid an upheaval in global markets sparked by Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek, a selloff that raises questions about the crypto outlook after last year’s boom. Bitcoin churned at US$101,800 as of 10.21am today in Singapore, holding most of a 3% drop from the prior session.