Source: Yahoo! Finance
“US stocks closed higher on Wednesday as investors weighed President Trump’s latest 25% tariff salvo and digested the Federal Reserve minutes for insight into future policy. The benchmark S&P 500 moved up about 0.2%, hitting a fresh record high of 6,144.15, after notching a record on Tuesday as well. The Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both rose about 0.1%. Wednesday’s minutes from the Fed’s January meeting revealed most central bank officials supported holding policy at restrictive levels amid concerns about persistent inflation.” (02/19/25)