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BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGESWe cannot know yet whether we are looking at another dotcom bubble, says Greg Boland.Greg Boland is chief strategy officer for Tiger Fintech.ANALYSIS: “To AI or not to AI?” Type this into Google and you are bombarded about the ethical dilemma that AI presents. I typed the same question into ChatGPT and it responded with:That’s the Shakespearean question for the 21st century. If you mean “Should we use AI?” — the answer depends on context:To AI — if you want to scale tasks, discover patterns in huge data, automate the repetitive, or explore creative frontiers.Not to AI — if the stakes involve deep ethics, sensitive human judgement, irreplaceable human connection, or high-risk decision-making where errors have severe consequences.It’s less about “yes” or “no” and mo

The S&P 500 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ rallied to a new all-time intraday high of 6480 in early trading before finishing today’s session at a record closing high of 6467 up 0.3%.  The tech heavy NASDAQ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ closed with a modest gain of 0.1%.  The DJIA gained just over 1% while the Russell 2000 outperformed closing nearly 2% higher signalling a broad market rally with a rotation away from Tech into the lagging blue chip (DOW $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ ) and small cap stocks (Russell 2000 $iShares Russell 2000 ETF(IWM)$ ).  The Russell jumped 3% in the previous session and this was the best 2-day rally in sma

Tiger Brokers - Commentary – 4 August 2025BATMMAAN and the Indexes – Source: Tiger TradeThe US market closed sharply lower on Friday after struggling all week even after stellar results from Meta and Microsoft on Wednesday (US time).The double whammy of rising tariff tensions and the disappointing July jobs report saw the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ declining 2.4% over the week, while the price weighted, old world, tariff sensitive $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ dropped nearly 3% and the tech heavy $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ fell 2.2%. NON-FARM PAYROLLSThe key takeaways from the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report for July 2025 released on Friday were:·      

 The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ Closed lower today for the third day in row after trading near record highs earlier in the session.  The index rallied into the close but gave up its early gains this morning after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, as was largely expected by Wall Street, but in the accompanying Q&A session Fed Chair Jerome Powell signalled that the central bank isn’t quite ready for rate cuts.S&P 500 1 day chart- Source Tiger TradeThe broad market index closed down 0.1% %, while the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ gained 0.15%. The $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ slipped 0.4%.Tariff impacts on inflation still need to be seen, Powell saysThe Fed can kee

“Tariff Limbo, Profit Palooza: 112 S&P 500 Reports Set to Define H2 2025”It is not easy to summarise the big market movements since the launch of President Trump v2 on 20 January, but with a half-year of data available we can now start to pick out some patterns. According to Forbes, Trump has flip-flopped on tariffs 28 times since Liberation Day. Wall Street has given him the derisive nickname of “Taco Trump” – standing for “Trump always chickens out” – and it may be that the sheer amount of to-ing and fro-ing has given companies and markets time to price in the effects of tariffs and dulled the shock somewhat. The latest promised date of tariff imposition is Friday 1 August, the same day the likes of $Chevron(CVX)$ and

US Stock MarketThe $S&P 500(.SPX)$ rose 0.3% this morning to close at 6264 after reaching an all-time high of 6302 earlier in yesterday’s session.  Trump’s purported murmurings about Fed Chair Powell’s future halfway through today’s session sent the market lower while bank earnings and inflation woes weighed on the benchmark index yesterday.  But the market rallied into the close today as Trump denied the Powell sacking rumour.  The independence of the Federal Reserve is a key component of the US market and any speculation of Trump changing this sends shivers down the spin of market participants. The big news for the week was the $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ CEO Jensen Huang stating that it hope

Greg Boland is chief strategy officer for Tiger Brokers New Zealand.ANALYSIS: The on-again-off-again tariff saga continues, with President Trump extending the pause on his sweeping reciprocal tariffs – originally set to start on July 9 – to August 1. This gives countries more time to finalise trade deals with the United States. However, “tariff letters” have been sent to about 14 countries, including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, and others, warning of new duties ranging from 25% to 40%. Prime Minister Ishiba of Japan has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to ongoing negotiations, describing the tariff move as “extremely regrettable” but emphasising that the announced rate is lower than the previously threatened 30% to 35% - leaving room for talks before the August deadline

What the experts say |The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ closed at new highs, signaling strong market momentum! Welcome to reading Greg Boland’s maket commentary on BATMMAAN stocks, outshine sectors and focus Q2 reporting season, try to seize opportunities before the market cools.Keyinsights："S&P 500 Soars to Record Highs: What's Driving the Bullish Outlook in 2025?""The $4 Trillion Club: NVIDIA's Rise and the Battle for Market Cap Supremacy""US Reporting Season Begins: Banks in Focus Amid Volatile Q2""ETFs in Focus: Bitcoin ETFs Outshine Traditional Index Funds""Market Sentiment Indicators: Is the VIX Signaling Stability or Complacency?"US Stock MarketThe US stock market was closed last Friday to observe the 4th of July Independence Day holiday. That sa

US Stock MarketThe $S&P 500(.SPX)$ fell 0.8% to 5982 on Tuesday ET. The benchmark index has been in a tight trading range between a closing level of 5976 and 6045 for the past 8 sessions.  There is resistance at the mid-February all-time high of 6147 and support at the recent low of 5800. 88 of the 500 rose led by Jabil that jumped 9% to a record high after the circuit board maker's results topped estimates and it lifted its forward outlook.  $Verve Therapeutics(VERV)$ shares surged after $Eli Lilly(LLY)$ announced that it would acquire the gene-editing startup for about $1.3 billion. $Oracle(ORCL)$ is up m

Greg Boland is the chief strategy officer for Tiger Brokers New Zealand.People out and about enjoying the first day on Fieldays yesterday, during good times in the sector.CHRISTEL YARDLEY / WAIKATO TIMESANALYSIS: Fieldays this week is putting the agri sector at the forefront of conversation – dairy is booming, red meat exports are up, and farmers will benefit from the Investment Boost recently announced in the Budget. With this success in mind, let’s look at the performance of some of the major agricultural stocks in the US this year to date. Of those with a market capitalisation above US$500 million, the world’s largest agricultural equipment maker, $Deere(DE)$ , is up 22% in the year to date (YTD). $Titan(TWI)