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Markets Hold Breath: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Flatline as Trump-Zelenskiy Talks and Fed Policy Loom

Markets Hold Breath: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Flatline as Trump-Zelenskiy Talks and Fed Policy Loom

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2025-08-18 11:31:34
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures stall with Trump-Zelenskiy talks, Fed policy in focus

Wall Street’s waiting game hits peak tension—futures stall like a DeFi transaction during a gas war.

Geopolitics meets monetary policy: Traders are glued to two screens—one tracking Kyiv-Washington whispers, the other parsing Fed tea leaves. No one’s placing big bets until the grown-ups at the Eccles Building decide whether to pump liquidity or pull the rug.

The S&P’s flatlining like a stablecoin pretending it’s not algorithmic. Nasdaq? Barely twitching despite the usual suspects (FAANGs) getting IV-drips of speculative hype. Meanwhile, the Dow’s fossil-fueled components are pricing in political risk like it’s 2020 again.

Bonus cynicism: If ‘wait-and-see’ was a trading strategy, hedge funds would charge 2-and-20 for it.

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