Stock Market Update Friday August 1, 2025
- Aug 1, 2025
- 5 min read
Stock Market Update Friday August 1, 2025 📉 Volatile Week Ends on a Sour Note
Stocks ended the week on a decisively negative tone, with Friday's session marked by broad-based selling following a disappointing July jobs report, the implementation of new tariffs, and rising concerns that the market has been underpricing economic slowdown risks.
📊 Major Index Performance – Friday:
S&P 500: -1.6%
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ): -2.0%
Russell 2000 (IWM): -2.1%
🏦 Bonds React Swiftly: Market Delivers Its Own Rate Cut
The bond market wasted no time pricing in weaker growth and policy easing:
2-year Treasury yields plunged 25 bps to 3.69%
The 30-year yield slipped 8 bps to 4.81%
🛢️ Commodities & Crypto: Mixed Reactions
WTI crude slid to $67/barrel, reflecting demand concerns
Gold surged nearly 2% to $3,359/oz, as investors sought safety
Bitcoin dropped 3%, closing around $113,000, tracking the broader risk-off tone
VIX spiked to 20.5, a nearly 4-point jump, highlighting a sharp rise in volatility expectations
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