Halftime Report Trading the Weak September Start 9/2/25
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Sep 2, 2025 Josh Brown, a financial analyst, and Joe Terranova, a seasoned financial expert, dive into the turbulent world of the markets. They discuss the impact of rising global bond yields and the pressure on tech stocks like NVIDIA. With retail traders favoring names like Palantir, they analyze the trading habits leading into fall. The duo also tackles the challenges facing industrial stocks amidst tariff uncertainties and explores the growth of the private credit market, highlighting its significance in today’s evolving economic landscape.
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Yields Are Retesting Tech’s Leadership
- Global bond yields are rallying and pressuring equities, with tech leading declines into September.
- Rising government borrowing stress shifts market leadership away from momentum-driven tech names.
Government Stress Triggers Tech Pullback
- Government balance-sheet stress can trigger profit taking in the most-loved momentum sectors like technology.
- That reacceleration of stress is driving a mild correction centered on tech names.
Post‑Earnings AI Euphoria Meets Rotation
- The AI trade enjoyed massive gains, leaving valuations and expectations elevated after earnings season.
- That positioning means profit taking and rotation into other working sectors is a natural next step.