History shows a rise in stock market indexes may be accompanied by increasing Bitcoin and crypto market prices, albeit in a more volatile manner.
Two-thirds of Americans expect the stock market to gain in 2025, but about the same portion of people expect more political conflict within the US and international discord, a survey shows.
Management consulting firm Gallup surveyed up to 100,000 people registered in its multimode panel between Dec. 4-15, almost a full month after Republican Donald Trump won the US presidential election.
About 66% of respondents tipped 2025 to be a year when the stock market rises, marking a 30 percentage point increase from the 2023 outlook taken in December 2022, during a period of high inflation and low confidence in the economy.
