Record U.S. Stocks Coexist With Geopolitical Tensions
U.S. stocks experienced volatility after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high on April 15, 2024, despite the Pentagon's troop surge in the Middle East, the Senate's veto of war authorization, and the balance of U.S. stocks' margin financing and securities lending hitting a record high, showing the market's complex reaction to the impact of the war.