The stock market has only two catalysts
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By Emily Peck
Published on March 30, 2026.
The stock market has only two main catalysts this year: AI anxiety and President Trump. Fears over how AI could reshape industries have been driving stocks down, with cybersecurity stocks falling on a report that Anthropic's new model Mythos poses "unprecedented cybersecurity risks". Meanwhile, social posts by President Trump have exacerbated war-driven volatility in the markets. One hedge fund, Anaconda Invest, has decided to ignore these posts, stating they are a distraction and their implications for stocks and derivatives are "not manageable". However, the president's posts can briefly change the direction of the market, but cannot significantly allay the larger forces brought on by the war. The S&P 500 is now down nearly 9% from its January high, potentially a correction.
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