Wall Street shakes off Trump-Zelenskiy clash after dip

By Investor Empires On Feb 28, 2025

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Voludimir Zelinski will leave the White House early Friday after a controversial oval office meeting with President Donald Trump, a White House official said.

US President Donald Trump said in a position on the social truth on Friday, following a controversial meeting between the leaders of the Oval Office, that Zelinski “is not ready for peace if America is involved.”

“I decided that President Zelinski is not ready for peace if America is involved, because he feels that our involvement gives him a great advantage in negotiations. I don't want a feature, I want peace. He respects the United States of America in its dear oval office. He can return when he is ready for peace,” Trump said.

The S& P 500 rose shortly and then rose again to close 1.5 % above at 5,954.50. The euro extended a slight loss and was 0.24 % in 1.0372. In European stock futures, DAX and Cac40 futures decreased by 0.6 %, EUROSTOXX Futures decreased to 1.4 % and decreased by 0.8 %.

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Jose Torres, senior economists, interactive intermediaries, Greenwich, Connecticut

“Twice today we saw that traders come and defend the level of 5840 axis on the S & P, a number that corresponds to a 5 % decrease of peak. The first time after the monthly consumers spent a sharp decrease for a month in four years, then the index bounced. Take the hot exchange between Trump and Zellinski further, to about 5837, and at this point traders enter. People see any withdrawal. The base is a reason for attendance and the purchase of declines. Next to the market.

Carol Shlev, Senior Market Experts, BMO Private Wealth, Minyabolis, Minnesota

“The markets will remain more focused on the policy of customs tariffs – how much, and when – and what involves commercial activity, consumer spending and confidence. Most American investors (and voters) are interested in beating the pocket book near the house, and Russia/Ukraine was just one of many global considerations on the edges for a very long time.”

“On the other hand, European markets can be more affected, given that it may seem increasingly clear that the defense of Ukraine and/or dealing with Russia will leave them.”

Adam Saharan, CEO, 50 Park Investments, New York

“The market was initially sold because it was a hot and controversial conversation, which is not usually a good thing between two leaders in the world, especially when it comes to war. The news, if I saw it on the air, it was very worrying.

Marshall Fronz, First Administrative Director, Front Barnett, Mariso Company, in Chicago

“As an investor, you have to wait and see what a result is, but you jump to some conclusion. Trump strongly wants to accomplish something, Zelenskiy wants to do something, and Putin also does it. The question is, where will that settles?

“On the Trump axis on Ukraine's policy:” He created a lot of uncertainty about this issue. And uncertainty is something of the market. They (investors) are trying to see him, without much information, as things go. “

Spencer Hakamian, CEO of Tolou Capital Management, New York

“This is very terrible and risky, but it is very bullied for European defense manufacturers, as they will need to arm themselves through local producers. We bought those shares in January for the first time ever.”

Rick Micheller, partner, Cherry Lane Investments, New Vernon, New Jersey

“I don't think this harms the market a lot because of what it was saying, but its unconventional nature has sparked the issue for investors about the lack of expectation and is not sure that the Trump administration can be so. The market loves certainty. He loves the plan more. A sign of the inability to predict and traditional curricula of diplomacy.”

David Wagner, the head of the stocks at Aptus Capital Advisors in Virub, Alabama

“S&P 500 started seeing its first decline in 2025. On the surface, the S&P is 5 % of the highlands, but there were exciting moves below the covers of the indicator. The point here is: a lot of movement appears to be driven by” location identification “against” the main distress. ” Tight since Q1 2023.

“But now that the profit season has ever ended mainly after I became NVDA behind us, I expect a lot of policy from Washington, DC, to dictate some fluctuations close to the term in the market.”

Jack McCainer, Director of the Governor, Brandioine Global, Philadelphia

“It is worrying, but this may be part of Trump's way of negotiation … The great driving force now is the uncertainty in many different levels, and this is just another part of that. It seemed as if we were moving towards progress in a peace deal or our step, we do not go.

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