💸 Top 10 Global Financial Moves This Week—March 17-21, 2025

Greetings, investors! Welcome to your Friday roundup on March 21, 2025—a succinct list of the week’s top 10 global financial moves and their ripple effects on your portfolio. From Trump’s policy shifts to central bank signals, here’s what shaped markets this week and how it impacts you.

1. Trump’s Education EO Signed
   • Date: March 20
   • Details: Signed order to dismantle Dept. of Education—$400 billion budget shift to states (CNN).
   • Investor Impact: Boosts state-focused firms—HIMS ($22.15) up 3%; uncertainty caps gains.
2. SEC Drops XRP Appeal
   • Date: March 19
   • Details: SEC appeal ended—XRP ($2.27) hit $2.59 intraday (Bloomberg).
   • Investor Impact: Crypto surges—COIN ($182) gains 2%; $3 XRP eyed.
3. Putin-Trump Energy Pause
   • Date: March 19
   • Details: 30-day Ukraine energy strike halt—Reuters confirms call (March 18).
   • Investor Impact: Oil dips—COP ($104) holds; defense like NOC ($510) steady.
4. Fed Signals Rate Hold
   • Date: March 19
   • Details: FOMC hints at 4.5% steady rate—60 bps cuts expected (CME FedWatch).
   • Investor Impact: Bonds rise—PLD ($98) up 1%; growth stocks wobble.
5. China’s Consumption Summit
   • Date: March 17
   • Details: CSI 300 up 1.59%—$1.4 trillion stimulus teased (T. Rowe Price).
   • Investor Impact: EM stocks lift—BABA ($97) gains 2%; tariff fears linger.
6. Tariff Threats Escalate
   • Date: March 18
   • Details: Trump doubles Canada steel tariffs to 50%—S&P falls 2.7% (Reuters).
   • Investor Impact: Industrials dip—CAT ($389) off 3%; safe havens rise.
7. BOJ Yield Stance
   • Date: March 18
   • Details: 10-year JGB at 0.95%—Ueda resists intervention (MarketPulse).
   • Investor Impact: Yen firms—TM ($180) up 1%; exporters watch.
8. Crypto Summit Push
   • Date: March 20
   • Details: Trump backs XRP, DOGE ($0.1718) reserve—CoinDesk reports.
   • Investor Impact: Crypto pops—SOL ($123) up 2%; volatility spikes.
9. Middle East MCD Boycott
   • Date: Ongoing
   • Details: $7 billion cap hit—3% stock drop (Fox News, March 19).
   • Investor Impact: MCD ($298) lags—PEP ($171) steady.
10. Canadian Retail Slump
    • Date: March 21
    • Details: January sales fall 0.6%—C$69.36 billion (Reuters).
    • Investor Impact: TSX dips—SHOP ($81) off 2%; tariff fears weigh.

Markets sway—COP, NOC ride oil-defense; HIMS, COIN tap growth—GLHR Investing Team’s got your edge!