Q3 2025 in Review and Q4 Market Outlook
While there was no shortage of concerns for investors in the third quarter of 2025, stocks powered higher on the back of the artificial intelligence boom and a long-awaited Federal Reserve interest rate cut
Now, as the fourth quarter gets underway, what’s the outlook for the stock and bond markets? What sectors are most attractive? What should investors do from here? We’ve gathered insights and perspectives from analysts and specialists about market performance, individual stocks, sectors, and mutual funds.
Q3 2025 Market Performance and the Economy
Stocks went into quarter in the midst of a rebound from April’s sharp tariff-driven selloff. With President Donald Trump having retreated from imposing most of the harshest levies he had…