Market Volatility: 4 Key Factors to Track in Q3 2025

Sarah Hansen, Morningstar Inc’s senior markets reporter, discusses the uncertain outlook for the third quarter and how investors should prepare for market volatility. What Was Surprising From Q2 Market Volatility Mixed Expectations as Trump’s Tariff Deadline Approaches How Should Investors Prepare Themselves for Market Volatility? How Tariff Uncertainty Could Affect Company Earnings How Trump’s Tax and Spending Bill Raises Concerns About Federal Deficit How the Fed’s Decision on Interest Rates Could Affect the Yield Curve Should Investors Brace for More Market Volatility?   Read about topics from this episode.   13 Charts on Q2’s Major Market Rebound  Market Volatility: What to Watch in Q2 After Big Swings in Q1  Has the Stock Market Reached Peak Optimism on Tariffs?  What Investors Need to Know About Tariffs  Tariffs Would Likely Hit These US Stock Sectors the Hardest  What Investors Need to Know About the Budget Reconciliation Bill  The Deficit is the Biggest Risk for the Bond Market, Says Matt Eagan of Loomis Sayles  How Much Will the Fed Cut Interest Rates?  How Healthy Is the US Economy? Here’s What the Top Economic Indicators Say    What to watch from Morningstar.  Is the International Outlook Brighter Than the US? Digital Advice in 2025: What You Need to Know About Robo-Advisors Demystifying Private Equity and Private Credit ETFs: What Every Investor Should Know Market Volatility: Portfolio Diversification Is Winning in 2025   Read what our team is writing: Sarah Hansen Ivanna Hampton   Follow us on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorningstarInc/ X: https://x.com/MorningstarInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningstar...  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5161/