Policy Rate and CPI , %
Industrial production in developed countries 2 years, YoY, %
Yield curves for May 2025, 2024, 2023, and April 2025
By the end of May, the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the NASDAQ Composite rose by 6.15%, 9.56%, and 3.94%, respectively. Since the beginning of the year, the NASDAQ Composite and Dow Jones indices fell by 1.02%, 0.64%, respectively, while the S&P 500 increased by 0.51%.
Companies related to AI, semiconductors, and cloud computing posted strong quarterly results, which supported the growth of the NASDAQ and S&P 500. Pharmaceutical and medical companies (e.g., Novo Nordisk, Roche, AstraZeneca) reported increased revenues thanks to growth in sales of innovative drugs.
Dynamics of key stock indices, YTD
The price of WTI oil futures climbed 4.43% in May, while Brent futures fell 2.82%, amid concerns over a possible acceleration of OPEC+ production.
Dynamics of energy commodities prices, YTD
IPO dynamics in the USA, 2023 – 2025
M&A dynamics in the USA, 2023 – 2025
The list of unicorns was expanded by 11 non-public technology companies including Function Health, CHAOS, SpreeAI, Decagon, TEKEVER, Statsig and others.
Dynamics of bitcoin and ether prices, YTD
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