- The majority of the biz for S&P 500 companies comes from the USA, and less than 8% from Russia & Eastern Europe, hence not a major loss of revenues for them
- Earnings are good adding 3% EPS to S&P 500 hence adding to performance, but the serious risks from Geopolitical tensions are big detractors pulling down the S&P500
- The 10-year Treasury yield, raging Inflation month on month that’s led to hike in interest rates and end of Quantitive easing QE, has all been heavily affected which is pushing down the S&P500 index
- Once the war risks recede, a bounce-back can be expected for S&P Index due to strong corporate earnings