Markets Surge as Trump-Putin Summit Hype Meets Record Mutual Fund Inflows

Wall Street kicks off bullish as geopolitical theater collides with cash flooding into funds.

Trump-Putin headline gamble fuels risk-on mood

Traders pile into equities despite—or perhaps because of—the geopolitical circus. Nothing like a good old-fashioned power handshake to make algorithms forget about macro risks.

Mutual funds raking in cash like it's 1999

Record inflows suggest Main Street still believes in the 'buy the dip' mantra—even as institutional players quietly rotate into crypto and other hedges. The retail herd charges forward, blissfully unaware that 'record inflows' typically precede corrections.

Bonus jab: Nothing says 'healthy market' like retail investors FOMO-ing into mutual funds while billionaires quietly accumulate Bitcoin. The cycle continues.