The Real Reasons Stocks Are Falling in 2025

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The stock market is ultimately downstream of bigger market forces like currencies and bonds. And these are what's driving the market's turbulence, as Travis Hoium highlights in this video.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 21, 2025. The video was published on April 22, 2025.

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