China chip exports, Fed rate cut optimism: Market Domination

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) and S&P 500 (^GSPC) are taking hits leading into the final trading hour of Wednesday, July 17, in connection to a selloff by semiconductor companies. Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton bring on the leading experts and market strategists to talk about where the market is headed and how US-China trade relations could impact growth.

Yardeni Research President Ed Yardeni joins the program to discuss movements in small and mid cap stocks, touching on which direction tech sector trends could move in based on the Federal Reserve's commitment to interest rate cuts.

KraneShares Managing Director David Adelman, who also served as the US ambassador to Singapore, comments on the role stricter US export controls could have on pushing China to possibly "accelerate... development of its ecosystem." Wedbush Securities SVP of equity research Matt Bryson believes the US-China trade policies won't have much effect on chipmakers like Nvidia (NVDA).

Other top trending tickers on the Yahoo Finance platform include Tesla (TSLA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) after the pharma giant reported a second-quarter beat on earnings estimates.

This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.