01-29-2026 | Markets hit records as rates hold, healthcare stocks slide, and AI chip flows reshape global momentum.

MARKETS. Standard and Poor’s five hundred breaks seven thousand. United States stocks hit new records as the Standard and Poor’s five hundred crossed seven thousand, driven by big technology companies and optimism around artificial intelligence. Trading volumes increased and investors rotated toward growth stocks, while gold and copper jumped to record levels amid a weaker dollar and adjustments in bond yields. THE ECONOMY. Federal Reserve holds rates steady. The Federal Reserve kept the benchmark interest rate between three point five and three point seven five percent, citing solid economic growth and slower job gains, while stressing that future decisions depend on incoming data as inflation remains above target. COMPANIES. UnitedHealth shares slide. UnitedHealth stock fell sharply after a proposal to keep Medicare Advantage payments flat in two thousand twenty seven, pressuring earnings expectations and triggering a broad selloff across health insurers that weighed on the healthcare sector. INNOVATION. Nvidia H two hundred in focus. China signaled approval for imports of Nvidia H two hundred artificial intelligence chips, with initial orders mentioned in the hundreds of thousands, while conflicting statements from officials and executives keep uncertainty high over timing, volumes, and global technology supply chains.