Individual stocks swim in a macro tide. Interest rates, inflation, and growth expectations reprice entire markets — often overpowering company-specific news in the short run.
Interest rates
Higher rates raise the 'discount rate' on future profits, which pressures long-duration growth stocks the most. They also make cash and bonds more competitive with equities.
Inflation & the yield curve
Inflation drives central-bank policy; the shape of the Treasury yield curve reflects the market's growth and rate expectations, and an inverted curve has historically preceded slowdowns.
XMarketPro's Economy page tracks these indicators and the yield curve, plus a forward calendar of releases, so you can see the backdrop your stocks are trading in.