Veteran fund manager who predicted April rally updates S&P 500 forecast

The Wall Street veteran has a blunt take on the stock market.

May 31, 2025 - 17:24
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Veteran fund manager who predicted April rally updates S&P 500 forecast

It's been quite a rally.

After stocks were deeply oversold in early April following what President Donald Trump called his Liberation Day tariff reveal, the S&P 500 has posted rip-roaring returns, gaining 20% in about six weeks.

The rally caught many investors off guard. The potential for tariffs to increase inflation, zapping economic activity and corporate profitability, had sent stocks down 19%, just shy of bear-market territory.

One investor who wasn't surprised was the Wall Street veteran hedge fund manager Doug Kass.