--- title: "War, Oil, Chaos—Still Stocks Climb. Jim Cramer Explains Why" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/282686482.md" description: "Stocks are rallying despite global conflicts, driven primarily by low interest rates, according to CNBC's Jim Cramer. He emphasizes that falling rates are the key factor supporting the market's resilience, allowing the S&P 500 to approach its all-time high. On Monday, major indexes saw gains, with the S&P 500 rising 1.02%. Cramer argues that as long as interest rates remain low, investors will continue to favor stocks over geopolitical concerns. Tech stocks led the gains, while analysts express mixed views on future market outcomes." datetime: "2026-04-14T11:44:29.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/282686482.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282686482.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/282686482.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # War, Oil, Chaos—Still Stocks Climb. Jim Cramer Explains Why Wall Street isn’t flinching at war headlines—and **CNBC’s Jim Cramer** says that’s no accident. The real force driving stocks higher isn’t geopolitics, but a far more powerful trigger: falling interest rate pressure that’s keeping the market’s rally alive and rewriting the rules of risk. Cramer said investors are leaning decisively on interest rates rather than global conflict, helping fuel a sharp rebound in stocks. ## Rates Drive Market Resilience Cramer said on Monday that low interest rates continue to support equities despite adverse conditions. “I think I’ve been negligent in bringing up the power of low rates, because it’s the reason the bulls keep winning when it seems like they should be slaughtered,” he said, adding, “Let’s not overthink it. If interest rates were spiking, this market would be very different.” ## Indexes Rally Despite Oil Shock On Monday, the **S&P 500** rose 1.02% to 6,886.24, its highest close since the conflict began, while the **Nasdaq Composite** gained 1.23% to 23,183.74 and the **Dow Jones Industrial Average** added 301.68 points (0.63%) to 48,218.25, recovering from earlier losses, CNBC reported on Tuesday. Cramer noted the S&P 500 is now within 1.5% of its January record despite oil disruptions, saying, “But history is being disobeyed and ignored,” while pointing out the 10-year Treasury yield peaked on March 27 and the index bottomed on March 30. Cramer argued that as long as rates don’t spike, investors will continue paying more for stocks, and the Federal Reserve may even lean toward rate cuts by treating tariff- and war-driven inflation as temporary. He also highlighted that stronger reliance on natural gas helps cushion inflation pressures. Overall, he emphasized that interest rates, not geopolitical events, remain the primary driver of stock prices. ## Tech Leads Gains As Analysts Weigh In Tech stocks such as **Oracle Corp**. (NYSE:ORCL) and **Palantir Technologies Inc.** (NASDAQ:PLTR) led gains on Monday, alongside names like **Salesforce, Inc**. (NYSE:CRM) and **Microsoft Corp**. (NASDAQ:MSFT), while energy lagged. **Fundstrat** head of research **Tom Lee** told CNBC, “The market does have a really good way of discounting outcomes. 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