I understand that this technically refers to the whole economy but I’m interested in who the major players are that set market trends.
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In general, the markets refer to a country’s major exchange indexes (US: DJIA or S&P 500) or a overall snapshot of a specific area (manufacturing, employment…etc). The major players in each market vary, but they are generally the companies or employers that have a long record of being an overall indicator of the sentiment of that market or sector.
Investopedia has a some more detailed information that can be helpful in defining what your looking for: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/financial-market.asp
The stock market is where people buy and sell stocks. The stock market is made up of many different markets, where different types of stocks are traded.
The major players are:
* the actual companies that put out the product, for example for the smartphone “market”, that would be Apple, Samsung, etc.
* major investors; you can search for [some of the persons](https://www.fool.com/investing/how-to-invest/famous-investors/), but in general you need to consider that there are people and firms with a lot of money to invest, who will possibly have interests that are *different* than the interests of the companies that put out the product.
* the authors (the people who talk about the markets) and the audience (you, reading that article); you guys may not be “major players”, but investing does happen based on “sentiment”, i.e. articles that you’re reading and your reaction to the information (if it’s a “common” reaction).
Stock market, typically. Company performance, overall investor sentiments about economy, other investment options/trade offs, can impact it.
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