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The Nasdaq Composite was also flat, ending 0.01% in the green. Yields for the 10-year Treasury were lingering at their highest level since 2007, while yields for the 7-year note reached their highest level since 2009. Several factors were driving yields higher, including rising oil prices, the anticipation of more hawkish Fed policy, and weak demand at yesterday’s Treasury auction, notes Angelo Kourkafas, senior global strategist, investment strategy, at Edward Jones.
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Michael Reinking, Senior Market Strategist at the NYSE, reviews a dynamic week in which the S&P 500 held modest gains despite poor breadth and surging Treasury yields. Strong flash PMI data fueled inflation worries, while Meta's new AI agent Muse sparked a fresh disruption trade across wealth managers, brokerages, and travel names. Oil prices swung sharply on shifting Middle East diplomacy headlines all week. President Trump and Xi Jinping met at the White House extending their trade truce through January while easing broader market jitters. Looking ahead, next week brings PCE inflation data, key earnings from Nike and Micron, and OpenAI's anticipated Dev Day.
If you thought the Federal Reserve was about to usher in an era of easy money and send the S&P 500 (SPY) on a smooth victory lap, think again. The market is walking straight into an uncomfortable reality check. Geopolitical headlines gave investors brief relief over the summer, but underlying price metrics did not follow the script. Instead of preparing for rate cuts, Wall Street must now confront persistent price pressures, climbing yields, and a Fed forced back into an active tightening stance
Investing.com -- BCA Research told clients in a note that the Federal Reserve’s return to rate hikes is unlikely to derail U.S. stocks. It pointed to history showing the S&P 500 has gained over every full Fed tightening cycle since 1980.
The Fed's new approach will probably make markets a bit more turbulent if it's sustained.
Inflation fears and rising bond yields outweighed hopes for Middle East diplomacy and for the artificial intelligence boom to continue its run.
U.S. markets were keyed into inflationary concerns on Wednesday as the 10-year Treasury yield soared to close at 5.11%, notching its highest level since July 2007.
It's a matter of when -- not if -- the market finally crashes.
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When Trump meets Xi this week, a tariff truce set to expire in November turns a state visit into a live portfolio event, and two giant S&P 500 stocks sitting on opposite sides of the China trade stand to move in very different ways.
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(Updates with latest market prices and developments.) US benchmark stock indexes fell intraday an
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The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Wednesday, Sep, 23 2026 US stock futures are flat to slightly higher this morning, with S&P 500 contracts hovering near unchanged as investors weigh interest rates, inflation and oil. The US 10 year Treasury yield has been pushed up by firm central bank messaging that borrowing costs may stay high while inflation remains a concern. At the same time, oil prices are easing, which can help lower fuel and transport costs for households and businesses. A...
After back-to-back Nasdaq record highs, investors are monitoring US diplomatic efforts with Iran and China, as well as a recent rally in tech stocks.
A stretched but firmly bullish Bitcoin chart is riding the same tailwind lifting stocks: falling oil, a record Nasdaq, and a Fed that hiked rates while quietly pumping liquidity into the system.
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US stock futures were little changed on Tuesday following a rally in technology shares during the previous session. Investors were monitoring President Donald Trump’s upcoming address to the United Nations, comments from a Federal Reserve official on interest rates and the launch of a new artificial intelligence chip by Alibaba.
The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Tuesday, Sep, 22 2026 US stock futures are pointing higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up around 0.6% and Nasdaq-100 futures gaining just over 1.0%. The move comes even as the US 10 year Treasury yield has rebounded to around 5.0% after the Federal Reserve lifted its key interest rate to a 3.75% to 4.00% range and signalled at least one more increase this year. That keeps borrowing costs elevated for mortgages, credit cards, and...
Interest rates are rising, but that might be a blessing in disguise for the stock market.
VOO and SPYM both mirror the S&P 500 at nearly identical costs, yet the government quietly excluded one of them from the new federally chartered savings accounts for children, and that bureaucratic detail forces every parent's hand.
Stocks and bonds kicked off the week on a positive note as hopes for diplomatic efforts to end the war in Iran drove oil prices lower, easing inflation anxiety. The advance in equities erased the S&P 500's decline for the month, with a renewed rally in chipmakers also buoying sentiment. Omar Aguilar, CEO and CIO of Schwab Asset Management, joins for a broad look across asset classes for the rest of 2026.
Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi runs down the warning signs in resilient markets, including surging downside volume on the NYSE (^NYA), a 5% decline in small-cap stocks from their highs, mounting pressure from oil prices (BZ=F) (CL=F), and another possible Federal Reserve rate hike. Sozzi also reacts to DJ John Summit performing a set on the NYSE trading floor.
Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone says crypto faces a “lose-lose” setup as the Federal Reserve tightens policy while US equity valuations remain near historic extremes. ...
Investing.com -- Jefferies expects the S&P 500 to extend its gains through the end of 2026 and into next year, arguing that stronger-than-expected corporate earnings and continued artificial intelligence investment can outweigh risks from inflation, higher oil prices and elevated bond yields.
Bond yields rose ahead of the Fed rate hike, and investors should be worried about Wall Street and Main Street.
Investors have priced in more than a 50% chance of another rate hike in October after the Federal Reserve voted unanimously last week to increase rates.