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A flat PPI sent the S&P 500 to a record, while a 5.22% Treasury auction, a $500 billion AI financing machine and record diesel margins made the celebration considerably less comfortable. Wall Street received three little gifts Thursday: a flat producer-inflation report, falling Treasury yields and permission to buy technology again. It did not waste […]
Inflation Blinked. Tech Rallied. Debt Picked Up the Tab. Read More »
Big Tech fell, and oil rose as AI credit worries and the Hormuz impasse grew louder beneath a deceptively quiet market. Tuesday’s closing numbers suggested an ordinary summer pullback. The S&P 500 fell 0.32%, the Dow lost 0.34%, and the Nasdaq declined 0.60%. The VIX slipped 1.16% to 15.28, hardly the signature of a market
Wall Street Looked Calm. The Fault Lines Did Not. Read More »
Stocks slipped as Nvidia turned to Wall Street, crude jumped 5%, and Hormuz diplomacy became a compensation dispute. Monday, August 10, 2026 Wall Street began the week confronting two enormous bills. Nvidia announced partnerships with six major financial institutions designed to raise more than $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure. Meanwhile, hopes for
AI Found $500 Billion. Oil Found Its Risk Premium. Read More »
Stocks hit a record after payrolls fell by 23,000, while gold surged and Hormuz optimism returned. Friday, August 7, 2026 The U.S. economy lost jobs in July. Wall Street celebrated. Nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000, badly missing expectations for an 80,000 gain. Traders responded by reducing the probability of another Federal Reserve rate increase, buying
America Lost Jobs. Wall Street Found Goldilocks. Read More »
Stocks slipped as Alphabet tapped the debt market, Treasury yields rose, oil rebounded, and the Hormuz “deal” looked less peaceful than advertised. Thursday, August 6, 2026 The AI boom has spent two years being treated as an earnings story. On Thursday, it became a funding story. Alphabet moved to raise as much as $25 billion
AI Sent the Bill. The Bond Market Flinched. Read More »
The Nasdaq slipped as yesterday’s AI chase cooled, but cyclicals, Asian equities and gold showed that risk appetite was still very much alive. Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Tuesday’s everything rally lasted one session before its leadership began to wobble. Semiconductors softened, and the Nasdaq finished lower. But calling Wednesday “risk-off” would miss the tape: the
FOMO Didn’t Die. It Changed Address. Read More »
Stocks hit records as oil and Treasury yields fell, but a rising VIX and unfinished Hormuz talks complicated the celebration. Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Wall Street did not wait for signatures or diplomatic fine print. The suggestion that a Hormuz agreement could arrive imminently ignited a powerful squeeze, sent major indices to records and dragged
The Deal Wasn’t Signed. The Rally Was. Read More »
U.S. stocks surged as oil and Treasury yields eased, but Korea crashed, and the record yen intervention began losing force. Monday, August 3, 2026 Wall Street began August by buying the one thing it wanted most: relief. President Trump cancelled planned strikes on Iran while talks continued through regional intermediaries. Oil fell sharply from Friday’s
The Bombs Paused. Wall Street Hit Buy. Read More »
The Nasdaq rose 1% on the final day, but small caps fell, oil jumped, long yields climbed and defensive shares carried the tape. Friday, July 31, 2026 Friday’s closing bell painted the major indexes green. It did not erase July. The Nasdaq gained 1.00%, the S&P 500 rose 0.70%, and the Dow added 0.53%. Volatility
Friday Painted It Green. July Left Bruises. Read More »