US Market Pulse

U.S. stocks staged a relief rally Friday as the Dow surged 0.98%, outpacing the S&P 500's 0.86% gain and Nasdaq's 0.96% advance. Telecoms, Industrials...

• CPI results driving immediate SPY and QQQ moves in today's live briefing
• AI stories heating up with Anthropic resignation drama and OpenAI...

US markets face a two-track night: CPI inflation data versus Oracle's AI-cloud surge.

• Hotter CPI could lift yields further and weigh on equities as...

• Equal-weight S&P 500 via RSP slides 2.1% this week toward a fourth straight loss
• Nasdaq futures return to base support after failed breakout, with...

The S&P 500 posted a fourth straight decline on Thursday, its longest losing streak since June, as Middle East tensions drove crude above $100 a...

Oil prices climbing above $100 per barrel amid Middle East tensions are stoking inflation fears and pushing Treasury yields higher.

• Major indices...

The US labor market added a surprising 162,000 jobs in August—well above expectations—with unemployment holding at 4.1% and July figures revised higher, keeping higher-for-longer rate risks alive as the Federal Reserve weighs its next move.

US stocks hover near records with VIX at 2026 lows and equity correlations near historic lows, masking fragility ahead of November...

• Dow vs. Tech split: Dow fell 1.2% (~625 points) as S&P 500 slipped 0.6% and Nasdaq eased just 0.3%, with money rotating away from old-economy...

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index rose to 108.53 in August from 107.76, marking a second straight gain and a 2% year-over-year increase....

• S&P 500 holds near highs above its 50-day MA with sideways consolidation after August peak
• Market breadth has weakened sharply, with just 43% of...

This week's consumer and producer price releases will be decisive for the Fed's next rate vote, as one strategist notes the calculus could turn on fractions of a percentage point. Markets tilt toward a hike but without high certainty.

UBS now expects the Fed to hike rates 25bp each in September and December after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report.

• Index inclusion creates forced demand as funds buy new constituents like Bloom Energy to track the benchmark.
• Rebalancing triggers heavier volume...

The S&P 500 is rising while valuations compress because earnings expectations are surging faster than prices. Since June 30, forward EPS estimates...

Friday’s S&P 500 dip of 0.4% reflected higher-rate pressures that discount future growth-stock earnings most sharply. Markets now reopen facing a...

Bloom Energy (BE), Illumina (ILMN) and Everpure (P) rose in after-hours trading on their announced S&P 500 inclusion, effective before the Sept. 21...

Solid August nonfarm payrolls surprised to the upside, reinforcing bets that the Fed will stay hawkish longer. This pushed all three major indices...

Fed Governor Christopher Waller's disinflation remarks scaled back September rate-hike odds to a coin toss from 63%, sending Treasury yields lower and...

S&P 500 closed at 7,667 with all major indices finishing higher, yet this calm may hide positioning threats.

• Dispersion fade: Correlations set to...