Market Snapshot September 8th 2026
The US Strikes Three Iranian Tankers and Brent Tops $98 — Iran Says an Oman Deal Is “Imminent” While Warning Ships of Attack Data: Main Theme: “Two Contradictory Statements From Tehran, and Brent at $98” — US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers over the weekend after saying warships were targeted with ballistic missiles. Iran […]
Market Snapshot September 7th 2026
Payrolls Triple the Forecast at 162,000 and July Is Revised From −23,000 to +23,000 — the Employment Objection to a Hike Has Gone Data: Main Theme: “The Labour Market Was Never Contracting” — August payrolls rose 162,000 against a 53,000 consensus, the most in five months, with 55,000 of upward revisions to the prior two […]
Market Snapshot September 4th 2026
Services Prices Hit 72.6 — Proving the Inflation Is Not Just Oil — Yet Stocks Rally 1% and the Dollar Breaks Below 99 Data: Main Theme: “The Question Was Answered, and the Market Ignored It” — ISM Services prices jumped 2.3 points to 72.6 with the twelve-month average at its highest since April 2023, business […]
Market Snapshot September 3rd 2026
Iran Says Tankers Hit Naval Mines in Hormuz — the 10-Year Touches 4.818%, a Level Unseen Since November 2023, and Broadcom Falls 5% on Guidance Data: Main Theme: “Mines in the Strait, and a Bond Market at 2023 Levels” — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said two oil tankers struck naval mines while attempting to transit Hormuz […]
Market Snapshot September 2nd 2026
Two Saudi Supertankers Struck Inside Hormuz — Brent Above $94, the 10-Year at 4.79%, and September Hike Odds Near Two-Thirds Data: Main Theme: “Higher Oil, Higher Inflation, Higher Rates, Higher Yields” — Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles minutes apart while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz, and the US […]
Market Snapshot September 1st 2026
US Strikes Iran’s Larak Island and Tehran Hits Back — Crude Above $85, Yields at a 2026 High, but August Still Closes Green Data: Main Theme: “The War Restarts on the Last Day of the Month” — US Central Command confirmed strikes on two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island, the first publicly acknowledged attack […]
Market Snapshot August 31st 2026
“Committed to a Discipline, Not to a Decision” — Warsh Sends September Hike Odds to 57%, and Chicago PMI Collapses to 47.1 Data: Main Theme: “A Hawkish Chair and a Broken Regional Survey” — Warsh said financial conditions do not look restrictive and that better inflation readings have not convinced him the trend is improving, […]
Market Snapshot August 28th 2026
Nvidia Lifts Tech 8.4% as the Only Advancing Sector — and the AI Buildout’s Borrowing Bill Reaches $600 Billion Data: Main Theme: “One Sector Carried the Whole Market” — Nvidia rose 8.4% and dragged the Nasdaq up 1.57%, but technology was the sole S&P 500 sector to advance, only six of the Dow’s thirty constituents […]
Market Snapshot August 27th 2026
Nvidia Doubles Revenue to $96.2 Billion and Guides to $108 Billion — but Free Cash Flow Halves and the Margin Guide Sits at 74% Data: Main Theme: “Compute Is Revenue” — Nvidia beat on every headline line, reporting $96.22 billion of revenue up 106% and guiding the current quarter to $108 billion. The stock rose […]
Market Snapshot August 26th 2026
Dick’s Sporting Goods Has Its Worst Day on Record and Confidence Hits a Seven-Month Low — but Falling Oil Lifts the Index Anyway Data: Main Theme: “Optimistic About Today, Nervous About Tomorrow” — Consumer confidence fell to a seven-month low of 89.4 with the expectations sub-index down 7.8%, new home sales hit their lowest since […]