Author: caleb
Hot Inflation, Cold Chips
Hot inflation and an AI stocks selloff sank the Nasdaq 4.48% in the week of Oct. 12, while the Dow still eked out a gain. As Wall Street spent the week of October 12 learning that inflation is like a houseguest who promised to leave Sunday and is now asking for the Wi-Fi password. Hot…
Yields, Records, and Nerves
Wall Street spent the week of October 5 doing its favorite impression of a person who has had too much coffee and not enough sleep worrying about yields, records and nerves. Stocks pushed into record territory, bond yields sat at levels last seen when flip phones were still a thing, and oil prices jumped around…
Soft Jobs Report Cools Bond Market Yield Spike
Wall Street spent the week of September 28 arguing with the bond market, and the bond market was winning until Friday morning. Long Treasury yields punched through levels last seen when flip phones were fashionable, mortgage rates lurched higher, and stocks kept looking over their shoulder. Then the September jobs report arrived like a cold…
If You Blinked
If you blinked this week, Wall Street did not. After last week’s first Federal Reserve hike in years, the United States spent September 21–25 proving the economy can jog and complain at the same time. Factories hummed, bonds threw a tantrum, two presidents posed for photos, and shoppers kept buying even while survey respondents muttered…
Five Shocks Hit Markets
Fed hiked rates, yields hit 5%, oil stayed over $100, shoppers spent big, and Buffett left Berkshire’s chair. Five shocks hit markets in five days and they still pretended this was a normal September. The Dow took the bruise. The Nasdaq finished the week higher, which is the market’s version of showing up to a…
Wall Street Tests Nerves
Wall Street tests nerves after Labor Day and everyone’s portfolio. While Friday brought a collective sigh of relief.
Markets Endure A Wild Week
If you blinked this week, Wall Street probably charged you a fee for the privilege as the markets endure a wild week. September opened with oil flaring, bonds selling off like they had somewhere better to be, and the Federal Reserve’s September meeting turning into a coin flip that kept landing on its edge. By…
This Week’s Market Plot Twists
Markets spent the week trying to decipher various plot twists. Including whether to cheer artificial intelligence or worry about the Federal Reserve drawing a hard line. They ended up doing a little of both, which is Wall Street’s version of walking and chewing gum. The result was a choppy Friday after a tech-led bounce, with…
Turbulent Financial Markets
This week reminded everyone that turbulent financial markets still know how to throw a curveball even in late August. Stocks spent most of the stretch under pressure, bond yields made unwelcome history, and geopolitics kept the oil complex on edge. By Friday the major indexes managed a rebound, yet they still closed the five days…
Kept Traders Guessing
This week delivered a classic mix of inflation relief, consumer caution, and central bank patience that kept traders guessing and stocks climbing. From softer U.S. price data to a surprising retail sales dip and steady policy decisions Down Under, the financial markets had plenty to chew on between August 11 and 14. The major closed…
