Stocks Fall for Third Straight Day as 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 19-Year High Wall Street pulled further from last week’s record high Tuesday, August 18, as a selloff in semiconductor stocks and a surge in long-term Treasury yields to their highest level in nearly two decades combined to push major indexes lower for a third … Read more
Wall Street Braces for Wednesday’s CPI Report as Oil Rallies on Stalled Hormuz Talks Wall Street enters this week’s trading with two major forces pulling in opposite directions: a critical July inflation report due Wednesday that could tip the scales on whether the Federal Reserve raises interest rates next month, and a fresh oil rally … Read more
Oil Tumbles as Wall Street Reacts to Trump’s Iran De-Escalation, With Jobs Report and Big Earnings Still Ahead This Week Oil prices dropped sharply to start the week after President Trump announced he had called off a planned military strike on Iran in favor of pursuing a diplomatic deal, giving markets a jolt of relief … Read more
Fed Holds Rates Steady as Three Officials Revolt — Markets Swing Wildly, Then Rebound The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on July 29, 2026, but the decision was anything but routine. Three regional Fed presidents broke ranks to demand a rate hike, marking the most internal opposition a sitting Fed chair has faced in … Read more
Wall Street Finishes Mixed as Investors Prepare for a Crucial Week of Big Tech Earnings U.S. financial markets closed with mixed results on Monday, July 27, heading into one of the most closely watched weeks of the earnings season. Investors are now focused on quarterly reports from technology giants including Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Meta, … Read more
Wall Street Braces for a High-Stakes Week as Inflation Data, Bank Earnings, and Fed Testimony Take Center Stage Wall Street is entering one of its most closely watched weeks of the summer, with investors preparing for a series of events that could shape the direction of U.S. financial markets in the weeks ahead. Fresh inflation … Read more