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August 28, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Nvidia Delivers, Warsh Warns. Then the Gulf Reignites.
In this week’s Market Recap & Outlook, Matthew Rice, CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer at Goldstone Financial Group, examines the key economic events, market performance, and investment themes that shaped the week and what investors should watch in the days…
August 21, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: The Week the Treasury Stepped In. Gold and Bitcoin Took Notice.
U.S. debt and market outlook took center stage this week as the national debt crossed $40 trillion, the 30-year Treasury yield touched a 19-year high, and the U.S. Treasury stepped in, doubling buybacks of long-dated debt to steady the selloff….
August 14, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Tame Inflation, Record Highs, a Hardening Stalemate. And the Consumer Sends a Warning.
For the August 14 2026 Market Recap, investors saw a week defined by easing inflation, record market highs, weakening consumer data, and continued uncertainty surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Two benign inflation reports pushed September rate-hike odds below 40% and…
August 7, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Payrolls Fall, Hike Odds Tumble, and the Market Soars. A Hormuz Deal Comes Into View.
The economy lost 23,000 jobs in July against forecasts for a gain of 80,000, the first decline since February, and traders slashed the odds of a September rate hike. Stocks staged their strongest week of the summer, with the S&P…
July 31, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Fed Split, Treasury Yields Surge, Microsoft Earnings Lift Markets.
The July 31, 2026 Market Recap delivered one of the most eventful weeks of the year for investors. A rare 9-3 Federal Reserve vote kept interest rates unchanged but revealed growing disagreement among policymakers, while long-term Treasury yields climbed to…
June 26, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: A Rotation Week. Growth Falls, Value Holds, Bonds Rally.
Large-cap technology and emerging markets gave back ground while value, mid-caps, and real estate advanced, as the Strait of Hormuz standoff dragged on and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge hit a three-year high. The U.S.-Iran agreement was tested again over…
June 19, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: A Deal Signed, a Strait Reopened, and Then a Weekend Reversal.
Markets advanced for a second straight week as oil fell toward $80, the U.S.-Iran agreement was signed in Geneva on Friday, and tankers began moving through the Strait of Hormuz. The Federal Reserve held rates in Kevin Warsh’s first meeting…
June 12, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: A Broad Rebound, a Record IPO, and a Sunday Peace Deal
Markets recovered from the prior week’s losses as small caps and value led a broad advance, SpaceX completed the largest IPO in history, and inflation hit a three-year high. Then, on Sunday, June 14, the headline investors had awaited for…
June 5, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Nine Weeks Ends. A Guidance Gap and a Jobs Surprise Reset Markets.
The S&P 500’s longest winning streak since 2023 ended as two catalysts converged on Friday: Broadcom’s AI chip guidance fell short of elevated expectations, dragging the semiconductor complex lower, and the May jobs report nearly doubled the consensus forecast, eliminating…