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September 11, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Hot Core Inflation Puts the Hike at 90%. And the Houthis Seize the Red Sea’s Gate.
The September 11, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook takes a closer look at a week shaped by hotter inflation, rising interest rate expectations and renewed pressure on global energy markets. With core inflation coming in above forecasts, markets pushed the…
September 4, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Jobs Roar Back, Broadcom Delivers an Encore. And Iran Fires on a Carrier.
The Market Recap & Outlook for September 4, 2026 examines a week shaped by a stronger-than-expected August jobs report, changing expectations for the Federal Reserve, continued AI investment and renewed pressure in global energy markets. With U.S. stocks relatively flat…
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…