Fed Sticks To The Script, But Markets Still Head South [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The market spent most of the day fixated on the Fed, and in the end, Chair Powell & Co. stuck to the script with a quarter-point rate hike. That outcome may not have been exciting, but it removed the risk of a surprise, which is usually …
Bitcoin Shines While Stocks Slide Under The Weight Of Rising Yields
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Friday’s relief rally didn’t make it through the weekend. Stocks opened on their back foot and spent most of the day underwater as investors wrestled with three things that mattered: AI uncertainty, surging oil prices, and another bout of bond market nerves. The AI space took a hit after renewed calls for a slower pace of …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For September 11, 2026
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. RELIEF RALLY OR HEAD FAKE? BONDS STILL HOLD THE MARKET’S ATTENTION [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks managed a respectable rebound today after four straight losing sessions, helped by a pullback in oil prices. But if you were hoping for a dramatic change in the script, the bond market had …
Black Gold Becomes The Market’s Wrecking Ball
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks took another hit today, and the culprit wasn’t hard to find. Crude oil surged back above $100 a barrel as the U.S.-Iran conflict dragged into its seventh month, reigniting inflation worries and putting pressure on just about every risk asset. The market largely shrugged off a benign PPI report. While wholesale inflation came in as …
Stocks Slide While Gold Flashes A Bullish Signal
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks spent most of the day on the defensive as higher oil prices kept inflation worries front and center. Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions pushed Brent crude back above $100 a barrel, and that was enough to keep traders reaching for the aspirin rather than the buy button. Adding to the pressure, the 10-year Treasury yield briefly climbed …
Oil, Inflation, And Geopolitics Send Stocks Searching For Answers
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks came out of the gate on the wrong foot and never really found their balance, as traders spent the day weighing escalating Middle East tensions against this week’s all-important inflation reports. Rising oil prices stole the spotlight, with crude extending its rally and reminding everyone that inflation may not be quite finished with us yet. …