by Mitch Fisher | Aug 21, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The main U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Friday but posted weekly losses as investors were rattled by fluctuating government bond yields and a lack of clarity on progress in the Middle East. The S&P 500 .SPX .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC .IXIC snapped a...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 20, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The three main U.S. equity indexes closed lower on Thursday as rising Treasury yields dented risk appetite while disappointing results from retail bellwether Walmart soured investors on the consumer sector and rallying oil prices fanned inflation worries. Walmart...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 19, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The main U.S. stock market indexes closed modestly higher on Wednesday, as easing government bond yields boosted risk appetite while a dramatic rally in shares of vaccine-maker Moderna drove gains in the healthcare sector. Investors barely reacted to minutes from the...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 15, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The S&P 500 closed lower on Friday, dipping from a record high and weighed down by Applied Materials, while investors digested weaker-than-expected retail sales data. Applied Materials AMAT.O AMAT.O fell 5.1% after its upbeat quarterly forecast failed to impress...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 13, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The S&P 500 notched a record-high close on Thursday, fueled by advances in Sandisk and other heavyweight technology stocks, as tame producer price inflation data supported expectations the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at its September...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 13, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended higher on Wednesday, lifted by upbeat quarterly results from CoreWeave and other AI infrastructure firms, while mild inflation data reinforced bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady in September. U.S....
