by Mitch Fisher | Apr 6, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as investors looked for signs of progress toward a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal and evaluated the US President’s progressively heated threats of escalation should Iran fail to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has rejected the U.S....
by Mitch Fisher | Apr 1, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, with strong gains in Alphabet and other heavyweights, after the White House suggested an end to the Middle East conflict could be close. The U.S. will be “out of Iran pretty quickly” and could return for “spot...
by Mitch Fisher | Mar 26, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Wall Street’s main indexes fell sharply on Thursday and the Nasdaq confirmed a correction as investors worried about escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which has sent oil prices soaring and exacerbated inflation concerns. The US President said Iran...
by Mitch Fisher | Mar 25, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Wednesday as oil prices fell while Iran reviewed a U.S. proposal to end the war in the Middle East, feeding investor hopes for de-escalation in the fourth week of a war that has disrupted global energy flows and stoked...
by Mitch Fisher | Mar 24, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Wall Street’s main indexes were volatile on Tuesday as oil prices and U.S. Treasury yields rose, while investors reacted to the latest reports on the Middle East conflict a day after the market had a relief rally following the U.S. postponement of strikes on...
by Mitch Fisher | Mar 23, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The main U.S. indexes closed up more than 1% on Monday as oil prices fell after the US President said he had ordered the military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants following “productive conversations” with Tehran. However, Iran’s...
