Wall Street stocks end tad lower after hot inflation data ahead of Nvidia earnings

Wall Street stocks end tad lower after hot inflation data ahead of Nvidia earnings

By Saeed Azhar, Purvi Agarwal and Niket Nishant

Wed August 26, 2026  

The headlines say “Hot Inflation Reading” coming in at 3.7%, more than twice the Fed’s target, but that’s not exactly accurate. What really happened is the PCE reading came in completely unchanged from last month which was also 3.7%, meaning inflation didn’t cool at all contrary to hopes. The estimate was for 3.6%. It remains a sticky wicket putting a September rate hike back on the table but with the relatively low odds of 38%.  Though it is doubtful that any such announcement is forthcoming in September, if the picture doesn’t improve the Fed may have no choice but to move off the sidelines.  

Wall Street ends higher as tech rebounds before Nvidia results

Wall Street ends higher as tech rebounds before Nvidia results

By Saeed Azhar, Purvi Agarwal and Niket Nishant

Tue August 25, 2026  

It was a choppy yet fruitful day with all three indexes recovering from recent pullbacks. The recovery, especially in tech, was a good harbinger of expectations of positive results from Nvidia on Wednesday. PCE will also be out on Wednesday which will also give a boost if it shows inflation in the right direction. Today’s rally was partly motivated by the 30-year yield falling along with oil, oil down to a one-week low.  

S&P 500, Nasdaq end down on tech stocks, investors weigh Iran moves

S&P 500, Nasdaq end down on tech stocks, investors weigh Iran moves

By Saeed Azhar, Purvi Agarwal and Niket Nishant

Mon August 24, 2026  

More threats against Iran plus now additional threats against allies trading with Iran continued to aggravate war worries and send tech down, the chips hit particularly hard. All of this was further exacerbated by the continuing and very omnipresent opposition to the building of AI centers with even Texas governor Abbott now joining the protests. All the turbulence has continued to push the 30-year bond higher with Bessent considering tapping into the $1T General Account to continue bond buybacks.  

Wall St rises on the day but falls for the week; bond yields and Iran in focus

Wall St rises on the day but falls for the week; bond yields and Iran in focus

By Sinéad Carew and Avinash P

Fri August 21, 2026  

Investors took a bit of a breather today and there was some old-fashioned bargain hunting as all the indexes went steadily straight up despite bond yields continuing to rise and the war with no end in sight. Trump has threatened severe economic sanctions against Iran and Iran has countered by vowing a “devastating” response if it happens. None of this seemed to sour investors and the light volume suggested “wait-and-see” and there’s a lot to wait-and see. 

Wall Street sinks as bond yields rise, Walmart results disappoint

Wall Street sinks as bond yields rise, Walmart results disappoint

By Sinéad Carew and Avinash P

Thu August 20, 2026  

Just as two good things happened yesterday, two bad things happened today. First and foremost, those long-awaited retail numbers to show the health of the market came in very weak, with bellwether Walmart very much disappointing which crashed its stock down 9.2%. As could be expected, other retail giants followed suit with losses between 1 and 2.6%.  

Wall St rises as yields ease, Moderna lifts healthcare stocks

Wall St rises as yields ease, Moderna lifts healthcare stocks

By Sinéad Carew and Avinash P

Wed August 19, 2026  

This morning two big things happened. First, the Treasury offered substantial buy back support on the 30-year and 10-year bonds which went through the roof yesterday sending the yields to multi-decade highs. This shot inflation prospects through the roof so the offer served to bring the yields back down, which it did. This had a healthy effect on tech, pushing companies like Marvell up 9.9% though the overall chip index fell 2%.  

Tech selloff weighs down Wall Street as bond yields climb

Tech selloff weighs down Wall Street as bond yields climb

By Sinéad Carew and Shashwat Chauhan

Tue August 18, 2026  

As markets go, bonds tend to run inversely to equities given the simple fact that equities are where you go for growth when there is good news and bonds are a place of retreat from bad news. Today the bond markets climbed suggesting that the equity markets may be in trouble and that caused a flight from all three indexes to the 30-year Treasuries. And with the war showing no progress towards peace, that shot the oil market up which further increased bond yields which further raised the cost of borrowing.