S&P 500, Nasdaq end lower as crude prices jump, chip stocks weigh
By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi
Thu October 8, 2026
A combination of oil rigs being shut down as a hurricane precaution plus a smattering of new attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz has shot oil prices up again and again raised the ugly specter of inflation after a brief pause in the last couple of days. Inflation scares always hit tech the hardest and that was certainly the case today.
Wall Street ends lower, off record highs, as Treasury yields climb
By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi
Wed October 7, 2026
Inflation concerns are back on the front burner as Treasury yields continue to climb after Tuesday’s brief respite. All the worries that have besieged the markets in recent weeks are back out front today as yields touched a 24-year high. The massive global selloff in the bond markets in recent weeks have particularly rattled investors. Oil prices are getting some relief since the International Energy Agency has sped up the release of stocks. The good news is that the day started much worse, with all three indexes down sharply right out the gate, the Dow at minus-600 at 11 a.m,, the Nasdaq down over 250.
S&P 500, Nasdaq reach record closing highs as focus pivots to earnings
By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi
Tue October 6, 2026
With more oil flowing from the Middle East and also the Group of Seven nations, the price of crude has been easing and that has triggered an easing in Treasury yields as well, all good news on the inflation front. This created another very nice rally today with another rounds of impressive 3-digit gains in both industrials and tech. The concerns that have been haunting investors in recent weeks (and some might say even months) have begun to abate.
Nasdaq notches record high close as investors focus on earnings
Mon October 5, 2026
For a second day, the indexes were straight up out the gate still basking in the good news of optimism that there will be no rate hike in October, reinforced again by continuing falling oil prices with Middle East exports increasing. The soft inflation news as always proved a big boon to the tech sector with the Nasdaq gaining an impressive 3-digits again, closing with still another record high. October rate hike odds have again been lowered, today at a mere 24% vs 70% a week ago.
Stocks climb after weak US jobs data, but bonds resume selling
By Caroline Valetkevitch and Samuel
Indyk
Fri October 2, 2026
The markets have been looking for signs of inflation easing and they got that today with a government jobs report showing only 1/3 as many new jobs as forecast and additionally a reduction of 30K jobs from August. With the labor market stable but not as hot as expected, this has again lowered the odds of an October rate hike to just 21% vs Thursday’s 28.2% vs 70% earlier in the week. Thus, all the indexes shot way up right out the gate and stayed there all day.
Equities rebound to close higher as surging Treasury yields recede
By Chuck Mikolajczak and Johann M Cherian
Thu October 1, 2026
After spending most of the day in the red, the indexes all rebounded in the afternoon to close just above break-even. Treasury yields continued to climb with the 10-year hitting a 24-year high. PMI came in 2 points lower than August due to increased input prices which again raises the specter of inflation. In good news, jobless claims dipped 3,000 below the 200,000 forecast indicating a solid job market.
S&P 500 dips, Nasdaq higher after data shows moderate inflation rise
By Chuck Mikolajczak and Shashwat Chauhan
Wed September 30, 2026
The Dow took another big drubbing right out the gate but both tech indexes started in very positive territory, the S&P up over 50 points before noon before gradually declining, the Nasdaq up over 400 most of the day before a precipitous decline in the final half hour. What triggered all these great gains was a PCE report coming in well below the forecast, indicating inflation coming down and beating the odds on an October rate hike. The latter started the day at 70% and was cut in half by close. Q2 GDP was also upwardly revised to 2.2% suggesting that the economy is handily absorbing these hikes.
