The August 2026 CPI report could deliver an important contrast: energy and household borrowing costs moved higher during the month, yet a favorable year-over-year comparison may still allow headline inflation to edge lower. The official U.S. Consumer Price Index for August is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. … [Read more...] about August 2026 CPI Preview: Could Inflation Ease Again?
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The Warsh Fed Gave More Answers Than the Media Admits: What It Communicated and What Markets Said
The dominant media story was a divided Federal Reserve, three dissents and a chairman offering few answers. That framing misses the substance of the July decision. The Fed held rates steady because commodity-driven inflation, already-restrictive market yields and fragile real purchasing power require more judgment than an automatic rate increase. Much of the post-meeting … [Read more...] about The Warsh Fed Gave More Answers Than the Media Admits: What It Communicated and What Markets Said
Trading Week Ahead: Fed Decision, Big Tech Earnings, PCE Inflation and Oil Risk
July 27–31, 2026: The Federal Reserve, Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon, U.S. GDP and PCE inflation, three major central-bank meetings, Middle East oil risk and end-of-month options expiry converge in one unusually dense trading week. The final week of July begins with a relief move in global risk assets after a pause in U.S.-Iran hostilities pushed crude oil sharply lower. … [Read more...] about Trading Week Ahead: Fed Decision, Big Tech Earnings, PCE Inflation and Oil Risk
AI Earnings vs. Oil, Tariffs and the Fed: The Market Catalysts Traders Must Watch
Market outlook for July 21, 2026: The AI and semiconductor trade remains the principal force behind the Nasdaq and S&P 500, but Middle East energy risk, tariffs and rising bond yields are setting the limits. The next two weeks contain enough earnings, economic data and central-bank decisions to determine whether the recent chip sell-off becomes a broader correction, a … [Read more...] about AI Earnings vs. Oil, Tariffs and the Fed: The Market Catalysts Traders Must Watch