Monthly Market Insights | September 2026
Renewed enthusiasm for AI pushed stocks higher in August as investors looked past mixed economic signals.
Renewed enthusiasm for AI pushed stocks higher in August as investors looked past mixed economic signals.
Stocks were mixed last week as markets continued to navigate geopolitical concerns and new signals about short-term interest rates.
Stocks rebounded last week as falling bond yields and upbeat AI-related corporate reports rekindled positive market sentiment despite the Fed Chair’s slightly hawkish speech.
Stocks declined last week as global investors fretted about oil-supply-induced inflation.
Stocks were mixed over a sleepy summer week, as cooling inflation lifted markets while sluggish retail sales nipped at investor sentiment.
Stocks bolted ahead last week as investors cheered the last big week of Q2 corporate reports and a Friday jobs update that put the spotlight on the Fed’s next move with short-term rates.
Stocks were mixed in July as investors navigated a cross-current of news on the outlook for AI spending and Q2 corporate reports.
Stocks pushed through another volatile summer week as diverging Q2 corporate reports and the Fed's rate decision whipsawed prices.
Stocks ended last week down as Q2 corporate results, Middle East developments, and the chips trade took investors for a choppy ride.
Stocks fell last week as the chip-stock trade entered a selloff phase, despite upbeat news on inflation.
Stocks largely advanced over a V-shaped week as the AI trade, led by chip stocks, pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq averages higher amid renewed conflict.
Stocks saw solid gains in the second quarter, riding a wave of enthusiasm over upbeat economic reports, ongoing diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, and strong first-quarter corporate numbers.
Markets notched a solid gain over a shortened trading week as investors cheered ongoing diplomatic efforts in the Middle East.
Stocks ended mixed as falling oil prices helped lift the Dow Industrials, while concerns about AI valuation put pressure on the broader market.
Stocks rose over the shortened trading week as investors digested developments in the Middle East while the Fed held short-term rates steady.
Stocks moved higher last week as inflation jitters gave way to investor enthusiasm over Middle East diplomatic efforts and the largest-ever initial public offering (IPO).