Nov 3rd, 2026 Tech Rout & Market Breadth October marked the steepest monthly decline for technology equities since March 2025, driven by mounting skepticism over AI capital expenditures. The Nasdaq 100 tumbled 6.6% on the month, briefly dipping 10% below its prior peak into correction territory. The selloff remained concentrated within mega-cap tech: while the cap-weighted S&P 500 fell 1.3% on the week and slipped through its 100-day moving average, the equal-weighted S&P 500

"Ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, the IGA Capital team has compiled key market insights and annotated charts to address the primary questions surrounding interest rates, market volatility, and Fed policy expectations." Treasury & Rates Market Treasuries staged one of their strongest weekly rallies of 2026. Driven by flight-to-safety buying amid an AI-related stock sell-off, financial turmoil in France, and broader growth concerns, US government debt became a prim

Oct 19th, 2026 Financial markets experienced severe volatility last week as a scorching inflation report collided with a dramatic unwind across the AI complex. The S&P 500 dropped 1.9% while the Nasdaq 100 plunged 4.8%—its worst weekly performance since the April 2025 tariff turmoil. Despite back-to-back elevated inflation prints and Brent crude briefly touching $110/bbl, a massive flight to safety out of equities and credit drove 10-year U.S. Treasury yields down to 5.08%. M

Oct 13th, 2026 Equity Divergence: S&P 500 rose 0.5% to hit a fresh all-time high, while the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.6% and the Russell 2000 dropped 1.4%. Rates & Treasuries: Yields retrenched off multi-decade highs late in the week following strong 10-year and 30-year auctions, with the 10-year settling at 5.24% and the 30-year at 5.60%. Federal Reserve: September FOMC minutes revealed unanimous backing for the September rate hike and an expectation for another increase by year-end

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1. Executive & Economic Overview U.S. equity markets closed the week in positive territory, with the S&P 500 rising 0.5% and the Nasdaq 100 gaining 1.8%. Both benchmarks traded lower for the majority of the week before Friday’s nonfarm payrolls release shifted sentiment. Labor Market & Monetary Expectations: September payrolls increased by 29k against a Wall Street consensus estimate of 90k, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%. The payrolls print undershot the most p

Over the past week, global markets have navigated significant macroeconomic shifts driven by geopolitical developments in the Middle East, fluctuating interest rates, and sector-specific earnings. Energy markets remain volatile with crude oil trading between $72 and $106 per barrel amid supply chain adaptations and inventory drawdowns, while benchmark interest rates hold steady with 1-Month Term SOFR at 3.92% and overnight SOFR at 3.90%. Meanwhile, equity markets have seen mi

"Australia's resources sector stands at a historical tipping point. As global steelmaking accelerates toward net-zero targets, the traditional reliance on exporting direct shipping ore (DSO) is evolving toward high-value onshore processing—specifically direct-reduction grade (DR-grade) magnetite beneficiation and green iron (Direct Reduced Iron / Hot Briquetted Iron) production." Unlocking these capital-intensive, multi-billion-dollar industrial projects requires debt structu

"Global markets are navigating a complex intersection of easing energy supply concerns and persistent rate expectations. U.S. equities continue to demonstrate resilience near historic highs driven by megacap earnings, while energy markets face downward pressure following diplomatic engagements in the Middle East. Sovereign debt yields remain anchored at elevated levels as fixed-income markets reprice long-term real growth rates and fiscal issuance dynamics." Week of September

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Global financial markets faced severe volatility last week as an escalating energy crisis in the Middle East drove Brent crude past $100/bbl, pushing the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield to touch 5.00%—a threshold crossed only once before since 2007. The disinflationary narrative anchoring broader asset classes has been upended by back-to-back upside inflation prints and acute supply chain shocks across major maritime bottlenecks. With August Core CPI accelerating to 0.3% MoM and

"The S&P 500 finished the week essentially flat (up 0.1%), concluding a volatile stretch where oil price spikes, Federal Reserve policy signaling, and nonfarm payroll data each dictated market direction. The trading week opened with direct military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran—the first direct engagement since July—driving energy equities higher while placing immediate upward pressure on Treasury yields." Sept 8th, 2026 The sell-off reversed midweek following comments

Equities Snap Losing Streak: Stocks closed higher on the week, led by the Nasdaq (+0.9%) and S&P 500 (+0.5%), while the Dow Jones posted its first positive week in three. Energy Market Relief: Brent crude settled below $86/bbl as Gulf oil exports recovered to 15–16 million barrels per day (~two-thirds of pre-war levels) following interim maritime negotiations between Iran and Oman. Yield Curve Flattening: Long-end Treasury yields eased mid-week behind expanded Treasury bu

"The bond market set the tone and equities spent the week absorbing it. The S&P 500 fell 1.4%, snapping a three-week winning streak, as 30-year Treasury yields touched their highest levels since 2007 and oil resumed climbing due to failed diplomatic talks. Higher long-term borrowing costs pressured rate-sensitive tech valuations, dragging the Nasdaq down 2.1% (with the Nasdaq 100 carrying a five-session losing streak into the final day). The Dow held up comparatively well, de

"Equities extended their summer rally last week, supported by back-to-back soft disinflation prints that reinforced expectations for the Federal Reserve to hold rates steady at its September meeting. While equity markets posted gains and short-term Treasury yields declined, long-end bond yields remained firmly anchored near multi-year highs due to persistent federal deficit concerns and structural issuance pressures. Simultaneously, energy market tail risks hardened following

"The S&P 500 posted its best week since April, notching a 3.6% gain to reach record heights at 7,758 (up 2.8% on the month). Rallying risk assets were driven by Treasury Secretary Bessent's announcement that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was possible "today or tomorrow," sending crude oil plunging and pulling long-end Treasury yields off their post-2007 highs." August 11, 2026 Joshua Hawley Equity Market All-Time Highs: As risk-on sentiment took over, the Nasdaq 100 s

"Equity markets spent most of the week in freefall before clawing back ground to close modestly in the green, with the S&P 500 rising 1.0% to 7,490 and the Nasdaq Composite gaining 1.6% to 25,374 to cap off a choppy July, though that recovery obscured one of the most turbulent stretches for the AI trade in recent memory. Mid-week sentiment plummeted 1.5% for the S&P following the Federal Reserve’s rate hold, while the Nasdaq officially entered correction territory by dropping

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"As global capital markets continue to navigate a challenging period, risk assets face a complex macro environment where escalating energy costs and mounting scrutiny over AI capital expenditure returns have overshadowed an otherwise stellar corporate earnings season. The structurally dangerous expansion of Middle East hostilities—highlighted by Houthi strikes on Red Sea oil tankers—has pushed Brent crude above $100/bbl, driving a sharp upward re-pricing in inflation expectat

"Alright fam, paddle out and lock in. What was slated to be a chill week dominated by CPI prints and Warsh’s Capitol Hill debut turned into a absolute washing machine of geopolitical chaos and tech re-evaluations. Between Chinese AI drops, Middle Eastern missile trades, and a bond market caught in a total tug-of-war, the macro landscape is throwing some serious heavy barrels right now. Here is the rundown on where the water’s warm, where the reefs are showing, and how to posi