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Today's Options Market Update
Stocks are modestly higher and Treasury yields are falling following this morning’s cooler-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) report.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
July CPI data was tame, but PPI this morning provides a look at wholesale prices. Results could affect yields after Fed rate hike odds fell Wednesday. Retail sales are due Friday.
Looking to the Futures
Rising grain futures contribute to live cattle downward trend
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Rising oil and stubbornly high yields sent stocks down Tuesday for the fourth session in five as investors await today's CPI data. Headline CPI is seen at 0.1%, with core at 0.2%.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Though tomorrow's CPI data is the week's big report, several AI infrastructure firms share results later and eyes are on oil and Iran. There's little progress toward a resolution.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
The old week ended with a new record for the S&P 500, helped by falling yields as rate hike odds dropped on a weak jobs report. Yields and oil, along with Iran, remain watchwords.
Tech and AI are driving a greater share of global equity market returns and earnings growth, raising concentration risks and the need for broader diversification.
With CPI and PCE on tap for this week, Schwab's Kevin Gordon focuses on the impact of inflation on small businesses in the U.S. in his look at the Week Ahead.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
All the major stock indices, sans the Nasdaq, hit fresh all-time highs this week. A continued flow of strong earnings report, coupled with anticipation of an Iran ceasefire deal, helped fuel the move.