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Schwab Market Update Podcast
The week started on a slow note following the holiday with investors nervous about tariffs and the start of earnings. Fed minutes later today could provide some color on rates.
Today's Options Market Update
Stocks have traded on either side of the unchanged line today as markets assess the potential impact of higher tariff announcements and await a Treasury auction later today.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
A 3-year Treasury auction today and a 10-year note auction tomorrow, along with Wednesday's Fed minutes, could drive stocks after Monday's drop. Tariffs remain front and center.
Washington Watch
Passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill" will postpone the debt-ceiling drama until 2027 and creates certainty on tax policy for years to come.
Looking to the Futures
Treasury notes continued their slide yesterday as the markets gauge the effects of President Trump's tax and spending plan that was signed last Friday.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Well-rested investors will try to build on last Thursday’s better-than-expected jobs report. However, Trump’s tariff deadline and national debt concerns loom over markets.
Market Outlook
The earnings bar is fairly low for the second quarter, setting companies up for a potential easy jump—but there will likely be more focus on forward guidance.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Today's payrolls report dominates the scenery, with unemployment seen at 4.2%. Weak jobs growth might raise rate cut hopes but chances of one before fall remain relatively low.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at fresh all-time highs, driven by bullish momentum, a better-than-expected monthly jobs report and a trade agreement between the U.S. and Vietnam.