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Today's Options Market Update
Major indexes rose and yields eased after the Fed's favored inflation data came in below expectations for August. Fed rate hike odds continued falling after the report.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
This morning's August PCE prices could help shape the Fed's rate decision, and Micron's earnings later might give the entire tech sector direction. Yields and oil remain in focus.
Looking to the Futures
Cattle prices face rising imports, supply pressure, and technical resistance. Cattle prices face rising imports, supply pressure, and technical resistance.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
There's a tug-of-war between movement on the geopolitical front and a feast of U.S. data this week, culminating in Friday's jobs report. Oil and yields could set the tone.
Globalization is being reorganized around security and resilience, creating uneven risks and opportunities across markets.
With jobs data out this week, Schwab's Kevin Gordon looks at what past jobs data have shown and what may be next for the labor market in the Week Ahead.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are on track for weekly gains, assisted by relative strength in AI-related stocks, and despite the march higher in global bond yields.
On Investing
The S&P 500® sits near record highs, but weak market breadth, sticky inflation, and rising yields suggest a more complicated story beneath the surface.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
U.S. and Chinese leaders meet today to discuss trade and oil, but the dramatic rally in yields this week may overshadow the event. Costco reports later, and new home sales are due.