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Schwab Market Update Podcast
Markets remain range-bound amid low volatility as investors take a "wait-and-see" approach ahead of some key deadlines. Elsewhere, Powell gets ready to address Congress.
Looking to the Futures
Crude oil futures (/CLQ25) ended Friday’s session slightly higher in a volatile trading session as traders assess the potential for involvement by the U.S. in the Israel-Iran conflict.
Today's Options Market Update
Stocks inched up after President Trump delayed a war decision and the Fed kept two rate cuts in its forecast. The market is in wait-and-see mode with geopolitical risk inked in.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
Stocks are on track for modest weekly losses as higher oil prices, a reluctant Fed and continued Middle East strife give investors pause.
The Fed held the federal funds rate steady but noted that the risks of inflation and potentially higher unemployment remained high.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
The Fed isn't seen changing rates, but its projections and Powell's press conference will be watched. War concerns intensified yesterday on Trump's posts. Jobless claims loom.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
War continues despite reports that Iran may want to negotiate. Investors await today's retail sales and tomorrow's Fed projections after Monday's rebound. Oil remains in focus.
What happens in global supply chains can provide insight into how tariffs and the trade war may affect economies around the world.
Tariff policy has clouded expectations for the second half of the year, but there are ways to navigate through the fog.