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The ISM manufacturing index measures activity by surveying purchasing managers, and a reading above 50 percent means expansion. The September report was steady, which suggests the sector is holding up, though the prices-paid gauge surged. Managers were generally positive but cited tariffs and trade …
A currency strengthens when investors expect higher interest rates in that country, becauseAssetsthere earn more. Rate hike expectations for the Fed, along with elevated Treasury yields, drewCapitalinto dollars. The index kept setting new 2026 highs this week even as hike odds for October fell. …
US stocks closed mostly higher on Thursday as easing Treasury yields helped markets recover earlier losses. The S&P 500 gained 0.2%, theNasdaqrose 0.3%, and the Dow finished near flat. Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson’s comments favouring more time to assess further rate hikes supported …
US stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as rebounding oil prices and elevated Treasury yields offset softer-than-expectedInflationdata. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% and the Dow lost 444 points, while theNasdaqgained 0.2%. Financials and industrials weakened, while AI and semiconductor stocks advanced ahead of Micron’s earnings. …
The United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) holds near-term WTI futures, and oil reversed earlier losses on October 1 to rise more than 2%. Brent topped USD 100 and November WTI reached USD 92.70 after a report that PetroChina canceled a handful of gasoline and …
The summary of opinions is a short document that collects views from a policy meeting without naming who said what. Traders use it to judge how close the board is to another move. The September edition, published October 1, showed that some members saw …
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) follows an index that spent most of September 30 in positive territory before a burst of selling in the final half hour. The S&P 500 finished 19.30 points lower, down 0.3%, at 7,651.54. Another published data set …
The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:DIA) follows the index that suffered the biggest September damage. The Dow lost 4.3% for the month and 2.7% for the quarter. The S&P 500 slipped about 0.5%, its third losing month in the last four, …
Market breadth measures how many stocks participate in a move. On September 30, 2026, the major indexes looked healthy for most of the session, with the S&P 500 ahead about 0.5% and the Nasdaq almost 1% in late-day trading. Yet 294 Nasdaq stocks set …
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) is sensitive to long-term rates, and September was brutal for them. The 10-year yield rose from lows below 4% in March to about 5.23%, and about 60 basis points since mid-August. Earlier in September it touched …
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