The Long End Signals Concern
As of 08/25/2026 Back to 2007 On August 17, the 30-year Treasury yield closed at 5.31%, its highest close since June 2007. The last time the long bond finished a session higher, the first iPhone had not yet gone on…
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The Rotation the Index Never Registered
July was, at the index level, among the least eventful months of the year. The S&P 500 finished it down 0.13%, a move small enough to round to nothing in a client review. Beneath that surface the same month took…
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The Bill Arrives Later
Record earnings, shrinking free cash flow, and the accounting gap between them S&P 500 companies are expected to post year-over-year earnings growth of roughly 38% for the second quarter, and the full-year 2026 consensus has been revised up from about…
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Four Repricings in Six Weeks
As of July 16, 2026 What two months of semiconductor swings are actually telling investors The Wrong Surprise For a week, nearly every desk on the Street gave the same guidance: June’s headline inflation would look soft on falling gasoline,…
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Whiplash Without Direction
What two months of semiconductor swings are actually telling investors Semiconductor stocks have been on a wild ride this year, and the past two months have made the case in miniature. Since late April, the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (SOX)…
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A Quieter Fed
As of 6/17/2026 Why Warsh’s first meeting is about the yardstick and the message, not the rate On Wednesday the Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate steady, leaving it in the range of 3.50 to 3.75 percent where it…
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The Window Reopens: What a Wave of New Listings Is Telling Us
As of 6/1/2026 The US equity market entered June at fresh records, with the S&P 500 near 7,600, the Nasdaq above 27,000 for the first time, and both indexes riding a ninth consecutive weekly gain. Beneath the economic data releases,…
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The Bond Market Goes Global
As of 5/19/2026 A Synchronized Move in Long Rates Last week, the headline in US markets was a hot inflation print and a Treasury sell-off that took the 10-year yield to its highest level in fifteen months. That is a…
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The Records and the Risks: A Market Pricing Two Stories at Once
As of 5/7/2026 A Market Held at Both Ends It is unusual to see equities, bonds, oil, and currencies all flagging different versions of the same risk in the same week. The S&P 500 closed Friday at a record 7,230…
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