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Oil and unemployment
Read more: Oil and unemploymentThis week was a mess from the jump. Markets opened rough as the S&P fell 2.12%, Nasdaq dropped 3.23%, and the Dow slid 0.90%, with both the Nasdaq and Dow hitting correction territory mostly because of oil prices spiking and the Strait of Hormuz closure from the Iran conflict pushing inflation expectations up nearly 1%.…
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Markets got Hyped, and then sold
Read more: Markets got Hyped, and then soldLast week the market genuinely felt like it had zero idea what direction it wanted to go in, starting off with a ton of optimism before completely switching vibes by the end and leaving investors kind of drained. Early in the week, stocks were actually doing really well, with the S&P 500 and Dow putting…
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Markets Get Smacked as Oil Shock and Fed Pressure Collide
Read more: Markets Get Smacked as Oil Shock and Fed Pressure CollideWell… yeah, this week was rough, like properly rough, the kind of week where everything just feels heavy and nobody really wants to take risk. The week of March 16, 2026 basically turned into a full risk off environment as markets got hit with a mix of rising tensions in the Middle East and a…
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Oil Shakes up the Market
Read more: Oil Shakes up the MarketAlright so this week the market was basically trying to keep it together while a bunch of global stuff kept messing with investor confidence. The biggest thing was energy because tensions in the Middle East disrupted shipping near the Strait of Hormuz and oil traders immediately freaked out. West Texas Intermediate crude oil absolutely went…
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Perfect Storm Hits Global Markets
Read more: Perfect Storm Hits Global MarketsLook guys, the first week of March 2026 was basically a total market meltdown, like everything hit at once and no one knew what to do. The big kicker was this crazy spike in geopolitical tension with the U.S., Israel, and Iran all in the mix and suddenly energy prices went nuts. Crude oil, which…
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Tech Leads Rally
Read more: Tech Leads RallyThe U.S. markets posted gains last week, though the green numbers barely tell the full story. It was a high-stakes, roller-coaster week as investors tried to navigate a mix of geopolitical tensions, slowing economic growth, and blockbuster earnings reports. The week kicked off with a “software apocalypse” as fears of AI-driven disruption hit tech giants…
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Good to Bad
Read more: Good to BadAlright, let’s get into it. The trading week of February 16, 2026 felt like the market trying to flex resilience while low key sweating every headline that crossed the tape. After the Presidents’ Day break, Tuesday opened thinner because parts of Asia were still closed for Lunar New Year, but that calm vibe disappeared fast…
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Tech Questions its Own Future
Read more: Tech Questions its Own FutureAlright so this week was basically the market trying to act fearless while lowkey spiraling. After the government shutdown delayed a bunch of data, everything hit at once and investors had to process it in real time, which is never calm. The Dow went full main character mode and surged 2.5 percent to close above…
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Record Highs, Broken Trades, and a Very Strong Dollar
Read more: Record Highs, Broken Trades, and a Very Strong DollarAlright, let’s get into it, because the first week of February 2026 was wild in a very specific, uncomfortable way. The whole thing started with what people are already calling the Warsh Shock, after Kevin Warsh got nominated as the next Fed Chair, and immediately the dollar took off and the debasement trade got smoked,…
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A Reality Check Week for Markets
Read more: A Reality Check Week for MarketsLast week was a reminder that the market is still walking on a very thin line. The week of January 26, 2026 was marked by sharp volatility and a clear shift toward safety, as investors moved aggressively into safe-haven assets amid rising uncertainty. Precious metals completely stole the spotlight, with gold breaking above five thousand…