Tuesday, August 4, 2026

US Stocks - Market Snapshot (Last week of July 2026 + 1 Day %-Change)

Hi. l missed a weekly statistics update (a day late I think). Decided to add in a 1 day change on top of the weekly %-change, for scope and meaningfulness.  


Top buzz from last week:

1. Federal Reserve kept rates steady. 

2. Massive global AI infrastructure Pact - multi-hundred-billion-dollar global partnerships (eg. NVDA, SK Group) stabilized the market -> Counteracted 'AI spending fatigue', following mixed Big Tech earnings. 

3. Ongoing/continued US-Iran conflict left international crude oil benchmarks around $110 a barrel -> forcing Wall Street/stakeholders to price in higher logistics expenses and prolonged, restrictive monetary policies. 


Bonus: US 10-year Treasury yield surged above 4.7% - highest over a year, likely attributed to 'sticky inflation'. Kevin Warsh's commentary pushed 30-year US Treasury yield to multi-year highs. 


Thanks for reading :)