Tech-Led Gains Lift Global Markets
February 25: Technology strength and sector flows supported broad US and Asian gains, while Diageo's guidance cut and corporate actions drove European volatility and stock swings.
Feb 25, 2026
US Stocks Climbed on Confidence, Tech
February 24: Consumer confidence beat estimates and tech headlines, led by AMD's Meta GPU deal, lifted US risk appetite, pushed yields lower and supported tech and consumer gains.
Feb 24, 2026
Waller's comments lifted yields
February 23: Waller's data-dependent comments lifted Treasury yields, pressuring growth names and sending major U.S. indexes lower while defensives outperformed.
Feb 23, 2026
Supreme Court narrows trade uncertainty
February 20: SCOTUS decision removed a major source of trade-policy uncertainty, prompting a U.S. risk-on move as mixed GDP and sticky PCE pushed yields higher and Europe outperformed.
Feb 20, 2026
Jobless claims fall, risk assets retreat
February 19: Initial jobless claims fell to 206,000, reinforcing a higher-for-longer Fed and the dollar, and pushing equities lower amid risk-off flows.
Feb 19, 2026
FOMC Split Lifted Yields; Stocks Rose
February 18: FOMC minutes showed divisions and upside inflation risk that raised yields and the dollar and pressured rate-sensitive assets, while US and European equities closed higher.
Feb 18, 2026
Fed pause left markets largely flat
February 17: Fed officials signaled a data-dependent pause and steady yields, leaving U.S. benchmarks near flat while European stocks rose on ECB supervisory continuity and liquidity data.
Feb 17, 2026
Softer U.S. CPI Spurs Repricing
February 13: January CPI softened, lowering Treasury yields and prompting markets to re-price Fed easing; US and Asian equities saw mixed pressure.
Feb 13, 2026
Tech slump drags Nasdaq
February 12: Nasdaq fell as technology weakness, reflected in VGT's decline, pressured US equities while utilities led gains.
Feb 12, 2026
Stronger US Payrolls Lift Yields
February 11: January payrolls and firmer wages pushed Treasury yields and the dollar higher, producing mixed US equity moves and sector dispersion.
Feb 11, 2026
Labor-cost rise and earnings selloff
February 10: ECI 0.7% q/q raised yields and fed expectations; flat retail sales and an S&P Global (SPGI) EPS/guidance miss triggered equity selling.
Feb 10, 2026
Asia-Led Risk-On Rally
February 9: Nikkei's surge and a surprise Sentix rise bolstered regional risk appetite while US tech and energy lifted indexes.
Feb 9, 2026
US Stocks Rally on Corporate Headlines
February 6: Centene's large goodwill charge, Ubiquiti's record quarter and multiple M&A deals drove market moves as US payrolls were pending.
Feb 6, 2026
Softer US Labor Sparks Equity Selloff
February 5: ADP's payroll miss and higher jobless claims signaled labor softness, weakening the dollar and sending US stocks lower.
Feb 5, 2026
Lilly (LLY) beat and macro data split markets
February 4: Lilly's (LLY) Q4 beat and raised guidance lifted healthcare, while weaker ADP/ISM prints and Fed Cook remarks produced mixed equity moves.
Feb 4, 2026
RBA Hike Weighed on Risk Appetite
February 3: RBA's 3.85% decision drew attention and fed cautious positioning as US indices fell; Energy and Materials outperformed while Tech lagged.
Feb 3, 2026
ISM Surprise Lifted US Stocks
February 2: Strong US ISM Manufacturing boosted risk appetite and lifted US indexes; Europe rose while Asia lagged on mixed PMI and corporate news.
Feb 2, 2026
US stocks slipped on tech, mixed results
January 30: Mixed corporate reports and technology weakness dragged US indices lower while Italy's stronger Q4 GDP supported European outperformance.
Jan 30, 2026
Tech weakness dragged US equities
January 29: Tech sector losses depressed US indexes; Carpenter's beat and multiple M&A deals prompted active stock moves.
Jan 29, 2026
Fed pause tempered easing bets
January 28: The FOMC left rates at 3.50-3.75% and Powell's meeting-by-meeting tone tempered easing bets, sparking modest US gains and European declines.
Jan 28, 2026
Confidence Drop and Sector Divergence
January 27: Consumer confidence fell 9.7 pts to 84.5 and ADP payrolls eased; tech and energy gains offset health care and financials weakness.
Jan 27, 2026
US Equities Closed Higher
January 26: Durable Goods and Germany's Ifo releases kept markets attentive; US indexes rose while Japan's Nikkei lagged.
Jan 26, 2026
Intel (INTC) guidance drove steep selloff
January 23: Intel's (INTC) weaker guidance sent its shares sharply lower while broader US markets closed slightly higher and Asia gained.
Jan 23, 2026
Growth-led cyclical rally
January 22: BEA revised Q3 GDP up and core PCE printed in line; yields rose modestly while cyclicals and global equities outperformed.
Jan 22, 2026
Jobless Claims Drop Lifts Dollar
January 16: Unexpected drop in initial jobless claims lifted the dollar and short-term yields, pressuring risk assets and pushing back Fed-cut timing.
Jan 16, 2026
Fed comments and closed-board notice
January 15: Mary Daly's 'well positioned' remarks and a closed Fed Board notice reduced odds of immediate rate cuts, supporting US gains.
Jan 15, 2026
PPI Rise and Wells Fargo (WFC) Charge
January 14: November PPI softened yield upside and pushed premarket equities lower; Wells Fargo (WFC)'s Q4 severance charge prompted early selling.
Jan 14, 2026
CPI Match and Powell Backing
January 13: December CPI matched forecasts; softer core lifted rate-cut odds and coordinated backing of Powell reduced policy uncertainty.
Jan 13, 2026
DOJ Probe Elevated Market Volatility
January 12: DOJ probe into Fed Chair Powell prompted early risk-off flows and higher volatility; U.S. equities later recovered to modest gains.
Jan 12, 2026
Softer U.S. jobs spurred risk-on rally
January 9: The December jobs revisions prompted a reassessment of Fed easing odds, lifted S&P futures and supported cyclicals and small-cap gains.
Jan 9, 2026
Japan consumer confidence drop
January 8: Japan's consumer confidence fell to 37.2, pressuring Asian equities; a narrower US trade deficit and ECB survey shaped risk sentiment.
Jan 8, 2026
Venezuelan crude move hit energy stocks
January 7: Trump's announcement of 30-50m barrels pushed benchmarks lower, pressuring energy stocks and contributing to US and European declines.
Jan 7, 2026
Dovish Fed Commentary Lifted Risk Assets
January 6: Miran's comment on well over 100 bps of 2026 cuts pushed U.S. stocks higher and bolstered risk assets as Europe awaited inflation prints.
Jan 6, 2026
Markets Repriced Venezuela Oil Risk
January 5: U.S. capture and court appearance prompted oil-supply risk repricing, boosting energy and lifting U.S. stocks.
Jan 5, 2026
Rising long-term yields pressured growth
January 2: 30-year U.S. Treasury yields rose to 4.88%, weighing on Nasdaq growth names while energy led gains and Chinese ADRs surged.
Jan 2, 2026
Record year-end repo tightening
December 31: SRF reached a record $74.6bn while counterparties placed $106bn into the RRP, tightening intraday liquidity and weighing on US equities.
Dec 31, 2025
Fed minutes prompt market repricing
December 30: Minutes showed narrow approval of a small easing and internal division, prompting repricing in Treasuries and fed funds futures.
Dec 30, 2025
Megacap profit-taking drags U.S. stocks
December 29: Profit-taking in megacap tech and thin year-end liquidity weighed on U.S. risk assets; dovish central bank comments lifted cyclicals.
Dec 29, 2025
Gold (XAUUSD)'s all-time high, markets mixed
December 26: Gold (XAUUSD)'s record boosted safe-haven demand; Asian equities closed higher while US indexes were mixed amid corporate and JGB liquidity data.
Dec 26, 2025
Ukraine debt settlement lifts markets
December 24: Ukraine's $2.6B debt settlement removed a contingent liability and supported modest positive moves; U.S. equities closed higher.
Dec 24, 2025
Global easing lifts risk assets
December 23: Major central-bank easing and RBI year-end liquidity measures drove lower yields and equity inflows as the S&P neared a record.
Dec 23, 2025
Tech-led U.S. rally amid Fed clarity
December 22: U.S. equities rallied on tech gains from Oracle (ORCL) and Nvidia (NVDA) and Miran's comment eased near-term Fed uncertainty.
Dec 22, 2025
Tech-led U.S. rally on deal and GPU wins
December 19: ByteDance-Oracle (ORCL) JV and CoreWeave's DOE partnership spurred rallies in Oracle and GPU-cloud names, lifting Nasdaq and tech sectors.
Dec 19, 2025
Micron-led chip rally
December 18: Micron's Q1 beat and guidance re-priced memory stocks, boosting US tech; ECB hold and the Bank of England cut split European markets.
Dec 18, 2025
Fed minutes split drove repricing
December 17: Fed minutes' split over 2026 cuts and Waller's gradual-easing remarks prompted repricing and pressured US equities and Treasuries.
Dec 17, 2025
Softer PMIs pressured global markets
December 16: S&P Global (SPGI) flash PMIs showed easing activity and rising cost pressures; Asian and European equities fell while US breadth was mixed.
Dec 16, 2025
Broadcom (AVGO) Warning Sparks Tech Pullback
December 15: Broadcom's (AVGO) margin warning triggered a tech-led selloff, pressuring AI/chip names and the Nasdaq; softer Chinese data dented Asian markets.
Dec 15, 2025
Credit tightening and SpaceX valuation
December 13: Credit spreads hit their lowest since 1998, lifting risk appetite, as SpaceX's $421 secondary forced reassessment of space comparables.
Dec 13, 2025
Broadcom (AVGO) margin warning slams AI stocks
December 12: Broadcom (AVGO) warned AI-system mix would compress near-term margins, triggering heavy selling in Broadcom and weighing on AI and chip stocks.
Dec 12, 2025
Fed Cut and T-bill Restart Drove Rally
December 11: Fed cut rates 25bp and resumed T-bill purchases, lowering short yields and lifting equities while AI profit-taking pressured tech.
Dec 11, 2025
Fed 25bp Cut Spurs Equity Rally
December 10: The Fed's 25bp cut and resumed T-bill purchases pushed short-term yields lower and lifted U.S. stocks.
Dec 10, 2025
US JOLTs show persistent labor tightness
December 9: US JOLTs rose to 7.67M, underscoring labor-market tightness and coinciding with mixed US equities as energy and semiconductors advanced.
Dec 9, 2025
Policy chatter and sector rotation
December 8: ECB comments on services inflation and social posts about Fed repurchases shifted flows and drove sector rotation, pressuring US equities.
Dec 8, 2025
Steady PCE, Michigan Print Tempered Bets
December 5: Core PCE and a firmer Michigan sentiment reduced near-term Fed-rate odds, prompting Treasury repricing and sector rotations.
Dec 5, 2025
Fed cut odds reshaped markets
December 4: A Reuters poll showing 82% expected a 25bp Fed cut lifted futures-implied easing odds and shifted positioning across rates and equities.
Dec 4, 2025
ADP Surprise Lifted U.S. Stocks
December 3: A surprise ADP payroll decline raised Fed-cut odds and, with semiconductor beats, lifted U.S. equities amid mixed global moves.
Dec 3, 2025
Euro HICP Rise; US Tech-Led Gains
December 2: Eurostat's flash HICP rose to 2.2%, reinforcing core services inflation and lifting short yields; US tech and industrials led equity gains.
Dec 2, 2025
Repriced Fed-cut odds dent equities
December 1: BofA research raised December cut odds, prompting traders to reprice short-term futures and weighing on US stocks.
Dec 1, 2025
Fed-cut odds lifted large-cap tech
November 28: Traders priced higher odds of a December Fed cut, lifting large-cap tech and chips amid thin, choppy trading after a CME data-center outage.
Nov 28, 2025
JPM Dec-cut call sparks risk-on rally
November 27: J.P. Morgan's shift to a December 25bp Fed cut tightened rate expectations, pressured short-dated yields and lifted Asian markets.
Nov 27, 2025
Equities Rally as Fed Cut Bets Rose
November 26: Bets on a December Fed rate cut rose after softer retail sales and mixed inflation, lifting US and European equities.
Nov 26, 2025
Alibaba Cloud Beat Lifted Tech
November 25: Alibaba’s strong cloud revenue growth reinforced the AI-driven tech momentum and supported gains across Asian markets, shaping sector leadership globally.
Nov 25, 2025
CPI Freeze Heightens Market Uncertainty
November 24: The BLS cancellation of October CPI and the delay of November CPI removed a key inflation datapoint, increasing uncertainty across rates-sensitive markets and influencing Treasury and equity positioning.
Nov 24, 2025
Dovish Fed Lifted US Stocks
November 21: Federal Reserve speakers were read as dovish, easing short-term rate expectations and lifting US benchmarks while Asian tech fell.
Nov 21, 2025
Nvidia (NVDA) beat and mixed jobs hit markets
November 20: Nvidia's (NVDA) strong Q3 and upbeat outlook lifted AI names, while a delayed mixed jobs report pushed yields lower and weighed on US indexes.
Nov 20, 2025
Dovish Fed Minutes and Nvidia (NVDA) Earnings
November 19: FOMC minutes showed support for further cuts, lowering Treasury yields and boosting long-dated bonds; Nvidia (NVDA) beat estimates.
Nov 19, 2025
NVDA hedging sparked tech selloff
November 18: Options-implied moves for NVDA had prompted elevated hedging, which pressured AI and semiconductor peers and pushed global benchmarks lower.
Nov 18, 2025
Fed slow-cut warning pressured markets
November 17: Jefferson's 'proceed slowly' remark tempered rapid-cut odds and lifted short- and medium-term yields, weighing on banks and growth stocks.
Nov 17, 2025
China slowdown hits Asian equities
November 16: China's October IP slowed to 4.9%, pressuring Asian equities; ECB supervisory comments and firmer US Treasury yields weighed on markets.
Nov 16, 2025
Fed caution trims near-term easing bets
November 13: Fed regional remarks reduced cut odds and pressured U.S. equities; ECB supervision comments and New York Fed MBS operations focused trading.
Nov 13, 2025
Funding lifts risk; chips whipsaw.
November 12: Progress toward a House funding bill pulled yields lower and buoyed risk, while SoftBank's Nvidia (NVDA) sale stirred chip volatility.
Nov 12, 2025
Tech rally on light macro, brisk deals.
November 11: A thin macro calendar saw Technology lead a broad US and global rally. Active deal news included S&P Global (SPGI)'s (SPGI) AIS acquisition.
Nov 11, 2025
Tech-led slide as Fed signals diverge.
November 7: US stocks fell as tech underperformed while energy and healthcare rose. Mixed Fed remarks tempered easing hopes, pressuring growth.
Nov 7, 2025