Weekly Commentary: Bond Yield Breakout
Weekly Commentary: Bond Yield Breakout
Weekly Commentary: Bond Yield Breakout
If you are planning to visit Delhi’s iconic Red Fort over the next few weeks, you may need to revise your itinerary. The historic monument has been closed to the general public from July 15 to August 15, 2026, as preparations begin for India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations. Red Fort Closed Till August 15 Ahead…
patpitchaya/iStock via Getty Images As you may recall, Q1 2026 ended in crisis, however Q2 2026 ended in one of the sharpest risk asset recoveries in recent memory. This quarter’s arc was defined by the slow, uneven de-escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict that
Key Points Aug. 4 is a major date for AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) investors alike. It’s when AMD reports second-quarter earnings, and it has major implications for both stocks. It’s possible that the two stocks could move in opposite directions after this announcement, and each group of investors (maybe you’re invested in…
Middle East oil producers plan to build new pipelines to reduce their dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran disrupts the Gulf states’ seaborne crude exports with near daily attacks on tankers. But new pipelines will not end the threat to the region’s energy exports, analysts said. This infrastructure is just as vulnerable to…
Other important economic updates will arrive later in the week in the form of weekly initial jobless claims data and the latest existing home sales figures for June. Both of those releases are scheduled for Thursday. Last week, Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater said the latest decline in 30-year mortgage rates offered an “encouraging…
High mortgage rates may have put a damper on growth in the short-term rental market in recent years, but in a twist of fate, they appear to be boosting bookings and profits for longtime hosts. Mortgage rates above 6% have drastically slowed new investment in short-term rental (STR) properties, limiting competition for tenured hosts who…