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August 2, 2026

July 2026 Market & Economic Recap

Stock Market Wall Street experienced a mixed July as investors navigated corporate earnings, inflation data, and ongoing uncertainty surrounding interest rates. Markets finished the month on a stronger note after solid earnings from several major technology companies helped improve investor confidence. For the month, the market’s three major indices performed as follows: Dow: +0.3% S&P 500: −0.4% Nasdaq Composite: −3.7% Sources: https://www.reuters.com/business/nasdaq-100-leads-us-futures-higher-amazon-surge-offsets-apple-decline-2026-07-31 https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-500-nasdaq-tech-amazon-apple-earnings-chip-stocks-kospi/card/dow-is-eking-out-a-fourth-straight-monthly-gain-E2uwDNdducCvvsQ1XBfV?   Inflation June brought encouraging news on inflation, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis—the largest monthly decline since April 2020. On an annual basis, inflation slowed to 3.5%, down from 4.2% […]
June 30, 2026

June 2026 Market & Economic Recap

Stock Market The three major U.S. indexes had a mixed June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the lone winner, gaining +2.4% for the month, while the S&P 500 slipped -1.2% and the NASDAQ Composite fell -3.2%, weighed down by weakness in mega-cap technology stocks. Despite the soft finish to the month, all three indexes posted strong first-half gains. The Dow rose 8.9% in the first six months of 2026 — its best first-half performance since 2021. The S&P 500 climbed 9.6% and the NASDAQ advanced 12.8% over the same period. The small-cap Russell 2000 was the standout, surging nearly […]
September 4, 2022

August 2022 Market & Economic Recap

  Stock market In August, the US stock market stumbled to the finish line with a four-day selloff. For the month, Wall Street’s major indexes performed as follows: The Dow -3.9% S&P 500 -4.2% Nasdaq -4.6% Year-to-date (as of the conclusion of August 31st), the stock market’s benchmark indexes have performed as follows: The Dow -13.29% S&P 500 -17.02% The Nasdaq -24.47% The best and worst-performing stocks in August Despite a mid-month rally, the stock market lost ground by the end of August, with the S&P 500 posting negative 4.2% growth. For the month, these were the top 5 best-performing […]
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