Early Look
Friday, September 11, 2026
Futures | Up/Down | % | Last |
Dow | 298.00 | 0.57% | 52,393 |
S&P 500 | 42.25 | 0.56% | 7,641 |
Nasdaq | 181.00 | 0.62% | 29,316 |
After falling for four consecutive trading days, S&P 500 futures, Dow futures and Nasdaq futures are bouncing, up across the board ahead of the August consumer price index (CPI) inflation report at 8:30 am et. Shares of Oracle (ORCL) are higher by about 7% after earnings last night, giving the Ai trade a little boost. Data this morning is expected to show that consumer prices rose 3.4% in August and could prove crucial as a divided Fed weighs whether to hike interest rates later this month. Economists expect to see prices jump 0.4% in August from a month earlier, faster than July's 0.1% monthly gain, with annual price gains holding steady at 3.4%. Treasury prices remains elevated along with oil which is on pace for a 7% weekly gain. This morning, U.S. oil price dips below $100 while diesel passes $6, marking fresh record. All eyes have been on the 10-year Treasury yield inching towards 5%, but yesterday’s move up in the 2-year Treasury yield is the largest one-day move in over a year (hit 4.58% - highest since July 2024). In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index tumbled -1,259 points to 64,011, the Shanghai Index fell -46 points to 3,888, and the Hang Seng Index declined -149 points to 24,805. In Europe, the German DAX is up 172 points to 25,533, while the FTSE 100 is up 56 points to 10,665.
Stocks dropped Thursday after U.S. oil prices topped $100 a barrel, amid growing fears of higher inflation from a prolonged war in the Middle East, while Treasury yields jumped from the long to the short end ahead of key CPI inflation data later today. The S&P, Dow and Nasdaq all closed lower for a 4th straight day on Thursday, a feat not seen for the S&P since early March of this year! U.S. West Texas Intermediate closed at $102.48, up 6.7% while Brent crude futures gained 5.9% to settle at $107.63 – the highest close since May 19 for both benchmarks. Since the Iran war began at the end of February, WTI is up 52.9%, and it’s up by 78.5% YTD. The 30Y yield hit 5.373%, its highest since 2007.
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Macro | Up/Down | Last |
Nymex | -3.51 | 98.97 |
Brent | -3.98 | 103.65 |
Gold | -16.20 | 4,391.10 |
EUR/USD | -0.002 | 1.1590 |
JPY/USD | -0.35 | 154.07 |
10-Year Note | -0.005 | 4.938% |
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Mid-Morning Look
Friday, September 11, 2026
Index | Up/Down | % | Last |
DJ Industrials | 544.49 | 1.05% | 52,608 |
S&P 500 | 78.93 | 1.04% | 7,670 |
Nasdaq | 307.14 | 1.18% | 26,389 |
Russell 2000 | 20.96 | 0.72% | 2,911 |
Stocks bounce on last trading day of the week, but still on track for weekly losses. Despite the consumer price index (CPI) inflation report still firmly above the Fed’s 2% inflation rate, and above the prior month readings, Wall Street is higher as the S&P, Dow, and Nasdaq look to snap their 4 day losing streaks as oil takes a breather and Treasury yields slip, but both remain firmly higher on the week into next week’s FOMC meeting. Fed fund futures are now predicting a near 90% chance the FOMC raises rates at next week’s two-day meeting following the PPI/CPI data points the last two days. The CPI report followed Thursday's slightly hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index reading that did little to reassure investors. Gold prices firmed over 1%, rebounding from recent losses and finding a short-term floor despite strong U.S. inflation data lifting expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week. The Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% last month after edging up 0.1% in July. In the 12 months through August, consumer inflation advanced 3.4% after rising by the same margin in July. Oil prices fell on Friday, but remained on course for a weekly gain. Tech got a better earnings result from Oracle (ORCL) overnight, giving a bounce to the Ai trade in a week that has been dominated by AI gloom/doom reports and tighter gov’t restrictions. There was no shortage of Middle East headlines overnight as Axios reported Saudi Crown Prince MBS called Pres Trump twice on Thursday urging him to launch strikes against the Houthis amid Red Sea threat; Trump declined with US officials stressed the admin has no plans to intervene directly against the Houthis for now. The WSJ had reported Iran has resumed producing ballistic missiles in underground facilities using stockpiled components; mainly assembling the new missiles in more limited quantities than before the war.
Economic Data
Macro | Up/Down | Last |
WTI Crude | -2.91 | 99.56 |
Brent | -3.04 | 104.59 |
Gold | 14.70 | 4,422.00 |
EUR/USD | -0.0001 | 1.1609 |
JPY/USD | -0.94 | 153.47 |
10-Year Note | -0.024 | 4.919% |
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Closing Recap
Friday, September 11, 2026
Index | Up/Down | % | Last |
DJ Industrials | 508.71 | 0.98% | 52,6572 |
S&P 500 | 65.15 | 0.86% | 7,656 |
Nasdaq | 251.31 | 0.96% | 26,333 |
Russell 2000 | 12.99 | 0.45% | 2,903 |
U.S. stocks opened higher and stayed there throughout the trading day, snapping the 4 day losing streak for the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq, but still ended the week with declines ahead of next week’s FOMC policy meeting. Economic data was not favorable for a “dovish” interest rate outlook as this morning’s August CPI report was mostly in line, although monthly core inflation rose 0.3% versus 0.2% expected. Michigan Sentiment missed estimates at 47.8, and 1-Year Inflation Expectations were higher than forecast at 4.6%. The data followed a slightly hotter producer price index (PPI) on Thursday that sunk markets. Treasury yields remained higher, while the dollar was little changed and oil pulled back. Nine of eleven S&P sectors finished higher led by technology (XLK), Industrials (XLI) and Communications (XLC) all up over 1% while Healthcare (XLV) and utilities (XLU) lagged. For the week, the S&P 500 fell 0.8%, the Dow fell 1.6% and the Nasdaq fell 0.7%.
After the ECB raised interest rates this week as expected, several key Central bank meetings are coming up this week. The FOMC rate decision in Wednesday after 2 day meeting and now seen a 90% chance of a rate hike. Also next week on Wednesday the BCB policy announcement, on Thursday 9/17 The Bank of England policy announcement and Friday the Bank of Japan rate news (hike expected). U.S. data highlights for next week include the September New York and Philly Fed indices, August retail sales, industrial production and weekly jobless claims. The yen rallied to a seven-month high against the U.S. dollar this week, driven by expectations of faster Bank of Japan policy tightening.
Interesting stats: U.S. investors recorded net sales of $32.27 billion in equity funds during the week, their largest since $52.45 billion in disposals in the week to December 17, 2025, per LSEG Lipper data. U.S. large-cap funds posted record weekly outflows of $40.44 billion, while mid-cap funds recorded net sales of $682 million. In contrast, multi-cap funds attracted $3.52 billion and small-cap funds drew $274 million in inflows. 2) @Kobeissi Letter noted, "US housing affordability is rapidly deteriorating: The annual Income needed to afford an average home in the US surged +$4,107 in May, to a record $124,674 per year. This Marks the 3rd consecutive monthly increase, totaling +$9,734. By comparison, US median household Income stands at $86,159 per year. This brings the Gap between median household Income and the Income needed to afford an average home to $38,515, the largest Gap since July 2025. This is just $2,288 below the $40,803 record set in June 2024."
Economic Data
Commodities
Currencies & Treasuries
Macro | Up/Down | Last |
WTI Crude | -2.43 | 100.05 |
Brent | -3.02 | 104.61 |
Gold | 1.60 | 4,408.90 |
EUR/USD | -0.0011 | 1.1598 |
JPY/USD | -0.73 | 153.69 |
10-Year Note | 0.029 | 4.974% |
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