Weekly Update Week 30
The week's dominant story was not in the United States at all but in Shanghai, where the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference
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The week's dominant story was not in the United States at all but in Shanghai, where the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference
Our two largest positions had their best week in months, driven by a combination of AI optimism, a constructive China macro print, and rotation back into oversold Chinese internet names.
.... the holiday-shortened week at or near record highs even as the June labor market report printed one of the weakest payroll gains of the cycle.
Week 26 was defined by two forces pulling in opposite directions: a Federal Reserve that pivoted aggressively hawkish under new Chair Kevin Warsh, and an AI and geopolitical shock that drove Chinese..
Week 25 will be remembered for Kevin Warsh's debut as Federal Reserve Chairman and a geopolitical whiplash that sent oil prices on a wild ride.
Week 24 was defined by two forces pulling in opposite directions: sticky inflation and a historic IPO that reshuffled capital across the market.
Week 23 delivered a jarring reality check to equity markets.
April PCE came in hot at 3.8% headline and 3.3% core, cementing the "no rate cuts" narrative. IBM's $10 billion quantum computing pledge and de-escalation in the Iran–Strait of Hormuz standoff ...
The holiday-shortened Week 22 (Memorial Day on Monday) features a densely packed calendar of economic data and Fed speakers that could determine whether the equity-bond divergence resolves in favor of
Week 20 will be remembered as the week the inflation narrative fundamentally shifted.
Week 19 delivered one of the most remarkable stretches for global equities in 2026. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at record highs for the sixth consecutive week, powered by blowout ...
Week 18 will be remembered as one of the most consequential trading periods of the year. Global equities navigated geopolitical escalation
Another volatile week, another set of record highs. The S&P 500 (+0.8% on Friday) and Nasdaq (+1.95% on Friday) closed at all-time highs
Global stock markets experienced a historic week of gains during Week 16 of 2026, driven largely by optimism surrounding the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. However,...
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