Weekend strikes pushed oil higher and knocked the Nasdaq 0.61% lower. Investors fled expensive tech and crowded into safer bets, splitting the market.
Inflation data lands the same morning JPMorgan and Bank of America report. A hot number would push Warsh's Fed to hold rates longer.
The Nikkei fell 1.92% and Shanghai 2.06%, with SK Hynix plunging. The Dow actually rose 0.16% — a reminder that risk hit chips and Asia hardest.
Markets are jittery, and the reason is written in oil and rockets. The US and Iran traded fire over the weekend, oil jumped, and the Nasdaq slid 0.61% while the Dow eked out a small gain. That split tells you everything: money is leaving expensive tech and hiding in safer, cheaper stocks. Asia took it hardest. The Nikkei dropped 1.92% and Shanghai fell 2.06%, with chipmaker SK Hynix plunging. The 10-year Treasury yield ticked up to 4.58%, meaning borrowing got a little more expensive.
The real event isn't the missiles — it's tomorrow. CPI inflation data lands Tuesday, and big banks kick off earnings the same morning. JPMorgan and Bank of America should post strong numbers, partly thanks to the SpaceX IPO and all the war-driven trading volatility. But a hot inflation print would corner Kevin Warsh's Fed and push rate cuts further out. The opportunity: if inflation stays tame, the pullback in tech becomes a discount rather than a warning. Watch the CPI number before you touch anything.
Mike Rowe argues we've lost sight of what real work means, favoring credentials over skilled trades. For everyday investors, that's a labor-market signal: the shortage of welders, electricians, and machinists is a real cost that shows up in construction delays and higher prices. Where workers are scarce, wages and project costs climb — and that feeds straight into inflation and company margins.
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