08/31/2026
Eye on the Week Ahead
The employment data for August is available this week. July saw payrolls decrease by an estimated 23,000.
Major U.S. stocks ended the last full week of trading in August modestly higher. Strong AI company earnings boosted tech shares, while the war with Iran, persistent inflation, and a more hawkish Federal Reserve dampened investor enthusiasm for risk. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, in his speech a...