With more than half of 2026 in the books, it's shaping up to be another stellar year for the stock market. Since early June, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-stock-fueled Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have all powered to record highs.
However, Wall Street's major stock indexes don't always paint a complete picture of what's going on behind the scenes. While several catalysts lie in wait to upend a historically expensive stock market, few if any are drawing as much attention as inflation.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, who officially succeeded Jerome Powell on May 22 as head of the central bank, is being challenged out of the starting gate. In May, trailing 12-month (TTM) U.S. inflation reached a three-year high of 4.2%, prompting questions of whether Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) -- the 12-person body responsible for setting the nation's monetary policy -- will raise interest rates.
Though no one ever said that overseeing monetary policy for the world's largest economy would be easy, Warsh has ascended into a veritable no-win scenario, courtesy of President Donald Trump.
However, Wall Street's major stock indexes don't always paint a complete picture of what's going on behind the scenes. While several catalysts lie in wait to upend a historically expensive stock market, few if any are drawing as much attention as inflation.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, who officially succeeded Jerome Powell on May 22 as head of the central bank, is being challenged out of the starting gate. In May, trailing 12-month (TTM) U.S. inflation reached a three-year high of 4.2%, prompting questions of whether Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) -- the 12-person body responsible for setting the nation's monetary policy -- will raise interest rates.
Though no one ever said that overseeing monetary policy for the world's largest economy would be easy, Warsh has ascended into a veritable no-win scenario, courtesy of President Donald Trump.
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