US equities were higher again this week, with the S&P and Nasdaq finishing just below the record highs they hit earlier in the week. As widely expected, the White House announced another 90-day extension of China's tariff deadline, shifting it to early November. July CPI was expected to be the centerpiece of the week; Both headline and core measures printed in line with consensus, though takeaways flagged limited but evident tariff impacts to certain categories.

US equities were little changed in Thursday trading. A very quiet session as stocks were fairly rangebound, didn't do much despite much hotter than expected July PPI. Data sparked pullback in market pricing around 50 bp September cut, though still pricing in 90%+ chance of a 25 bp cut, while economists noted hotter PPI likely to have limited spillover effect for PCE.

US equities finished higher in Wednesday trading, with the Dow Jones, S&P500, and Nasdaq finishing up 104bps, 32bps, and 14bps respectively. The Equal-weight S&P posted its best day since late May amid very positive breadth. Small-caps had another standout session. Fedspeak included Chicago's Goolsbee saying he doesn't like precommitting on rate moves, and Bostic saying one rate cut this year still appropriate.

US equities were higher in Tuesday trading as stocks ended near best levels. S&P 500 posted fresh record high. Tariff takeaways unclear as tariff-exposed core goods categories mixed. July core CPI up 0.3% m/m

US equities were lower in Monday trading. The market was in waiting mode for CPI results on Tuesday. And it'll be much quieter on the earnings calendar this week with just 1% of the S&P 500 market cap scheduled to report.

US equities were higher this week as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reversed last week's declines and posted the best week since the week to 27-Jun. Dovish Fedspeak followed last week's disappointing July payrolls report. Tariff headlines also leaned dovish despite the new tariff rates going into effect on Thursday, pushing the effective tariff rate to the highest level in nearly a century.

US equities were mostly lower in Thursday trading though stocks ended off worst levels. Market unable to sustain much of the earlier momentum from the carve-outs related to Trump's semi tariff plan. Weekly initial jobless claims printed at 226k

US equities finished mostly higher in Wednesday trading, ending not far from best levels, With the Dow Jones, S&P500, and Nasdaq finishing up 18bps, 73bps, and 121bps respectively. Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on India over its purchasing of Russian oil, while Switzerland's president left Washington without a trade deal. Kashkari made dovish comments on CNBC that the Fed needs to respond to the slowing economy. Treasury auctioned $42B of 10-year notes, tailing by 1.1bps and the bid to cover ratio worsened versus the prior sale.

US equities were mostly lower in Tuesday afternoon trading, a bit off worst levels. Softer-than-expected July ISM services report was a notable overhang on sentiment, with new orders weak, prices higher, and respondent commentary that flagged tariff-cost headwinds. Earnings activity still very elevated with nearly 75% of the S&P 500 having now reported.

US equities finished higher in fairly quiet Monday trading, with the S&P largely erasing Friday's selloff, but remaining less than 1% below record highs. It was a largely uneventful session with no clear catalyst behind today's strength. In macro news, June factory orders declined 4.8% month over month, printing a bit better than feared.