•US equity markets declined as crude prices and global bond yields resumed their march higher – Dow fell -352-points or -0.68%. McDonald’s Corp dropped -4.81% after announcing plans for its own media network, pricey restaurant upgrades/remodelling and ways to win over GLP-1 users during an investor presentation at its Chicago headquarters. In June, the company unveiled its newest growth strategy, McDonald’s > NEXT. However, until last night executives had offered few details about how they would implement the plan and how it may affect its financial results over the coming years. McDonald’s aims to win over more diners at a time the company expects inflation and flat traffic to restaurants overall will persist, CEO Chris Kempczinski told CNBC. The four (4) ‘Magnificent Seven’ members in the Dow all declined, with Alphabet Inc down -3.8%, Amazon.com Inc -2.24%, Apple Inc -0.8% and NVIDIA Corp -1.47%.

•US equity markets mixed although fresh gains for chip stocks lifted the Nasdaq to fresh record highs – Dow eased -185-points or -0.36%, with financial services firms JPMorgan Chase & Co (down -3.42%), American Express (-2.72%), and Visa Inc (-2.14%) ranking among its 30-stock index’s biggest decliners as the yield curve flattened (or the spread between short-term and longer-term yields narrowed). Amgen Inc rallied +4.34% after the biotechnology company announced positive Phase 3 trial results for dazodalibep, which aims to treat moderate-to-severe Sjögren’s disease (a chronic, systemic autoimmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's moisture-producing glands, such as the tear and saliva glands) in adults. Retail giants Home Depot Inc (up +2.74%) and Walmart Inc (+2.49%) rose over >2% along with 3M Company (+2.62%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (+2.19%).

•US equity markets rallied strongly as oil prices and bond yields retreated, chipmakers and other artificial intelligence (AI)-related companies leading the advance – Dow rose +366-points or +0.71%, with NVIDIA Corp (up +2.3%) the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Chevron Corp (down -2.79%) was the weakest Dow component overnight.

US equity markets closed a volatile week on a muted and mixed note on Friday. Dow slipped 95 points or 0.2%. IBM, Walt Disney, Nike, and Salesforce all falling over 2%. Apple is 0.3% as the technology giants iPhone 18 models and other new products debuted following a launch event last week.

Wall Street rebounded as easing oil prices, a decline in US Treasury yields and solid labour data helped markets move beyond the Federal Reserve's first-interest rate hike in more than three ‌years, with the Technology sector leading a broad rally – Dow rose +316-points or +0.61%. Caterpillar Inc (up +2.02%) and Cisco Systems Inc (+2.32%) were among four (4) components to rise over >2%. Salesforce Inc fell -2.9% Boeing Co (-2.46%) continued to slide a day after Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg said it is "taking longer than expected" to stabilize 737 MAX production rate at 47 aircraft per month

US equity markets weaker, unwinding earlier session gains after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in three years and central bank Chairman Kevin Warsh highlighted persistent inflation – Dow dropped -631-points or -1.21%. International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation fell -4.38% after the company said Anderon, its chip unit, has ⁠signed a funding agreement with the U.S. government. Boeing Co lost -3.69% after Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg said it is "taking longer than expected" to stabilize 737 MAX production rate at 47 aircraft per month Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-3.96%) and American Express Co (-3.7%) also fell over >3.5%. Honeywell Technologies Inc +2.07% after the developer of automation solutions presented at the Morgan Stanley Laguna Industrials Conference and said that strong second-quarter orders and a solid start to the third quarter are supporting a favourable setup heading into year end and 2027.

•US equity markets weaker, with the three (3) benchmark indices closing in the red for a sixth time in seven sessions as oil prices and bind yields continued to climb, while investors were also eying the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision – Dow fell -328-points or -0.63%, with Nike Inc (down -2.24%) and Amazon.com Inc (-2.02%) and The Walt Disney Company (-2%) all falling ~2%. Salesforce Inc fell -1.46% ahead of the keynote address led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marc Benioff at the client relationship software company’s annual Dreamforce conference. JPMorgan Chase & Co (up +0.67%) rebounded late in the session, recovering from an earlier decline of ~2% after the CEO of commercial and investment bank Doug Petno addressed the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York said that the banking giant was seeing "investment-banking strength across all products and geographies " and said he expects the firm's investment banking and trading fees for the third quarter to be up in the "mid to high teens" compared to the year-ago period.

US equity markets declined, with chipmakers under particular pressure after top executives in U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) companies raised safety concerns and called for a slowdown in the ‌development of AI – Dow eased -152-points or -0.29% after declining ~300-points earlier in the session. Caterpillar Inc (down -4.22%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-3.96%) booked the largest percentage declines in the 30-stock index. The latter was weighed down by comments from the CEO of S&P500 investment banking giant peer Bank of America (-5.14%). Brian Moynihan addressed the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference and said that Bank of America’s third-quarter investment banking fees will likely fall by more than >10% from a year ago (“I’d say $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion in fees will be kind of the number,” Mr Moynihan said), while trading revenue will likely be flat. “If you look this quarter, what we’re seeing is the market generally in investment banking is down 10% or so in the Dealogic fees type of things,” Mr Moynihan said. Salesforce Inc rallied +4.73% ahead of the client relationship software company’s annual Dreamforce conference kicking off tonight AEST, which will feature remarks from Anthropic Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dario Amodei.

•US equity markets advanced on Friday (11 September), snapping a four-session losing streak as oil prices snapped an eight-session winning streak and pulled back from five-month highs, while investors digested inflation figures that cemented expectations of an interest rate hike later this week – Dow rebounded +509-points or +0.98%.

US equity markets extended declines into a fourth consecutive session as oil prices and bind yields soared – Dow fell -317-points or -0.60%, with Amgen Inc (down -2.25%), International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation (-2.47%) and NVIDIA Corp (-2.26%) all down over >2%. Nike Inc fell -1.95% to US$36.62, with analysts at Morgan Stanley reinstating official research coverage with an ‘underweight’ rating and US$31 target price. Apple Inc rallied +3.56% following a successful launch of the company’s first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo.