Daily Summary

# Daily Brief 2026-05-17 Sunday morning, the week ended with opposing messages stacking on top of each other. Trump returned from Beijing with 200 Boeings and a vague Chinese favor on Iran. Warsh officially took the Fed chairman’s seat on Friday, with Powell stepping down but staying on the board until 2028. The bond market … Read more

Markets snapshot – S&P 500 closed Friday at a new record, around 7,580 points, the ninth straight week of gains. The market rises as if geopolitics no longer existed. – Nasdaq finished May up about 8 percent, also new highs. The engine is one, the artificial intelligence (AI) fever. – Dell shares jumped 32 percent, … Read more

Markets snapshot Lithuania and the Baltics Europe Ukraine Geopolitics Central banks IPO radar Analyst voices What to watch tomorrow Meška’s note Friday was a pure lesson in how the late cycle works. A strong labor reading should have been good news, but to the market good news is bad news, because it closes the door … Read more

Markets snapshot – Tech fell. Nasdaq dropped almost a percent to 25,678 points, the S&P 500 lost 0.26% to 7,387. The Dow, on the contrary, added 86 points to 50,872. The reason is simple, Trump hinted at new strikes on Iran after it targeted an American helicopter, and tech stocks ran first. – Gold cheapened. … Read more

Markets snapshot – Everything bounced. After Wednesday’s drop the exchanges rose sharply. The S&P 500 added 1.75%, Nasdaq a full 2.54%, the Dow jumped about 930 points and got back above 50,800. The reason is one: Trump called off the planned strikes on Iran and hinted that a peace deal could be signed as soon … Read more

# Daily Brief 2026-06-12 Markets snapshot – Bounce and doubt. On Thursday Wall Street shot up on hopes of Iran peace: S&P 500 +1.75% to 7,394, Nasdaq +2.54% to 25,810, Dow +930 points (+1.86%) to 50,849. By Friday the strength was gone, the indices split, the Dow added about 0.4%, Nasdaq gave back half a … Read more

Markets snapshot – S&P 500 closed nearly flat, down 0.02 percent at 7563 points. The Nasdaq slid 0.16 percent, the Dow Jones dropped harder, down 0.63 percent. Indices paused after the record set on Tuesday and Wednesday. – WTI crude hovered around 89 USD per barrel, ending the month roughly 12 percent in the red. … Read more

Yesterday markets ignored two bad headlines at once. US producer prices jumped +6% year on year, the biggest leap since December 2022, and Boston Fed President Collins openly mentioned that rate hikes might be needed. The S&P, Nasdaq and Dow set fresh records anyway. Trump landed in Beijing, Putin is talking about ending the war, … Read more

Yesterday markets exhaled. Iran sends a peace proposal, oil drops, equity indices punch new records. But underneath the shine sit four wars, two contested ceasefire offers and a central bank that can no longer pretend inflation is transitory. Below, what you actually need to know this morning. Markets snapshot – S&P 500 closed at 7,259.22 … Read more

Markets S&P 500 closed near 7,136 points, practically flat (+0.11%), squeezed between two opposing forces: oil price pressure from above and Fed rate “support” from below. Nasdaq moved similarly. In the tech sector, only the AI names are rising right now, the rest are flat. Gold jumped to $4,637 (+1.65%), a classic geopolitical insurance reaction … Read more

Markets S&P 500 closed near 7,137.90 (+1.05%), Nasdaq rose faster: +1.64%, to 24,657.57. Tech stocks recovered part of the week’s losses, helped by the rhetoric around the Fed decision. Dow Jones more modestly: +0.69%, to 49,490.03. The old-economy thermometer signals cautious optimism today, not euphoria. BTC jumped +3.77%, to $78,567, a clear reaction to the … Read more

Markets snapshot – S&P 500 closed at 7,129.80 (–0.13%) — a directionless day; the market is waiting for after-the-bell Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta reports. – Nasdaq 24,661.95 (–0.01%) — practically frozen. The week’s entire risk premium sits in Big Tech earnings, not today’s session. – Dow Jones 48,815.01 (–0.67%) — the toughest tape for … Read more

# Daily summary: 2026-04-29 Markets – S&P 500 closed at 7,129.80 (-0.13%), a session without clear direction, with the market waiting on after-hours reports from Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta. – Nasdaq 24,661.95 (-0.01%), practically frozen. The week’s entire added value sits in the Big Tech reports, not in today’s session. – Dow Jones 48,815.01 … Read more

Daily Brief 2026-04-24 Market Snapshot S&P 500 –0.41% to 7,108, Nasdaq –0.89% to 24,438, DJI –0.36% to 49,310. The tech sector mood was spoiled by two quarterly reports: IBM dropped more than 8%, ServiceNow nearly 18%. Both cited the Middle East war as a direct drag on subscription and software sales. This is no longer … Read more

Daily Brief 2026-04-22 (Late) Market Snapshot S&P 500 closed at 7,089 (–0.28%) – opened higher after Trump’s announcement extending the ceasefire, but the day’s optimism faded along with the uncertainty over Iran talks. Nasdaq 24,365 (–0.16%), Dow Jones around 49,400 – same dynamic: morning with hope, evening without it. Gold $4,765/oz (–1.32%) – the day’s … Read more

Daily Brief 2026-04-22 Market Snapshot S&P 500 –0.63% to 7,064 – fourth negative day in five. Markets are not capitulating, but not buying either; while Hormuz remains unclear, the risk premium persists. Nasdaq –0.59% (24,259), DJI –0.59% (49,149) – the selloff is broad, not sectoral. Gold $4,728, –2.09% – correction after the record $4,850, but … Read more

Daily Brief | 2026-04-16 Market Snapshot Small move, large zone. S&P 500 isn’t cheering today — just quietly holding near record territory, because the market is buying expectation, not fact. The expectation today: Iran ceasefire might be extended. As long as it’s uncertain, the market won’t dare to sell aggressively or buy aggressively. S&P 500: … Read more

Market Snapshot S&P 500 crossed 7,100 – close +1.50%, new all-time highs after several weeks of anxiety. Nasdaq — 13th consecutive session – +1.71%. This streak was last seen in 1992. A statistical fact, not a signal — but it tells you how much accumulated capital was waiting for any excuse to buy. DJI jumped … Read more

# Daily Brief — 2026-04-15 — 1. Market Snapshot – S&P 500 closed at 6,967 (+1.18%) — less than 1% from the all-time high at 7,002. Today’s futures show stability: the market is waiting to see whether the second round of negotiations with Iran will be real or rhetorical. – Nasdaq +1.96% to 23,639 — … Read more

Market Snapshot Lithuania and the Baltics Europe Ukraine Geopolitics IPO Radar What to Watch Tomorrow Meška’s Comment Hormuz today is not an oil story and not an Iran story. It is a test: can the US in 2026 still dictate to others what sails through that strait. The answer is still unclear, but the contours … Read more

# Daily Brief — 2026-04-10 – Fed speakers (after hawkish FOMC minutes). – Gold: will it hold $3,250? 1. Market Moment – S&P 500 gained two weeks straight, ~6,825 — already the seventh session in a row, the longest streak since last autumn. The market rode ceasefire euphoria, but yesterday Tehran’s comments began to overturn … Read more

Market Moment Today everything revolves around one word: ceasefire. The US and Iran agreed on a two-week truce, Tehran promised to open the Strait of Hormuz, and markets reacted as if after a long oxygen-deprived period — with a deep breath. S&P 500 up 2.55%, Nasdaq up 3.50%, Dow up 2.17%. Oil fell sharply — … Read more

Market Snapshot Tuesday revolved around one question — would Trump press the button at 20:00 Washington time, or not. Markets bet that he probably would. S&P 500 fell 0.9%, Nasdaq dropped 1.3% to 21,854, Dow lost 382 points. WTI oil broke through the $115 mark — up 3% for the day, as Hormuz remains closed … Read more

Market Snapshot S&P 500 – 6,816.89 (-0.11%). The technology sector held its ground (Nvidia +2.58%, Amazon +2.05%), but traditional industry retreated under the full weight of geopolitics. Nasdaq – 22,902.89 (+0.35%). The only one of the three major indices to close in positive territory today. The AI wave’s centre of gravity is holding. Dow Jones … Read more

Market Snapshot S&P 500 closed at 6,886 points (+1.02%), Nasdaq – 23,184 (+1.23%). Markets are rising for the second consecutive day, even with oil above $100. The reason: the probability that the Hormuz crisis will not escalate into a broader military conflict appeared greater today than yesterday. Gold – $4,748 per ounce, near record highs. … Read more