The Market Brief
U.S. futures ticked up on Tuesday, with upbeat earnings reports helping to ease some of the market’s anxiety over the ongoing tariff talks.
Impact Snapshot
🟥 JOLTS Job Openings - 10:00am
🟥 Consumer Confidence - 10:00am
Key Earnings: UNH 0.00%↑ PG 0.00%↑ BA 0.00%↑ V 0.00%↑
Macro Viewpoint
This will probably be the busiest week of the year, with catalysts on all fronts.
Investors are shifting their focus away from the recent US tariff agreements with the EU and Japan, turning instead to a lineup of crucial data points — including reports on employment, inflation, and overall economic performance.
All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement this Wednesday, with expectations that rates will remain unchanged. Attention will then pivot to earnings reports from four major tech giants.
Wall St. Prime Intelligence
As tempting as it is to get swept up in the summer rally and poolside optimism, August has historically been a month of outflows and challenged seasonality. Since 1996, August has seen a median of >10bps of outflows as a total of AUM.
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