Jun 2, 2026
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- Credit issuance was extremely strong in May as US corporate bond issuance topped $1trn YTD.
- On news that the CFTC would allow 24/7 financial product trading including crypto perpetual futures, CBOE (CBOE) has fallen 25% in the past ten sessions.
- Private job openings are now the highest since March 2024, and while this series can be a bit volatile, the local trend has started to move slightly higher.
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Jun 1, 2026
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- While bond yields finished well off season highs, the 2s30s curve is near its flattest levels of the past year while forward inflation pricing is falling despite higher oil prices.
- After back-to-back gains of over 5% on Friday and today, software (IGV) has taken out its 200-DMA and moved into extreme overbought territory.
- Anthropic has filed its draft S-1 confidentially ahead of an IPO and Alphabet (GOOGL) announced it would raise $80 bn in new equity capital.
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May 28, 2026
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- Even after working off of its lows, the S&P 500 Software and Services industry’s distance from its price targets is in the 10th percentile of all periods since 2003.
- GDP was revised down 0.4%-pt QoQ SAAR as non-residential investment remained the biggest driver of growth.
- Due to a combination of weak hiring, slowing wage growth, and higher inflation, purchasing power has been driven down as real household earnings registered a 4th percentile reading.
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May 27, 2026
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- The S&P 500 has been overbought for 31 days in a row, but the 10-day A/D line hasn’t experienced an overbought reading since April 21st.
- Regional manufacturing surveys had the strongest showing for price indices since the spring of 2022.
- Special questions from regional Federal Reserve bank surveys indicated rising prices and decelerating AI adoption among responding firms.
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May 26, 2026
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- DRAM prices and GPU rental rates have continued to rise, powering the AI trade.
- AI related stocks have posted consistent gains recently with many of those names reaching new highs.
- Separate surveys tracking consumer confidence are showing drastically different results including a record low for UMich and more tempered readings for the Conference Board.
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May 21, 2026
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- One source of inflation that has not eased is beef prices as live cattle futures currently sit near records of $2.40/lb.
- US flash PMIs from S&P Global were stronger than international peers, especially for the manufacturing sector.
- While the single-family housing market remains challenged by high rates, multifamily starts are +20% YoY and at new cycle highs.
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