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Sep 11, 2026

Crude Gave Back $3 Overnight. August's Inflation Report Won't Show It

West Texas is down 3.17% and Brent 3.58% this morning, while August consumer prices are expected to more than triple month over month on the energy that is now unwinding. Utilities is one of six sector positions in the even-weight strategy and the one most tied to where the core rate lands.

Sep 10, 2026

Copper Fell 4%. The Inflation Report Is Expected to Get Worse

Silver dropped 3% and platinum 3% in the same move while crude added another 1.1%, and the August producer price report lands at 8:30 with consensus at 5.3% year over year against 4.7% in July. Financials is the second largest of six sector positions in the even-weight strategy.

Sep 9, 2026

Brent Broke $100. Europe Is Taking It Harder Than America Is

Crude added 2.8% overnight and the German and French indexes fell near 2%, while American futures gave up a third of a point. Both strategies are built from American exposure alone.

Sep 8, 2026

Copper Is Up 2%. Small Business Optimism Fell Again

Brent trades near $100 and the whole base metals board is green, while August small business optimism came in at 98.7 against a 99.4 consensus. Materials and industrials sit on opposite sides of that move, and the even-weight strategy owns both.

Sep 6, 2026

Payrolls Tripled the Forecast. The S&P Gained Nine Basis Points

Crude rose almost 10% as the Hormuz blockade settled into something the market now treats as permanent, and August hiring came in at 162,000 against a forecast of 56,000. Utilities was the third strongest American sector and one of six the even-weight strategy owns.

Sep 4, 2026

Volatility Sits Near a One-Year Low. Last Month's Jobs Number Was Negative

The August payroll report lands at 8:30 with consensus at 55,000 after July came in at minus 23,000, and the volatility index closed at 14.32 against a 52-week low of 13.38. Healthcare and financials are the two largest of six sector positions in the even-weight strategy.

Sep 3, 2026

Employers Announced 52,881 Job Cuts Last Month. The Atlanta Fed Says Growth Is Running 4.8%

Challenger's August tally ran 58% above July's while the third-quarter growth tracker sits near 5%, and the yen rose 1.6% overnight on expectations the Bank of Japan tightens again. Industrials is one of six sector positions in the even-weight strategy.

Sep 2, 2026

The Labor Market Blinked. The Bond Market Didn't

July job openings missed and June was revised down 177,000, yet the ten-year yield rose to 4.81% and September rate-increase odds sit near 68%. Healthcare is the largest of six sector positions in the even-weight strategy.

Sep 1, 2026

Europe's Inflation Rate Jumped to 3.3%. The 30-Year Treasury Is at 5.27%

Euro-area prices accelerated from 2.9% in July, Germany sold five-year paper 16 basis points higher than at the last auction, and long yields rose on both sides of the Atlantic. Financials is 16.4% of the even-weight strategy and one of six sector positions.