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September 6, 2026 Updated weekday mornings

Markets were closed over the weekend following Friday's pullback to end the trading week, as a much-hotter-than-expected August jobs report reignited rate-hike fears heading into the September 16 Fed decision. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Friday to 7,718.60, the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.3% to 26,506.99 and the Dow Jones dropped 0.5% (272 points) to 53,414.25 after nonfarm payrolls jumped 162,000 versus the roughly 55,000 economists expected, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield up to about 4.79% and lifting market-implied odds of a Fed rate hike toward 58%. Utilities, Financials and Technology were Friday's only advancing sectors, while Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary led the declines as a Lululemon earnings miss dragged retail names lower. The VIX slid to 14.32 even as stocks fell, and gold eased to about $4,420 an ounce while WTI crude held near $91.93 a barrel on lingering Middle East supply concerns. Markets are closed Monday for Labor Day, with trading resuming Tuesday ahead of Friday's August CPI report and the following week's pivotal FOMC decision.

S&P 500
7,718.60
▼ 0.4%
NASDAQ
26,506.99
▼ 0.3%
DOW JONES
53,414.25
▼ 0.5%
Sep
9
Oracle Reports Fiscal Q1 2027 Results After the Bell
EARNINGS
Oracle's cloud-infrastructure and AI-related bookings growth are a key barometer for enterprise tech spending heading into the back half of the year.
Sep
11
August CPI Report (Consumer Price Index)
ECONOMIC DATA
The last major inflation reading before the Fed's September 16 decision, with July's headline CPI running at 3.4% year-over-year and Friday's jobs-report surprise raising the stakes for any upside inflation shock.
Sep
16
FOMC Interest Rate Decision
FED
Futures pushed rate-hike odds toward 58% after Friday's hot jobs report, making this the most consequential Fed meeting of the year following Chair Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole remarks.
Utilities
+0.40%
🏦 Financials
+0.30%
💻 Technology
+0.20%
🏗️ Industrials
+0.10%
🪨 Materials
−0.10%
🛒 Consumer Staples
−0.20%
🏠 Real Estate
−0.40%
Energy
−0.90%
🏥 Healthcare
−1.00%
🛍️ Consumer Disc.
−1.20%
📡 Communication
−1.30%

📈 Quick Stats

Fed Funds Rate3.50 – 3.75%
10-Year Treasury4.79%
CPI (YoY, latest)3.4%
Unemployment4.1%
VIX (Volatility)14.32
Oil (WTI)$91.93
Gold$4,420

🧠 Market Sentiment

44
Fear
Fear Greed

💰 Earnings This Week

Oracle
ORCL
Sep 9
After Close

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