The 2-year Treasury note yield rose 0.118 to 4.348%, which is the second highest level of the year and the largest one-day move since March 12.
Futures markets price in a 60% chance of a Sept hike from the Fed and a 90% chance of a hike this year.
US consumers are planning to cut back on spending:
The proportion of consumers planning to spend more on restaurants, bars, and take out over the next 6 months fell -2 percentage points in August, to ~24.5%, the 2nd-lowest since September 2025.
US consumers expecting to spend more on health care services fell -3 percentage points in August, to ~19.5%, the lowest since September 2025.
This also marks the steepest monthly decline among the top 5 categories tracked by the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Survey.
At the same time, just ~21.5% of consumers now expect to spend more on beauty and personal care, down -1 percentage point from July and the lowest level since November 2025.
Furthermore, ~22.0% of consumers expect to spend more on streaming, internet, and mobile services, down -1 percentage point from the prior month, the 2nd-lowest since November 2025.
Consumers are pulling back on spending plans.
If Nvidia, $NVDA, actually reports $108 billion in revenue for Q3 as they are guiding, that would mark +1,730% growth in 4 years.
Never in history has a company of this size grown at such a fast pace.
Once again, we are witnessing history.
$NVDA | Nvidia Q2 Earnings:
• Revenue: $96.2B (est $92.30B)
• Adjusted EPS: $2.22
• Adjusted Gross Margin: 75.0%
• Data Center Revenue: $89.0B (est $85.86B)
• Sees Q3 Revenue: $108.0B, Plus Or Minus 2%
• Vera Rubin Now In Full Production
• CEO Huang Says AI Has Reached Its Inflection Point
BREAKING: US July PCE inflation, the Fed's preferred inflation metric, hits 3.7%, above expectations of 3.6%.
Core PCE inflation was 3.3%, the second highest reading since October 2024.
US inflation continues to run at nearly double the Fed's 2.0% target.
Own assets or be left behind.
US NEW HOME SALES SLUMP 10.5% IN JULY
US single-family new home sales fell 10.5% in July to an annualized 607,000 units, below the 620,000 expected.
Supply rose sharply to 9.6 months, from 8.5 months in June.
Homes for sale increased to 488,000, from 479,000.
The median sale price fell 0.9% YoY to $393,800, pointing to softer demand and rising inventory.