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Bullish Market Analysis Aug 28, 2026

Market Summary — Post market — 2026-08-28

  • equities closed out a choppy Friday session modestly lower, with the S&P 500 slipping 19.23 points (-0.25%) to 7711.76 and the Nasdaq Composite shedding 138.93 points (-0.52%) to 26423.47, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was essentially flat, down just 9.45 points (-0.02%) to 53559.99
  • The session's tone was set by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole address, in which he emphasized that inflation remains above the Fed's 2% target and that price stability should be the central bank's predominant focus
  • That hawkish messaging triggered a sharp repricing of September rate-hike odds — jumping to 57.5%-60% from roughly 35-40% the prior day — and sent Treasury yields higher across the curve, with the move most pronounced at the short end