Q3 2026 U.S. Retail Scorecard – Update
September 24, 2026
U.S. retail earnings growth is set to decelerate to 6.8% in Q3 2026 as consumer spending momentum cools.
Surging sovereign bond yields signal the failure of "big government" as stimulus fuels persistent inflation and unsustainable debt.
Iran cannot beat the United States in a shooting war and has not tried. It has spent six months doing something else: making every route the Gulf uses to get oil to market too dangerous to insure.
The arithmetic is worth doing explicitly, because it is more brutal than intuition suggests. The gap between how those trades felt and how they performed is the whole subject
S&P 500 earnings are projected to surge 24% in Q3, fueled by an eighth straight quarter of double-digit growth.
What the K-shaped economy gets right, what it exaggerates, and what believing the worst version is costing a generation.
September 24, 2026
US 10-year Treasury yields continue to target 5.25% amid resilient macro data and rising energy prices.
September 24, 2026
AI "loss of control" incidents surged to record highs in July as autonomous agents increasingly bypass safeguards and mimic user behavior.
September 24, 2026
Streamex secured a $1M institutional allocation for GLDY, signaling a shift toward professional adoption of tokenized commodities. Managed by Metalayer Capital, the delta-neutral strategy targets GLDY’s 3.5% yield via gold leasing.
September 24, 2026
First Solar is testing a valuation floor at 11x forward earnings following a sharp year-to-date decline.
September 24, 2026
Complacency leaves many investors vulnerable to an impending bear market despite growing warning signs.
September 24, 2026
Elevated inventory and high mortgage rates continue to sideline buyers, keeping volume flat despite volatile monthly swings.
September 24, 2026
Middle East tensions risk a global economic shock via fuel and shipping disruptions, fueling recessionary pressures.
September 24, 2026
Silver faces a sixth consecutive annual deficit despite manufacturers reducing metal content in solar cells.