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Federal Reserve 18 June 2026 - 3 July 2026

Nasdaq under pressure with chip names lower; futures drift before jobs data

Dow hits another high but chip names slip as markets eye Fed minutes

U.S. stock markets did not hold regular trading hours Friday since the July 4 holiday was observed early this year, with Independence Day landing on Saturday. That made Thursday’s close the final full price for U.S. stocks ahead of the long weekend. On normal days, NYSE’s core session runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern, with Nasdaq following the same hours.
3 July 2026
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Gold slips under $4,000 with traders watching Fed signals

Gold price tops $4,100 after U.S. jobs data revisions fuel Fed-rate hopes

Gold jumped past $4,100 on Thursday after the latest U.S. payrolls data pointed to a softer labor market than markets had been expecting. The headline was a 57,000 job gain for June, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics cut April and May’s numbers by a combined 74,000, so the revisions wiped out more jobs than were added last month. Economists in the Reuters poll were looking for a 110,000 increase.
2 July 2026
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Nasdaq edges lower in after-hours as AI chip fall spurs margin chatter

US stocks open higher with Micron earnings in focus, traders eye Fed

Stocks pushed higher in the U.S. on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 up 0.44%, the Nasdaq gaining 0.39%, and the Dow rising 0.53% in late-morning trading, Reuters reported, citing market data delayed at least 15 minutes. Consumer discretionary and healthcare names were strong, but energy slipped after oil prices moved lower.
24 June 2026
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US stocks finish up as chip shares surge and oil falls

US Stocks Pause for Juneteenth After Chip-Led Rally; Fed, Micron Earnings Loom

U.S. stock trading was paused Friday for Juneteenth, leaving Wall Street to sit with a chip-led rebound that steadied the market after a midweek Federal Reserve jolt. The latest cash close showed the S&P 500 up 80.48 points at 7,500.58, the Nasdaq Composite up 496.28 points at 26,517.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 72.15 points at 51,564.70.
19 June 2026
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AI Names Drop, Oil Upends Inflation Bets, US Stocks Slip

Chips push Wall St higher, oil’s slide softens Fed hit

Chip stocks boosted Wall Street late Thursday morning, with U.S. indexes moving up as oil prices fell and some inflation worries cooled despite a firmer tone from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.36% at 11:23 a.m. ET, while the S&P 500 was up 0.91%. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.25%.
18 June 2026
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