Wall Street’s week ahead: Soaring stocks could face rocky patch as earnings wind down, yields perk up
U.S. equities are facing potential volatility as the corporate earnings season winds down amidst rising inflation and bond yields. The S&P 500 remains close to its all-time high, but concerns about inflation and interest rates are growing. Investors are now shifting their focus from earnings to macroeconomic factors that could impact the market.
- ▪The S&P 500 is less than 1 percent below its all-time high, up more than 8 percent for the year.
- ▪The 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since January 2025, affecting stock valuations.
- ▪Inflation concerns are rising, with expectations for a potential Federal Reserve rate hike later in 2026.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountHigh-flying U.S. equities could face turbulence in the final days of a blowout corporate earnings season as investors confront an increasingly tricky backdrop of spiking inflation and rising bond yields.The benchmark S&P 500 wobbled this week but remains less than 1 per cent below its all-time high, up more than 8 per cent for the year. Strength in earnings has allowed investors to look past negative factors such as higher yields, surging oil prices and the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise, but “company reporting is kind of done now.”“Investors are moving beyond the earnings season, and the macro environment is starting to take more center…
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