Weekly Market Commentary: Markets Rally on Iran War De-escalation
04/13/26
Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: April 13, 2026
Each week, our Wealth Management team analyzes the U.S. stock market and bond market activity and news of the previous week, summarizing their findings into a weekly market update report. The key points of this week's commentary, "Markets Rally on Iran War De-escalation," include:
- Global markets rallied sharply last week after dire escalation threats in the Iran conflict from the Trump Administration failed to materialize, giving way instead to a fragile ceasefire.
- The Consumer Price Index rose 0.9% in March driven by a surge in energy prices. Core CPI (excluding food and energy) only increased 0.2% month-over-month, suggesting limited spillover to core categories from the sharp shock to energy prices at this point.
- Earnings have been a bright spot for the U.S. economy. The estimated year-over-year earnings growth rate for S&P 500 in the first quarter is 12.6%. If realized, this would mark the 6th consecutive quarter of double-digit earnings growth.
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