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Weekly Market Commentary: Stocks Post Slight Gain as Strong Tech Earnings Boost Sentiment

08/31/26

Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: August 31, 2026

Each week, our Investment Committee 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, "Stocks Post Slight Gain as Strong Tech Earnings Boost Sentiment," include:

  • Equity markets edged higher last week. Strong earnings from Nvidia, Salesforce, and CrowdStrike helped to boost investor sentiment.
  • Nvidia, Salesforce, and CrowdStrike reported strong quarterly earnings supported by investment in artificial intelligence and continued adoption of AI tools.
  • Core PCE Inflation came in as expected, rising +0.2% month-over-month and +3.3% year-over-year. Fed officials will want to see more progress on inflation and may be forced to increase the overnight lending rate if inflation remains elevated.

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