📊 Daily Market Pulse

Generated May 1, 2026 7:30 AM ET

Market Closed

AI Morning Briefing

U.S. equities posted solid gains across all major indices today, with the Dow leading at +1.62% while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 each climbed roughly 1%. Despite a Fear & Greed reading of 26, risk appetite held firm as Bitcoin rallied 1.65% alongside equities. The 10-year yield remained anchored at 4.39% while inflation cooled slightly to 3.32% year-over-year, though crude oil dipped 0.87% on demand concerns.

Watch today: Monitor the 10-year yield closely through the close; if it breaks above 4.45%, it could signal shifting expectations about Fed policy and potentially cap today's rally tomorrow. This matters because bond yields are a key denominator for equity valuations heading into the final trading days of the week.

📈 US Market Futures
Dow Jones (YM=F) $49,968.00 (+70.00, +0.14%)
S&P 500 (ES=F) $7,253.25 (-7.50, -0.10%)
Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) $27,559.00 (-85.50, -0.31%)
Russell 2000 (RTY=F) $2,804.60 (-5.30, -0.19%)
💎 Magnificent 7
Apple (AAPL) $271.35 (-5.19, -1.88%)
Microsoft (MSFT) $407.78 (-0.87, -0.21%)
Amazon (AMZN) $265.06 (+1.00, +0.38%)
Alphabet (GOOGL) $384.80 (-0.80, -0.21%)
Meta (META) $611.91 (-1.64, -0.27%)
Tesla (TSLA) $381.63 (+0.25, +0.07%)
Nvidia (NVDA) $199.57 (-0.44, -0.22%)
🪙 Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin (BTC) $77,332.00 (+1.65% 24h)
Ethereum (ETH) $2,283.90 (+0.81% 24h)
Solana (SOL) $83.92 (+0.83% 24h)
Ripple (XRP) $1.38 (+0.37% 24h)
Cardano (ADA) $0.25 (+0.51% 24h)
Fear & Greed 26 – Fear
⛽ Energy
US Avg Gas (regular) $4.123/gal EIA week ending 2026-04-27
US Avg Diesel $5.351/gal EIA week ending 2026-04-27
Crude Oil (WTI) $104.54 (-0.92, -0.87%)
🥇 Metals
Gold (GC=F) $4,583.10 (-55.50, -1.20%)
Silver (SI=F) $73.93 (-0.87, -1.16%)
💱 Currencies
USD/JPY ¥156.54 (-0.12, -0.07%)
EUR/USD 1.1761 (+0.00, +0.22%)
🏦 Bonds & Interest Rates
US 2-Year Treasury 3.585% (-0.005, -0.14%)
US 10-Year Treasury 4.390% (-0.028, -0.63%)
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.30% (+1.12pp MoM)Freddie Mac weekly average
🛒 Consumer Prices
Eggs, Grade A Large $2.35/doz (-6.08% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-03-01
Milk, whole $4.07/gal (+1.02% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-03-01
CPI – Shelter (+2.85% YoY) Rent & housing costs · 2026-03-01
📉 Macro Economy
Real GDP Growth (+2.00% QoQ ann.) BEA quarterly · 2026-01-01 · level: $31.86T
CPI – All Items (+3.32% YoY) Headline inflation · 2026-03-01
Unemployment Rate 4.3% (-2.27pp MoM)
US National Debt $38.95T (+0.3B DoD)US Treasury · as of 2026-04-29