📊 Daily Market Pulse
Generated May 18, 2026 7:30 AM ET
Market Closed
⚠ Market Alert
The 10-year Treasury yield jumped 13 basis points today, marking a significant move that typically signals growing inflation expectations or anticipation of higher-for-longer interest rates from the Federal Reserve. This sharp rise in borrowing costs could pressure equity valuations, particularly for growth and technology stocks that benefit from lower discount rates, while also affecting mortgage rates and corporate refinancing costs.
AI Morning Briefing
Equities retreated across the board today, with the Nasdaq 100 leading losses at -1.54% while the S&P 500 and Dow fell roughly 1.2% and 1.1% respectively. The Fear & Greed Index dropped to 28, signaling investor anxiety, though the VIX remained moderate at 19.23. With inflation holding steady at 3.95% year-over-year and the 10-year yield at 4.59%, market participants appear to be pricing in persistent rate pressures amid mixed economic signals.
Watch today: Monitor the 10-year Treasury yield and any commentary from Fed speakers today—a sustained move above 4.60% could accelerate equity weakness if markets interpret it as delayed rate-cut expectations. Also watch for any inflation-related data or earnings revisions that might validate current fear sentiment.
📈 US Market Futures
| Dow Jones (YM=F) |
$49,291.00 (+97.00, +0.20%) |
| S&P 500 (ES=F) |
$7,401.00 (+14.75, +0.20%) |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) |
$29,115.50 (+57.00, +0.20%) |
| Russell 2000 (RTY=F) |
$2,788.10 (+6.20, +0.22%) |
💎 Magnificent 7
| Apple (AAPL) |
$300.23 (+0.38, +0.13%) |
| Microsoft (MSFT) |
$421.92 (+2.25, +0.54%) |
| Amazon (AMZN) |
$264.14 (+1.55, +0.59%) |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) |
$396.78 (+1.50, +0.38%) |
| Meta (META) |
$614.23 (+3.83, +0.63%) |
| Tesla (TSLA) |
$422.24 (+3.67, +0.88%) |
| Nvidia (NVDA) |
$225.32 (+0.91, +0.41%) |
📊 Sector Performance
| Consumer Discretionary (XLY) |
$116.53 (+0.52, +0.45%) |
| Technology (XLK) |
$176.26 (+0.49, +0.28%) |
| Financials (XLF) |
$51.10 (+0.12, +0.23%) |
| Health Care (XLV) |
$145.10 (+0.30, +0.21%) |
| Energy (XLE) |
$59.44 (-0.01, -0.02%) |
| Utilities (XLU) |
$43.87 (-0.03, -0.08%) |
| Consumer Staples (XLP) |
$84.64 (-0.16, -0.19%) |
| Communication Services (XLC) |
$116.08 (-0.24, -0.21%) |
| Industrials (XLI) |
$171.40 (-0.43, -0.25%) |
| Materials (XLB) |
$50.30 (-0.15, -0.30%) |
| Real Estate (XLRE) |
$43.23 (-0.23, -0.53%) |
🪙 Cryptocurrencies
| Bitcoin (BTC) |
$76,800.00 (-1.94% 24h) |
| Ethereum (ETH) |
$2,113.77 (-3.39% 24h) |
| Solana (SOL) |
$84.32 (-2.86% 24h) |
| Ripple (XRP) |
$1.38 (-2.79% 24h) |
| Cardano (ADA) |
$0.25 (-2.76% 24h) |
| Fear & Greed |
28 – Fear |
⛽ Energy
| US Avg Gas (regular) |
$4.500/gal EIA week ending 2026-05-11 |
| US Avg Diesel |
$5.639/gal EIA week ending 2026-05-11 |
| Crude Oil (WTI) |
$102.36 (-0.83, -0.80%) |
🥇 Metals
| Gold (GC=F) |
$4,542.00 (-4.80, -0.11%) |
| Silver (SI=F) |
$76.20 (+0.64, +0.85%) |
💱 Currencies
| USD/JPY |
¥158.93 (+0.20, +0.13%) |
| EUR/USD |
1.1635 (+0.00, +0.03%) |
🏦 Bonds & Interest Rates
| US 2-Year Treasury |
3.588% (+0.000, +0.00%) |
| US 10-Year Treasury |
4.595% (+0.134, +3.00%) |
| 30-Year Mortgage Rate |
6.36% (-0.16pp MoM)Freddie Mac weekly average |
🛒 Consumer Prices
| Eggs, Grade A Large |
$2.25/doz (-4.17% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-04-01 |
| Milk, whole |
$4.14/gal (+1.70% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-04-01 |
| CPI – Food at Home |
(+2.57% YoY) Grocery inflation · 2026-04-01 |
| CPI – Shelter |
(+3.06% YoY) Rent & housing costs · 2026-04-01 |
📉 Macro Economy
| Real GDP Growth |
(+2.00% QoQ ann.) BEA quarterly · 2026-01-01 · level: $31.86T |
| CPI – All Items |
(+3.95% YoY) Headline inflation · 2026-04-01 |
| Unemployment Rate |
4.3% (+0.00pp MoM) |
| US National Debt |
$38.95T (+11.8B DoD)US Treasury · as of 2026-05-14 |