U.S. equities retreated modestly across all major indices, with the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq 100 each sliding roughly 0.6–0.7%, while the Fear & Greed Index dropped to 27 signaling heightened anxiety. The 10-year Treasury yield held firm at 4.67% as inflation remains sticky at 3.95% year-over-year, offsetting any dovish relief from a 4.30% unemployment rate. Bitcoin bucked the equity weakness with a +0.77% gain, while crude oil fell 1.48%, suggesting divergent views on economic resilience versus energy demand.
Watch today: Monitor the 10-year yield closely for any break above 4.70%; if Treasury weakness accelerates alongside renewed rate-hike expectations, it could trigger a broader equity selloff by market close. The sticky 3.95% CPI and resilient unemployment also mean Fed guidance in coming days remains a key catalyst for direction.
| Dow Jones (YM=F) | $49,545.00 (+192.00, +0.39%) |
| S&P 500 (ES=F) | $7,401.50 (+36.00, +0.49%) |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) | $29,106.50 (+209.50, +0.72%) |
| Russell 2000 (RTY=F) | $2,763.90 (+18.40, +0.67%) |
| Apple (AAPL) | $298.97 (+0.00, +0.00%) |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | $417.42 (+0.64, +0.15%) |
| Amazon (AMZN) | $259.34 (+0.22, +0.08%) |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | $387.66 (-0.52, -0.13%) |
| Meta (META) | $602.61 (-0.07, -0.01%) |
| Tesla (TSLA) | $404.11 (-0.57, -0.14%) |
| Nvidia (NVDA) | $220.61 (-0.93, -0.42%) |
| Communication Services (XLC) | $115.85 (+0.40, +0.35%) |
| Energy (XLE) | $61.29 (+0.14, +0.23%) |
| Health Care (XLV) | $147.32 (+0.00, +0.00%) |
| Utilities (XLU) | $44.34 (-0.02, -0.05%) |
| Financials (XLF) | $51.10 (-0.03, -0.06%) |
| Real Estate (XLRE) | $43.94 (-0.04, -0.10%) |
| Consumer Staples (XLP) | $86.09 (-0.11, -0.12%) |
| Industrials (XLI) | $168.74 (-0.26, -0.15%) |
| Technology (XLK) | $173.24 (-0.32, -0.19%) |
| Consumer Discretionary (XLY) | $115.03 (-0.33, -0.29%) |
| Materials (XLB) | $49.04 (-0.16, -0.33%) |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $77,410.00 (+0.77% 24h) |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,127.13 (+0.68% 24h) |
| Solana (SOL) | $84.79 (+0.38% 24h) |
| Ripple (XRP) | $1.37 (-0.22% 24h) |
| Cardano (ADA) | $0.25 (+0.20% 24h) |
| Fear & Greed | 27 – Fear |
| US Avg Gas (regular) | $4.490/gal EIA week ending 2026-05-18 |
| US Avg Diesel | $5.596/gal EIA week ending 2026-05-18 |
| Crude Oil (WTI) | $102.13 (-1.53, -1.48%) |
| Gold (GC=F) | $4,494.80 (+27.70, +0.62%) |
| Silver (SI=F) | $75.82 (+1.97, +2.67%) |
| USD/JPY | ¥159.01 (-0.06, -0.04%) |
| EUR/USD | 1.1605 (-0.00, -0.06%) |
| US 2-Year Treasury | 3.575% (+0.007, +0.20%) |
| US 10-Year Treasury | 4.667% (+0.044, +0.95%) |
| 30-Year Mortgage Rate | 6.36% (-0.16pp MoM)Freddie Mac weekly average |
| 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 |
| 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 | $39.01T (+11.8B DoD)US Treasury · as of 2026-05-18 |