US market rally to Earnings or Econ data ?
@JC888:
Will you be surprised to learn that US market actually rose to close off July 2026 ? I was. For the week ending 31 Jul 2026, all 3 composite indexes rose ending the week on a ‘high’. (see below) For the week: DJIA: +1.04% (+311.31 to 52,485.03). S&P 500: +1.05% (+25.52 to 7,489.72). Nasdaq: +1.59% (+137.67 to 25,373.85). Key Factors. Key factors that impacted US market included: (1) Tech titans’ quarterly earnings. 4 of 7 "Mag 7" members namely, $Microsoft(MSFT)$, $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ and $Apple(AAPL)$ all reported earnings within a 48-hour window. MSFT & AMZN supported the market, whi