What an index, a sector or an asset class did, and why. The default for session coverage.
Diesel prices hit their highest level since 2022 as the same geopolitical tension pushed refined-product prices up alongside crude.
Oil prices rose toward $97 a barrel on September 3 on escalation in the Middle East, while diesel touched its highest price since 2022.
The Fed governor's remarks pushed bond yields even as a global rally in Treasuries continued into the September 3 session.
Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the safety premium investors once paid for holding U.S. Treasuries has disappeared, an argument that implies a higher neutral interest rate even as bonds extended a global rally.
Nvidia, Micron and Vertiv are each being framed differently by analysts even as OpenAI's CEO flags what he calls unsustainable AI compute spending.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he sees 'unsustainable silliness' in AI compute spending, a comment traders are weighing against still-bullish analyst calls on Nvidia, Vertiv and Micron.
Canada's services PMI hit a six-month low as trade tensions weighed, while the US services gauge fell short of forecasts.
Canada's services PMI dropped to a six-month low on rising trade tensions while the US services sector's growth slowed and missed forecast.
The loonie strengthened on the rate decision the same week Toronto recorded its first monthly sales decline in six months.
The Canadian dollar touched a one-week high after the Bank of Canada held its policy rate, even as Toronto home sales fell in August for the first time in six months.
Bernstein raised its price target to $575 on AI growth while TD Cowen cut its target to $475 on valuation concerns, a rare same-day split.
Broadcom shares fell after results disappointed investors, even as analysts remained divided, with price targets ranging from $475 to $575.
The currency strengthened while an August PMI reading showed the services sector growing at close to its slowest pace in four years.
India's rupee rose sharply even as a closely watched services PMI showed growth staying near a four-year low, pointing to a disconnect between currency flows and underlying economic momentum.
A sudden overnight move pushed the dollar-yen rate under 157, lifting Japan's trading houses and dragging down exporters like Fast Retailing.
The yen strengthened past ¥157 to the dollar after traders raised bets on further Bank of Japan interest rate increases, lifting rate-sensitive Japanese stocks including the country's five major trading houses.
Investors read Dell's earnings as evidence that AI hardware spending is broadening past the handful of major cloud providers that dominated early demand.
Dell's latest results showed AI hardware demand extending to customers outside the major cloud providers, and investors used that as reassurance for Nvidia even as a separate report raised questions about Nvidia losing market share.
Investors are pouring money into bond funds despite the yield rise, while strategists warn higher rates could pressure both mega-cap tech stocks and consumer wallets.
U.S. Treasury yields have risen enough to pressure the bond market broadly, yet money is still flowing into bond funds, and strategists warn the same rate move could squeeze both the Magnificent Seven stocks and household budgets.
Credo and Micron face fresh scrutiny even as bulls like AMD argue the AI buildout has further to run.
Semiconductor stocks came under pressure in the September 2, 2026 session, with commentary split between warnings of a meltdown in names like Credo and continued bullishness on AI demand for chipmakers such as AMD.
Dell posted a record $60.9 billion AI order quarter and beat on guidance, yet investors reacted with less enthusiasm than the headline numbers suggest.
Nvidia rose 4% on a reported $12.9 billion Hugging Face deal and Dell jumped 8% on a guidance beat, but a separate report says Dell's record $60.9 billion AI order backlog left stock investors unimpressed.
A halt in the Treasury selloff gave equities room to climb in the September 2 session.
Equities advanced as the recent Treasury selloff paused, easing pressure on stock valuations tied to rising yields.
Elevated oil prices and rate-hike risk pushed long-term borrowing costs to a three-year high in the September 2 session.
The 10-year Treasury yield touched its highest level since 2023 as oil prices stayed elevated and investors priced in renewed risk of a rate hike.
Inflation fears drove a synchronized retreat from bonds and stocks while the dollar extended its advance.
Global bond yields climbed to their highest levels in multiple decades as inflation concerns triggered a combined selloff in bonds and equities, with the dollar gaining as investors sought safety.
Stifel, Jefferies and Citizens all reiterated bullish views on the cybersecurity firm's AI-driven growth.
Stifel and Citizens both maintained a $415 price target on Palo Alto Networks, while Jefferies separately reiterated its rating citing AI growth.
Four brokerages raised targets within hours of each other, citing margin strength and AI server growth.
Melius, Mizuho, Piper Sandler and Raymond James all raised Dell price targets, with Melius setting the highest at $735 on margin strength.
Renewed US-Iran hostilities pushed European gas prices to their highest level this year and dragged the FTSE 100 and broader European indexes lower on September 2.
European shares were pinned at a one-month low on September 2 as the resumption of US-Iran hostilities lifted oil and gas prices and pushed government bond yields toward 5%.
Rising government bond yields from Australia to the UK are forcing banks to swap riskier credit assets for central-bank cash, reviving talk of 'bond vigilantes.'
Australia's 10-year yield surged to a 15-year high as banks rushed to swap higher-risk credit assets for Bank of England cash amid a broader long-bond selloff.
A jump in crude prices and rising bond yields pushed benchmark indexes lower across Asia even as Australia's economy beat growth forecasts.
Asian stocks fell in the September 1 session as an oil price surge and rising bond yields outweighed a stronger-than-expected Australian GDP report.